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Title: Shortage of Stock 2nd April 2025 ? Post by: ray951 on April 02, 2025, 10:04:47 Looks like there is a shortage of stock this morning.
1A14 Bristol temple Meads to London which is normally a 9-car IET is today formed of a 3 car 165, at least according to RTT. https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:Y21906/2025-04-02/detailed (https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:Y21906/2025-04-02/detailed) RTT does say the 165 is only operating as far as Swindon, it doesn't say what happens after that. Title: Re: Shortage of Stock 2nd April 2025 ? Post by: Mark A on April 02, 2025, 13:13:30 While it left Bristol 7 minutes late, arrival at Swindon was only a couple of minutes down on *that*... and, did it keep the IET's timings between Bath Spa and Chippenham?
Mark Title: Re: Shortage of Stock 2nd April 2025 ? Post by: IndustryInsider on April 02, 2025, 14:08:28 An IET on diesel will only marginally outperform a Turbo…if it’s not an especially long section where the IET can stretch its legs up to its level track maximum speed of around 115mph.
Title: Re: Shortage of Stock 2nd April 2025 ? Post by: Mark A on April 02, 2025, 14:15:49 Thanks for this. Looks as if, once at Swindon, it was there in good time to put people heading up the line into the 10 carriage service from Carmarthen too.
Mark Title: Re: Shortage of Stock 2nd April 2025 ? Post by: grahame on April 02, 2025, 14:30:46 While it left Bristol 7 minutes late, arrival at Swindon was only a couple of minutes down on *that*... and, did it keep the IET's timings between Bath Spa and Chippenham? Mark Could almost stop at Corsham and keep a good schedule .... 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 |