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« Reply #390 on: December 14, 2015, 20:17:28 »
Quote from: stuving on December 14, 2015, 19:12:07
But that's illustrating that "Great Western Railway services are not currently expecting to be affected." Isn't it?


Still not a relevant train for the area in question.
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« Reply #391 on: December 14, 2015, 20:26:14 »
Quote from: richwarwicker on December 14, 2015, 20:17:28
Quote from: stuving on December 14, 2015, 19:12:07
But that's illustrating that "Great Western Railway services are not currently expecting to be affected." Isn't it?


Still not a relevant train for the area in question.

I suspect the West Briton has bought an unlimited re-use license for this picture, judging by how often they use it!
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« Reply #392 on: December 15, 2015, 08:28:24 »
Quote from: richwarwicker on December 14, 2015, 20:17:28
Quote from: stuving on December 14, 2015, 19:12:07
But that's illustrating that "Great Western Railway services are not currently expecting to be affected." Isn't it?


Still not a relevant train for the area in question.
And none of the 180s still wear that livery unless I'm very much mistaken.
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« Reply #393 on: January 01, 2016, 21:57:31 »


Read more: http://www.torquayheraldexpress.co.uk/Major-train-delays-following-accident/story-28449492-detail/story.html

Has a 153 ever made it to Paddington?
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« Reply #394 on: January 02, 2016, 09:45:06 »
Graham although I can't be certain of a 153, back when ATW▸ (Arriva Trains Wales (former Train Operating Company)) or their predecessors ran a Cardiff to Paddington late night after FGW▸ (First Great Western) withdrew the late Cardiff Paddington service,they used DMUs▸ (Diesel Multiple Unit) normally 158s but on some occasions other units found their way on in place of 158. There was a report of a pacer one night.
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« Reply #395 on: January 02, 2016, 19:54:27 »
I can't help feeling that this often used stock picture from the Bristol Evening Post of a GWR▸ (Great Western Railway) train panel being cleaned may not be entirely the best choice to go with the headline.
http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/Person-hit-train-near-London-rail-services/story-28449455-detail/story.html
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« Reply #396 on: January 13, 2016, 16:29:19 »
From the Western Gazette
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« Reply #397 on: January 13, 2016, 16:40:19 »
That's a big boat on the River Cary!
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« Reply #398 on: January 13, 2016, 16:47:17 »
Not surprised he has concerns!!
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« Reply #399 on: January 13, 2016, 16:56:30 »
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From the Western Gazette



Although arguably relevant if that is Mr Hall pictured.
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« Reply #400 on: January 13, 2016, 17:14:14 »
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Not quite sure why, but this had me laughing out loud. 
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« Reply #401 on: January 13, 2016, 22:08:16 »
http://www.itv.com/news/central/update/2016-01-13/faulty-train-causes-disruption-in-stourbridge/?
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« Reply #402 on: January 13, 2016, 22:40:56 »
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http://www.itv.com/news/central/update/2016-01-13/faulty-train-causes-disruption-in-stourbridge/?


Yebbut if ITV had actually used a photo of a class 139, then most readers would have thought that that WAS the bus.
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« Reply #403 on: January 13, 2016, 22:47:37 »
Quote from: richwarwicker on January 02, 2016, 09:45:06
Graham although I can't be certain of a 153, back when ATW▸ (Arriva Trains Wales (former Train Operating Company)) or their predecessors ran a Cardiff to Paddington late night after FGW▸ (First Great Western) withdrew the late Cardiff Paddington service,they used DMUs▸ (Diesel Multiple Unit) normally 158s but on some occasions other units found their way on in place of 158. There was a report of a pacer one night.

I believe 153s did make it to Paddington occasionally on the old Wales & West services, working in multiple with 158s.

Pacers have certainly got as far as Reading (once, infamously, all the way from Pembroke Dock), and yes, there are rumours of one once having reached Paddington on the W&W▸ (Wales and West - (before Wessex Trains!)) service in 1999, but who knows how true that is...
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« Reply #404 on: January 14, 2016, 10:14:37 »
Quote from: grahame on January 13, 2016, 22:08:16
http://www.itv.com/news/central/update/2016-01-13/faulty-train-causes-disruption-in-stourbridge/?



.....bl***y hell it must have a big flywheel....... Roll Eyes
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