Short-Formed Trains (18/10/2008)

[whole diary]

[Lee]

There are a significant number of short-formed trains reported today, mainly on the Falmouth, Severn Beach and St Ives lines.

[grahame]

On a Saturday at this time of year, will the use of a 1 coach train on Bristol to Avonmouth / Severn Beach, Truro to Falmouth, or St Erth to St Ives cause overcrowding?   Will the use of a carriage with door at the end only cause significantly extended station stops to the detriment of timekeeping?

[jester]

Is the pope catholic??

[Lee]

Has some rolling stock been redeployed to the Newquay line, to cater for the autumn surfing championship? (link below.)
http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/homepagenews/300-students-flock-surf-capital/article-410098-detail/article.html

[Chris from Nailsea]

Problems continuing throughout the day, it seems:

Service incidents
19:06 London Paddington to Plymouth due 22:43
This train has been revised. This is due to a member of train crew being unavailable.
Regret no catering available between Exeter St Davids and Plymouth.

19:08 Penzance to Exeter St Davids due 22:30
This train will run short formed with 2 carriages. This is due to an earlier train fault.

20:26 Falmouth Docks to Truro due 20:50
This train will run short formed with 1 carriages. This is due to an earlier train fault.

20:30 London Paddington to Exeter St Davids due 00:21
This train has been revised. This is due to a member of train crew being unavailable.
Regret no catering available between Bristol Temple Meads and Exeter St Davids.

20:39 Reading to Basingstoke due 21:03
This train will run short formed with 2 carriages. This is due to an earlier train fault.

20:45 St Ives to St Erth due 20:59
This train will run short formed with 1 carriages. This is due to an earlier train fault.

21:07 Basingstoke to Reading due 21:31
This train will run short formed with 2 carriages.T his is due to an earlier train fault.

21:09 Truro to Falmouth Docks due 21:32
This train will run short formed with 1 carriages. This is due to an earlier train fault.

21:32 St Erth to St Ives due 21:46
This train will run short formed with 1 carriages. This is due to an earlier train fault.

21:39 Reading to Basingstoke due 22:03
This train will run short formed with 2 carriages. This is due to an earlier train fault.

21:44 Falmouth Docks to Truro due 22:08
This train will run short formed with 1 carriages. This is due to an earlier train fault.

21:50 St Ives to Penzance due 22:15
This train will run short formed with 1 carriages. This is due to an earlier train fault.

22:07 Basingstoke to Reading due 22:31
This train will run short formed with 2 carriages. This is due to an earlier train fault.

23:11 Reading to Bedwyn due 00:02
This train will run short formed with 2 carriages. This is due to an earlier train fault.