Rail Services (Cheltenham Spa) Martin Horwood To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the (a) earliest and (b) last trains (i) to Cheltenham Spa from London Paddington and (ii) from London Paddington to Cheltenham Spa were on (A) 6 June 1986, (B) 6 June 1996 and (C) 6 June 2006; how many direct and indirect train services were provided on a weekday between Cheltenham Spa and London Paddington on each of those dates; and how many of those services were direct in each case. Derek Twigg The earliest and last trains (direct) to/from Cheltenham Spa and London Paddington on weekdays were as follows: ------------------------------------------------------- | |1986 |1996 |2006 | ------------------------------------------------------- |First Services | | | | ------------------------------------------------------- |London Paddington to Cheltenham Spa|06:40|05:30|06:48| ------------------------------------------------------- |Cheltenham Spa to London Paddington|05:18|06:03|05:59| ------------------------------------------------------- |Last Services | | | | ------------------------------------------------------- |London Paddington to Cheltenham Spa|22:05|21:00|19:45| ------------------------------------------------------- |Cheltenham Spa to London Paddington|21:10|21:00|22:10| ------------------------------------------------------- The number of direct and indirect train services on weekdays to/from Cheltenham Spa and London Paddington was as follows: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |1986|1996|2006| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |London Paddington to Cheltenham Spa | | | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Direct |14 |4 |8 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Indirect |0 |15 |14 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Cheltenham Spa to London Paddington | | | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Direct |13 |4 |9 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Indirect |0 |13 |16 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Note:The connecting services shown are where connections are made at Swindon.| | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------