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Author Topic: Service query for this coming Friday 6th April  (Read 2425 times)
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« on: April 02, 2012, 12:09:31 »

I wonder if someone could help me.
I wish to travel from Reading to Kidderminster on the morning of Friday 6th (Good Friday)
Does anyone know if the FGW (First Great Western) service running at 09:52 to Worcester would be an HST (High Speed Train), or something else ?
I once ended up on a Turbo all the way from Malvern to Reading and would prefer not to repeat the experience (and would take a Cross-country via Brum instead).

TIA (Transient Ischemic Attack (aka "mini-stroke")),

J.
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« Reply #1 on: April 02, 2012, 12:17:07 »

It'll be a Turbo, though not too heavily loaded after Oxford, and it's one of the quickest services of the day.  If you want a HST (High Speed Train) then go for the previous or following service (both Hereford's).
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« Reply #2 on: April 02, 2012, 12:27:58 »

Thanks for the very speedy response - that's good to know.
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