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Title: Birthday trip, Melksham to Penzance - 28th January 2025 Post by: grahame on January 03, 2025, 07:12:00 It's the 18th Birthday of the Coffee Shop on 28th January 2025, and what a long way we have come forward in that time, and yet how many of the very same objectives, goals and issues remain.
I have just bought myself in the January Sale tickets from Melksham to Penzance and back on the actual Birthday. Very much a personal trip, and there will be much of a feeling of achievement in there within the services use. If you happen to be on the train, or indeed wish to join me partially or even whole, you will be very welcome. There were 6 tickets left in the sale after I purchased mine. 06:32 Melksham to Trowbridge 06:46 Trowbridge to Bath Spa 07:24 Bath Spa to Penzance, arrive 11:40 (train 1C55) 17:50 Penzance to Chippenham 22:46 Chippenham to Melksham, arrive 22:55 (train 1A39) (https://www.wellho.info/pix/firstpost_2007.jpg) (https://www.firstgreatwestern.info/2) (18 years of data remains in our archive as a resource - right down the the trademark spelling errors. Look and feel now designed to take us forward in the next decade) Title: Re: Birthday trip, Melksham to Penzance - 28th January 2025 Post by: grahame on January 05, 2025, 12:03:35 For "Old Times Sake" I notice from http://www.railtourinfo.co.uk/locohauled15.html
Quote GWR Castle Class HST Power Car + 4 Mk3s + GWR Castle Class HST Power Car (43004, 43042, 43093, 43097, 43098, 43156, 43186, 43187, 43188, 43198) Monday - Friday Diagram 1 2C02 06:38 Plymouth - Penzance (a.08:35) 2P08 08:50 Penzance - Plymouth (a.10:47) 2C68 11:42 Plymouth - Penzance (a.13:40) 2P17 13:50 Penzance - Plymouth (a.15:45) 2C31 15:55 Plymouth - Penzance (a.18:10) 2P27 18:50 Penzance - Plymouth (a.20:51) Diagram 2 2C11 10:15 Plymouth - Penzance (a.12:12) 2P15 12:50 Penzance - Plymouth (a.14:44) Diagram 3 2C65 10:42 Plymouth - Penzance (a.12:40) 2P16 13:15 Penzance - Plymouth (a.15:09) 2C29 15:47 Plymouth - Penzance (a.17:40) 2E26 18:15 Penzance - Exeter St.David's (a.15:45) and wonder about a side trip back up to Camborne (should be OK - not Wednesday) or St Ives as well as time spent in Penzance. Title: Re: Birthday trip, Melksham to Penzance - 28th January 2025 Post by: LiskeardRich on January 05, 2025, 21:28:39 For "Old Times Sake" I notice from http://www.railtourinfo.co.uk/locohauled15.html Recently one of the diagrams has been subbed for a 5 car iet, a 158, and on one particular day I travelled 2 x 150 making a 4 car 150. 2/3 are pretty safe to be a 2+4.Quote GWR Castle Class HST Power Car + 4 Mk3s + GWR Castle Class HST Power Car (43004, 43042, 43093, 43097, 43098, 43156, 43186, 43187, 43188, 43198) Monday - Friday Diagram 1 2C02 06:38 Plymouth - Penzance (a.08:35) 2P08 08:50 Penzance - Plymouth (a.10:47) 2C68 11:42 Plymouth - Penzance (a.13:40) 2P17 13:50 Penzance - Plymouth (a.15:45) 2C31 15:55 Plymouth - Penzance (a.18:10) 2P27 18:50 Penzance - Plymouth (a.20:51) Diagram 2 2C11 10:15 Plymouth - Penzance (a.12:12) 2P15 12:50 Penzance - Plymouth (a.14:44) Diagram 3 2C65 10:42 Plymouth - Penzance (a.12:40) 2P16 13:15 Penzance - Plymouth (a.15:09) 2C29 15:47 Plymouth - Penzance (a.17:40) 2E26 18:15 Penzance - Exeter St.David's (a.15:45) and wonder about a side trip back up to Camborne (should be OK - not Wednesday) or St Ives as well as time spent in Penzance. From rail staff locally they’re hoping to be phased out in the May timetable change This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |