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« Reply #165 on: February 24, 2008, 21:22:55 »
My hearts bleeding too. Wink
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« Reply #166 on: February 24, 2008, 21:27:32 »
Hehe!  To be fair, I do know what its like.  On a trip to Bognor Regis, I had to put p with a 2 car 158 to Southampton, and it was really really crowded!  Not fun!! 
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« Reply #167 on: February 24, 2008, 23:42:54 »
I have been a victim of FGW▸ (First Great Western) many times.  Grin Grin

The problem is that where "privatisation" (har har har) has fragmented the system, we have lots of seperate arguments for additional stock + route developments from various different areas. What we need is one concerted and holistic argument from all areas, not lots of factions. We are falling into the trap of believing DaFT» (Department for Transport - critical sounding abbreviation I discourage - about) that Northern, EMT» (East Midlands Trains - about), FGW, Arriva and Co should be squabbling over insufficent units. Each gain for one is at the expense of another. What we need is a campaign for a mass order of Turbostars (or something) to be placed soon so that many of the current capacity issues can be zapped in one go AS WELL AS individual local campaigns.

I would heartily support an urban metro in Bristol and cannot believe that there is no station at Portishead yet. However, when a proper Bristol metro is up and running, the level of wear and tear on units will not be as high as the VL.

See post #130 for the amount of nodding the Welsh pacers do- Arriva squeeze major untilisation out of them on heavily loaded, steeply graded lines- they definately need something better before the poor nodders fall apart!

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« Reply #168 on: February 26, 2008, 16:22:48 »
officially announced today about the 5 class 150's coming to fgw to allow 158 3 cars to be made again.

hate to say it but told you so shazz as did vacman
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« Reply #169 on: February 26, 2008, 16:23:55 »
Quote from: smithy on February 26, 2008, 16:22:48
officially announced today about the 5 class 150's coming to fgw to allow 158 3 cars to be made again.

hate to say it but told you so shazz as did vacman

See also link below.
http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/coffeeshop/index.php?topic=1862.msg13465#msg13465
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