From Day Ranger57,
Any Gen from Louis94 is FGW^▸ (First Great Western) gold plate gen!!
And don't forget this is not a Gen site!
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On Saturday 19 November 2011 the PLYM VALLEY Railway Association are holding a Slide Show, presented by Bernard Mills. This will be preceeded by their Grand Annual Draw.  This is all taking place at the Chaddlewood Farm Community Centre, Glen Road, Plympton  starting at 7.30.pm.  There will be a small admission charge of ^1 per person. Mr Mills has a long and experienced history in the railway, and this should be a very interesting evening!

Have any of you got any ideas about this?
On the 27 Aug 2011 FGW^▸ (First Great Western) ran an extra:
SPM^▸ (St Philip's Marsh (Bristol depot)) 5Z?? emptys to Portsmouth to form a football extra from
Portsmouth to Cardiff. It is not clear how any one using this
train got back to Portsmouth. Did the HST^▸ (High Speed Train) return the fans
the same day?

Devon Ranger

Rail tours in the UK^▸ (United Kingdom) often take on special names, which can include slang at times!
My take on this one would be the 'erupt'  in the Irrupter which must have had the class 37's for double noise and smoke!

Note to self: NOT A GEN SITE, but quality railway info!
DR

1A40, today Wed 08/06/11 21.45 PNZ to PAD^» (Paddington (London) - next trains) is 57603.

Dayranger57 at 21.33

We will keep you in 'TRUST^▸ (Train Running System TOPS)'  then!!

DAYRANGER57

ps Something big and yellow on Royal Mail platform at PLY^» (Plymouth - next trains) now!
TUE 17.02 07.06.11

Was betting taking place on an on time arr at Chel?
Dayranger57.

IKB^▸ (Isambard Kingdom Brunel)'s hat is not on! This must have been on of his best trade marks!
dayranger57.

I understand that the cooker in your pic was in fact from the FGW^▸ (First Great Western) drivers top link rest room. There is talk that a preservation bid has now been launched to save this 1950's
item for a Heritage railway in the South West!

dayranger57

CLC^▸ (Castle Cary)  .09.02  11.06  13.02  15.02  17.01  19.02
YVJ   .09.34  11.34  13.34  15.34  17.34  19.34
AXM  .09.59  11.50  13.59  15.59  17.58  19.59
HON  .10.15  12.15  14.15  16.15  18.15  20.15
EXC  . 10.38  12.38  14.38  16.38  18.38  20.40
EXD^» (Exeter St Davids - next trains)   .10.43  12.43  14.43  16.43  18.43  20.43
 

This is intended as a 'snap shot' or rough guide to the train calling pattern on the Paddington to Plymouth/Penzance service which is going via Yeovil.
Times for Saurdays only.            (DOWN times)

 1:Car park warning sign for Wadwoths 6X
 5:Yeovil Pen Mill starter for YVJ.
 6:Cars cause problems at Severn Tunnel !
 8:Taunton passenger subway.
11:Tiverton Parkway.
12:Lymington town.
16: BOMO up side,( Bournemouth )
18: Paignton up side Paddington end X ing.
19: Cardiff (London end)
22: Brockenhurst (London end)

As a top prize can you give away the loco in the pic 19?

Problem in Bridgewater Somerset. Delays of 60 mins to some trains.
Still live info at 21.00. on FRI 25.02.11
Any via Westbury?     More info here please.

I would like to share this with you good people! At Castle Cary on Saturday night, 19.02.11 the 'down' Weymouth arr at 18.10 approx and was sat on the down Taunton main platform line. It was 158 958 which was formed of three coaches.
At 18.12 approx the 'up' Paddington arrived from Yeovil Pen Mill, and was routed into the down reversible SHORT platform! Two power cars plus eight 23 metre MkIII's some length! The upshot was that the leading power car was on the platform because of a crew change, and that meant that only two coaches were on the platform. The 'train manager' did a P.A to say that there would be a delay before the doors could be opened because he had to walk through the crowded train from the back coach. So, the customers (sorry, passengers) left the train after some delay!
I think what is needed is a BIG sign in Westbury sig box to say:
LONG TRAIN IN LONG PLATFORM  or SHORT TRAIN IN SHORT PLATFORM...........!
                                             NOT
LONG TRAIN IN SHORT PLATFORM or SHORT TRAIN IN LONG PLATFORM............!

Thanks.
 

A snap shot of times at a few locations:

08.53, 10.53, 12.53, 14.53, 16.53, 18.53  at HONITON   (UP FGW^▸ (First Great Western) hst's)

09.06, 11.06, 13.06, 15.06, 17.06, 19.06  at AXMINSTER  (UP FGW hst's)

10.08, 12.08, 14.08, 16.08, 18.08, 20.08  at CASTLE CARY (UP FGW hst's)

This is only an 'UP' guide, and you must check before you set out.
dayranger57........                  Saturday 19, Feb and Saturday 26, Feb.