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Train to Paddington , Why so much slower?

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Atqui Sat 02-Feb-19 15:17:17

I’ve been looking up trains from Plymouth to Paddington. The journey used to be about 3 1/2 hours. It’s now over 4. Does anyone know why? Suppose I could ring National Rail .hmm

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Cherrytree59 Sat 02-Feb-19 15:23:42

More stations added?
May also depend on who the train provider is.
Midland Trains are very slow compared to Virgin.

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Greenfinch Sat 02-Feb-19 15:36:41

I have got a feeling that they now allow more time at each station for people to get on and off.

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M0nica Sat 02-Feb-19 18:12:40

Could just be that it stops at more stations.

Are there any ongoing engineering works meaning that trains need to run slowly along some stretches of rail?

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Jalima1108 Sat 02-Feb-19 18:42:38

Is it because of the time that you want to travel? Some trains are slower than others.
The journey time may be longer on weekends and holidays.

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Jalima1108 Sat 02-Feb-19 18:44:20

The 08:35 train takes 3h 39m

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Atqui Sat 02-Feb-19 19:00:41

Hmm I’ve looked at different times. Thanks for responding everyone.I expect there’s a reasonable explanation. I shall have to book a seat close to the Loo!

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Jalima1108 Sat 02-Feb-19 19:07:52

There was a collision between a lorry and a railway bridge recently I think - are they working on the bridge by any chance? Is that causing a bit of a delay?

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