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Title: Short trains this morning Post by: grahame on December 08, 2008, 06:13:43 Even prior to 6 a.m., there was a whole series of short workings this morning ... I make this 6 separate train sets. The effect of December timetable and stock changes?
(http://www.wellho.net/pix/shorties.jpg) (http://www.wellho.net/pix/shorties2.jpg) Title: Re: Short trains this morning Post by: devon_metro on December 08, 2008, 16:30:06 Exeter is short of 5 142s this week, and other unit availability isnt great either!
Title: Re: Short trains this morning Post by: John R on December 08, 2008, 17:57:57 Is that because they've gone up north now?
Title: Re: Short trains this morning Post by: grandsire on December 08, 2008, 19:31:12 And Cornwall has been short of stock today - only one carriage on the Falmouth branch, supplemented by buses, and 3 rather than 4 carriages running west from Plymouth at tea time. This even with the Newquay branch closed for engineering this week
Title: Re: Short trains this morning Post by: John R on December 08, 2008, 20:50:00 How long before this gets into the press?
Title: Re: Short trains this morning Post by: ReWind on December 08, 2008, 21:04:38 Maybe the 143's will start going down to Exeter soon now then!!
Title: Re: Short trains this morning Post by: 6 OF 2 redundant adjunct of unimatrix 01 on December 08, 2008, 21:12:46 this is going to be a hard couple of months i think!
Title: Re: Short trains this morning Post by: willc on December 08, 2008, 21:17:13 Assorted HST faults in the Thames Valley today, with the early Moreton-London cancelled and another failed HST parked in the sidings at Oxford as the Turbo stand-in left on the 17.5a London to Worcester.
Title: Re: Short trains this morning Post by: Steve44 on December 09, 2008, 20:27:27 17.51 London - Worcester service was once again turbo'd, only 3 carriages, was it just 3 on the 8th will?
Title: Re: Short trains this morning Post by: vacman on December 09, 2008, 23:25:21 And Cornwall has been short of stock today - only one carriage on the Falmouth branch, supplemented by buses, and 3 rather than 4 carriages running west from Plymouth at tea time. This even with the Newquay branch closed for engineering this week Falmouth shortformation was down to the Looe unit failing on the main line early in the morning, they split the 2 153's on the falmouth to send one to Looe.Title: Re: Short trains this morning Post by: willc on December 09, 2008, 23:39:49 17.51 London - Worcester service was once again turbo'd, only 3 carriages, was it just 3 on the 8th will? Yes, 166210 monday and 209 tonight, is a pattern emerging... Title: Re: Short trains this morning Post by: Steve44 on December 10, 2008, 00:45:04 The words 'sardines' and 'cattle' spring to mind. As you know, its a very heavily used service..
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