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Journey by Journey => London to Swindon and Bristol => Topic started by: Lee on February 23, 2008, 09:39:53



Title: Weekend Engineering Work Between Didcot Parkway-Swindon
Post by: Lee on February 23, 2008, 09:39:53
FGW link below.
http://www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk/Content.aspx?id=2171


Title: Re: Weekend Engineering Work Between Didcot Parkway-Swindon
Post by: Timmer on February 23, 2008, 15:53:31
No revised timetable from FGW though, either online or in print form  :(

It is available if you have one of the versions of the National Rail Timetable which is also available online
http://www.networkrail.co.uk/browse%20documents/eNRT/Dec07/timetables/Table125.pdf
The Saturday timetable in the Swansea-Bristol-London direction has loads of trains missing which are shown in the supplement
http://www.networkrail.co.uk/browse%20documents/eNRT/Dec07/December%202007%20Supplement.pdf
but even this doesn't show any of the replacement buses between Swindon-Didcot.
However, the Sunday timetable is complete.

For some reason unknown to me FGW/Network Rail Western Region seem to be unable to complete timetables before the National Rail Timetable is finalized. Last summer's table 123 was also incomplete with most of the Bristol-Weymouth services not shown. They know well in advance that engineering work is taking place so why they don't sort out a revised timetable in good time to be included in the National Rail Timetable I don't know.



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