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« on: March 14, 2011, 20:19:03 »

Had a day off so decided to invest in a Kennet Day Ranger. The leaflet stands at Reading are full of brochures advertising it at ^9.50 but in fact it is now ^12!  Never mind a good day out all the same until the last train. The 19:57 from Kintbury left 2 mins early!  It isn't helped by the fact that as it is an HST (High Speed Train (Inter City class 43 125 units)) it fouls the crossing so if you are the village side you've no chance of catching it as the gates have to stay down until it has departed.

I've got a screen shot of the live departures board showing the early departure but not sure how to attach it. Might send it to FGW (First Great Western) though!
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« Reply #1 on: March 14, 2011, 21:12:54 »

Live Departure Boards confirm it left Kintbury 2 minutes early. That should not happen and I concur that you should inform FGW (First Great Western).

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