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Title: Bank Holiday Relief Post by: devon_metro on August 31, 2009, 16:21:23 Pre-empting a completely packed 1500 Newquay - Paddington, FGW are running a relief train:
1Z92 1633 Plymouth - London Paddington 1700 Totnes 1713 Newton Abbot 1735 Exeter St David's 1750 Tiverton Parkway 1804 Taunton 1922 Reading 1955 London Paddington Similarly: 1Z98 1535 Penzance - London Paddington 1545 St Erth 1556 Camborne 1603 Redruth 1616 Truro 1647 Bodmin Parkway 1700 LIskeard 1732 Plymouth 1800 Totnes 1813 Newton Abbot 1834 Exeter St David's 1900 Taunton 1947 Pewsey 2029 Reading 2056 London Paddington Also, the 1954 Exeter St Davids - London Paddington starts from Penzance at 1644 1654 St Erth 1658 Hayle 1708 Camborne 1715 Redruth 1727 Truro 1745 St Austell 1752 Par 1759 Lostwithiel 1806 Bodmin Parkway 1819 Liskeard 1850 Plymouth 1905 Ivybridge 1919 Totnes 1932 Newton Abbot then as normal towards London Just spotted another one! 1Z95 1545 Plymouth - London Paddington 1612 Totnes 1625 Newton Abbot 1647 Exeter St Davids 1702 Tiverton Parkway 1717 Taunton 1753 Westbury 1850 Reading 1921 London Paddington Title: Re: Bank Holiday Relief Post by: Rogang on August 31, 2009, 21:31:01 And still we left them behind! Every train wedged; Cornish reliefs wedged; and very few seats on the 1Axx and 1Zxx starting at Plymouth. With festival goers from Reading and people going to Carnival in London, today was not the day if you wanted to guarantee a seat on an FGW train!
Title: Re: Bank Holiday Relief Post by: devon_metro on August 31, 2009, 21:50:41 Blimey I am suprised! I've had a very quiet bank holiday in Torbay!
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