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Title: Strange formation Post by: willc on June 18, 2009, 23:42:29 From FGW website. Anyone know type of train this service was being operated by? I'm guessing a shrunken HST, as a six-car Turbo would need a set locked out of use to call at several stations.
20:59 Worcester Foregate Street to London Paddington due 23:37 18 June 2009 This train will be formed of 6 coaches instead of 8.This is due to a train fault. Title: Re: Strange formation Post by: 6 OF 2 redundant adjunct of unimatrix 01 on June 19, 2009, 00:01:38 could be that one or two of the coaches had no lights or some other fault so was closed to passengers
Title: Re: Strange formation Post by: Mookiemoo on June 19, 2009, 09:50:45 Well it definitely was a HST and I know it was late running - my 1922 had to wait at evesham for it to clear the single track! normally it is there before us!
Title: Re: Strange formation Post by: IndustryInsider on June 19, 2009, 11:52:37 It was a 2+6 HST formed of two 1st Class carriages and four Standard Class carriages. I expect that the missing coach is away having it's buffet installed and whilst these refurbs are taking place you may see the off 2+6 around if no replacement carriage can be sourced. The good news is they go like a rocket and are better suited in some ways to the quieter Cotswold services!
Title: Re: Strange formation Post by: Btline on June 19, 2009, 18:14:40 It was a 2+6 HST formed of two 1st Class carriages and four Standard Class carriages. I expect that the missing coach is away having it's buffet installed and whilst these refurbs are taking place you may see the off 2+6 around if no replacement carriage can be sourced. The good news is they go like a rocket and are better suited in some ways to the quieter Cotswold services! i.e. more like 180s... Title: Re: Strange formation Post by: Rogang on June 19, 2009, 21:54:39 The 2+6 was not well received by the customers! Coach G made a re-appearance this morning to restore the set to 2+7.
Title: Re: Strange formation Post by: Mookiemoo on June 19, 2009, 21:58:14 The 2+6 was not well received by the customers! Coach G made a re-appearance this morning to restore the set to 2+7. But on which journey? The 9pm departure from WOS is a ghost train - done it once when I got a call after evensham that we had a system problem and could I get back into the office - I was arriving of the 1822! So I dount the six carriages caused a problem on that leg! However I suspect that since it is the 1751 it is a major issue on that leg! Title: Re: Strange formation Post by: devon_metro on June 19, 2009, 22:02:49 No different to the 5 car adelante it replaced which had fewer seats.
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