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Title: Take A Friend Post by: sodafountain on April 24, 2009, 13:15:38 Hi,
Had a look round (google and here), but couldn't really find the answer, nor on the First Great Western website, so hoped someone here might know. We have got out ^10 weekend letter, where you can go anywhere on First Great Western for ^10 weekends, and take a friend for another ^10. It says travel anywhere on the First Great Western network. Great, we thought, trip from Paignton to Bristol, but the only trains (to get there easy) are Crosscountry trains, not First Great Western, we would have to make at least 2 changes, if not 2, and the journey changes from 2 horus to nearly 4, with long stops (or just missing a connection as they are almost the same time), so is it only for First Great Western Trains, or is it Crosscountry as well, as long as you say on the First Great Western network of stations? Cheers for anyone who might know. Steve Title: Re: Take A Friend Post by: Ollie on April 24, 2009, 14:32:45 It's only for FGW services unfortunately.
http://www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk/takeafriend Title: Re: Take A Friend Post by: devon_metro on April 24, 2009, 16:10:43 On Saturday:
0717 Paignton - Bristol 0927 (until May 15th) After that on Saturdays there is a 0930 Paignton - Bristol arriving at 1145 1815 Bristol - Paignton 2020 (ish) I enjoyed a day out in London last year thanks to this. Leaving Newton Abbot at 0730 and arriving back at 2200. Very cheap indeed. Title: Re: Take A Friend Post by: sodafountain on April 24, 2009, 18:36:24 Where did you find that?
I have looked in the timetable, and looked online (using south west trains), and it doesn't even list that train leaving paignton, yet alone getting to Bristol on FGW? Cheers Title: Re: Take A Friend Post by: TerminalJunkie on April 24, 2009, 19:25:33 Where did you find that? I have looked in the timetable, and looked online (using south west trains), and it doesn't even list that train leaving paignton, yet alone getting to Bristol on FGW? He hasn't taken into account that the line between Taunton and Bristol is shut for the next couple of Saturdays, so part of the journey is on a bus... http://nationalrail.co.uk/service_disruptions/en4d9595b4c44d7bba2615faf51eb788/details.html (http://nationalrail.co.uk/service_disruptions/en4d9595b4c44d7bba2615faf51eb788/details.html) Title: Re: Take A Friend Post by: Chris from Nailsea on April 24, 2009, 20:19:31 By the way, sodafountain - welcome to the Coffee Shop forum! :-[ ;) :D
Title: Re: Take A Friend Post by: devon_metro on April 24, 2009, 21:46:49 Very true, I had completely forgotten about that. My apologies!
Where did you find that? I have looked in the timetable, and looked online (using south west trains), and it doesn't even list that train leaving paignton, yet alone getting to Bristol on FGW? He hasn't taken into account that the line between Taunton and Bristol is shut for the next couple of Saturdays, so part of the journey is on a bus... http://nationalrail.co.uk/service_disruptions/en4d9595b4c44d7bba2615faf51eb788/details.html (http://nationalrail.co.uk/service_disruptions/en4d9595b4c44d7bba2615faf51eb788/details.html) Title: Re: Take A Friend Post by: thetrout on April 25, 2009, 05:29:50 What about Paington - Exeter - Westbury - Bristol?
That route can be done using all FGW Fast Trains ;D Unless D_M has any other suggestions ;D Title: Re: Take A Friend Post by: vacman on April 25, 2009, 14:20:36 What about Paington - Exeter - Westbury - Bristol? That would be fineThat route can be done using all FGW Fast Trains ;D Unless D_M has any other suggestions ;D 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 |