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Title: Penzance to Newton Abbot
Post by: caliwag on May 26, 2010, 13:26:29
Can anyone tell me what stock is used for the weekday 11.41 Penzance to Newton Abbot? Thanks :)


Title: Re: Penzance to Newton Abbot
Post by: devon_metro on May 26, 2010, 13:27:16
150+153 I believe.


Title: Re: Penzance to Newton Abbot
Post by: IndustryInsider on May 26, 2010, 14:03:48
It was 150265 today on the following diagram:

Id       From  Dep    To      Arr   
5C03   StphHst   04:50   WstbryW   05:58   
2C43   BrstlTM   06:26   Penznce   11:25   
2A63   Penznce   11:41   NAbt      14:27   
2P90   NAbt      14:50   Plymth    15:36   
2C48   Plymth    15:57   Penznce   18:07   
2P95   Penznce   19:16   Plymth    21:20   
2G79   Plymth    21:30   Gunislk   22:16   
2P97   Gunislk   22:21   Plymth    23:06   
5P98   Plymth    00:28   LaraTmd   00:41


Title: Re: Penzance to Newton Abbot
Post by: caliwag on May 26, 2010, 14:53:29
Excellent many thanks...sounds like one of the longer journeys in the land in a 150, though I suppose realistically few would do the whole journey. Just thought if I missed the 10.40 blip from Truro to Padd, what the next civilised train would be...plainly not that one. ;D


Title: Re: Penzance to Newton Abbot
Post by: Brucey on May 26, 2010, 14:59:32
Excellent many thanks...sounds like one of the longer journeys in the land in a 150, though I suppose realistically few would do the whole journey.
I've occasionally seen a 150 operate the Great Malvern to Brighton services.  The entire journey is 5hrs and 23mins.


Title: Re: Penzance to Newton Abbot
Post by: caliwag on May 26, 2010, 15:15:36
Hell's teeth...10 more years of that now that the cuts have been announced ::). Any 150 fans out there...mind and pack a picnic and hip flask! ;D


Title: Re: Penzance to Newton Abbot
Post by: IndustryInsider on May 26, 2010, 15:51:27
It also shows just how hard these units are worked.  In that whole day there's only one decent layover of just over an hour at Penzance.


Title: Re: Penzance to Newton Abbot
Post by: vacman on May 30, 2010, 16:42:01
Excellent many thanks...sounds like one of the longer journeys in the land in a 150, though I suppose realistically few would do the whole journey. Just thought if I missed the 10.40 blip from Truro to Padd, what the next civilised train would be...plainly not that one. ;D
if you miss the 1040 get the 1125 unit to Plymouth then 1255 Ply-Pad.


Title: Re: Penzance to Newton Abbot
Post by: old original on May 30, 2010, 18:18:20
Excellent many thanks...sounds like one of the longer journeys in the land in a 150, though I suppose realistically few would do the whole journey. Just thought if I missed the 10.40 blip from Truro to Padd, what the next civilised train would be...plainly not that one. ;D
if you miss the 1040 get the 1125 unit to Plymouth then 1255 Ply-Pad.

Beware...It seems that the 1125 from Truro is booked a single 153 only for the summer, certainly was the three days I caught it last week
A new game for the summer...sardines


Title: Re: Penzance to Newton Abbot
Post by: caliwag on May 30, 2010, 19:44:33
Thanks all...cannot believe that a 153 would be used for that. Having missed the 10.44 in February, I did indeed get the 11.53...dreadful journey...stuffed to the gunnels, smelly and generally uncomfortable. Moral is to not miss the 10.44. When travelling to York from Falmouth, the 10.44 to Pad is the best option. No, I do not want to spend 6+ hours being shaken to a jelly with an underbody engine!!! Cascades in 2028 peeps >:(


Title: Re: Penzance to Newton Abbot
Post by: Cornish Traveller on May 30, 2010, 23:27:57
from 5th July becomes through train to Paddington you will be pleased to find ! (1132 ex- Truro)


Title: Re: Penzance to Newton Abbot
Post by: caliwag on May 31, 2010, 10:15:20
wey hey, excellent, thanks for the info. :)


Title: Re: Penzance to Newton Abbot
Post by: vacman on May 31, 2010, 11:30:21

Beware...It seems that the 1125 from Truro is booked a single 153 only for the summer, certainly was the three days I caught it last week
A new game for the summer...sardines
is booked 2x153's, was short formed mon-thur last week but was as booked on fri, that particular train isn't that busy apart from fridays, its a HST in july and August (and bank holidays)


Title: Re: Penzance to Newton Abbot
Post by: old original on May 31, 2010, 14:01:05
'twas a HST today..



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