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« on: October 13, 2011, 10:03:12 »
How busy are Cotswold line trains leaving Paddington or Slough on a Sunday evening?

Should I be worried about getting a seat (or in extremis getting on) as i would on a Friday?
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« Reply #1 on: October 13, 2011, 10:11:07 »
You will easily get a seat , although they can be busy to Oxford.
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« Reply #2 on: October 13, 2011, 11:26:27 »
To agree with 'dog box', the last three evening services are all HST▸ (High Speed Train (Inter City class 43 125 units))'s (18:42, 19:42 and 21:42), so you'll be OK there. 
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« Reply #3 on: October 13, 2011, 15:56:29 »
Thanks for the replies both
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« Reply #4 on: November 07, 2011, 09:33:09 »
Just to feed back, the 1842 (boarded at Slough at 1902) was packed and standing yesterday evening. Didn't really thin out until Didcot. Did get a seat (PAD» (Paddington (London) - next trains)-Worcs unclaimed reservation that others were ignoring)

There was an announcement about a coach connection to Swindon from Didcot so maybe it was doubling up for another train
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