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« Reply #135 on: November 30, 2012, 22:03:36 » |
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If Live Departures is to believe the 18:03 has continued past Exeter to Newton Abbot and has just called at Dawlish and Teignmouth. It was oriignally cancelled at Exeter St Davids due to "a member of train crew being unavailable" but after 20 mins or so was re-instated as far as Newton Abbot.
Booked a crew change at Exeter, with the crew having worked the 1600 from Penzance up. The 1600 from Penzance only reached Newton Abbot so the crew were probably at Newton Abbot or heading back to Penzance on a different service. |
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« Reply #136 on: November 30, 2012, 22:25:55 » |
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No gin
No port.
I feel your pain, brother! We're all in this together: us, the bankers, and the millionaires in the cabinet. Keep calm, and drink lager if you have to! Don't forget that if you can't get a drink on a train, you're probably just not thirsty enough. |
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« Reply #137 on: November 30, 2012, 22:40:30 » |
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No gin
No port.
better than No ENgin' No TRANSport  |
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« Reply #138 on: November 30, 2012, 22:41:23 » |
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You are on your way - what's to moan about?
No meal Almost no snacks, I have just purchased a muffin, believed to be the last edible on board. No gin No port. Late, and getting later First class invaded by suspected steerage customers, no ticket check as yet. Train probably wont connect with bus at Taunton, ^60 cab fare. Otherwise OK As someone who commutes (first class), I've just been thankful to get from A to B over the last few days, and have come to regard a 30 min delay on any particular journey as a reasonably good result. Yes there have been days when I've suspected some standard class pax have infiltrated first, and I've even had to endure the non-appearance of the trolley service and the lack of a cup of tea brought to my seat. But actually, do I care? The railway in the west and all its staff have had so much thrown at it in the last two weeks, and everyone has been doing their best and beyond to provide the best service they can. Restaurants, travelling chefs and even the trolley service are but a minor detail when the railway has an uphill struggle just trying to get people from A to B. |
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« Reply #139 on: November 30, 2012, 22:56:53 » |
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Some good news for passengers. The sleepers should be returning on Monday night, however for approximately one week they are planned to run via Honiton, not stopping at Taunton.
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« Reply #140 on: November 30, 2012, 23:16:20 » |
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Must have been the longest period for a while they haven't run. Interesting they are returning on Monday night rather than Sunday which is usually one of the busiest.
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« Reply #141 on: December 01, 2012, 00:41:53 » |
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Must have been the longest period for a while they haven't run. Interesting they are returning on Monday night rather than Sunday which is usually one of the busiest.
There is weekend engineering work on the honiton line (both previously planned and to finish flood repair work) |
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« Reply #142 on: December 01, 2012, 13:02:25 » |
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Must have been the longest period for a while they haven't run. Interesting they are returning on Monday night rather than Sunday which is usually one of the busiest.
There is weekend engineering work on the honiton line (both previously planned and to finish flood repair work) The timetable for today and tomorrow now takes the hourly trains extended to and from Axminster (now they have the two lines instead of one, I assume this makes for an easy turnaround) instead of Yeovil Jcn. I never did manage to get hold of a photo of the landslip between Axm and Hon but I expect somebody took one. What heroic efforts are being made both on the GWR▸ and LSWR▸ . |
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« Reply #143 on: December 01, 2012, 13:49:49 » |
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By the way we are all concerned about Broadgage. Did he catch his bus?
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« Reply #144 on: December 01, 2012, 19:21:31 » |
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By the way we are all concerned about Broadgage. Did he catch his bus?
No I took a taxi, Doubtful if there would be a bus. My sister took the bus the day the day before, and it too well over 3 hours for a journey timetabled at just over an hour. |
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A proper intercity train has a minimum of 8 coaches, gangwayed throughout, with first at one end, and a full sized buffet car between first and standard.
It has space for cycles, surfboards,luggage etc.
A 5 car DMU▸ is not a proper inter-city train. The 5+5 and 9 car DMUs are almost as bad.
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« Reply #145 on: December 03, 2012, 09:27:52 » |
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FGW▸ have retimed many of their services to and from the West of England for this week adding anything up to 20 minutes to journey times.
It seems Cross Country haven't which means for this week JourneyPlanner gives some other connections.
For instance if you miss the 12:01 from Plymouth to Reading the next possibility is usually the 12:55, but this week it will suggest the 12:23 XC▸ service and change at Bristol Parkway - which in theory would get you to Reading just in front of the retimed 12:55.
Just a bit of trivia for a Monday morning.....
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« Reply #146 on: December 03, 2012, 14:51:25 » |
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Some good news for passengers. The sleepers should be returning on Monday night, however for approximately one week they are planned to run via Honiton, not stopping at Taunton.
Sadly they have been cancelled again tonight. 21:45 Penzance to London Paddington due 05:55
This train will be cancelled.
This is due to flooding earlier.
Message Received :03/12/2012 13:43
23:45 London Paddington to Penzance due 07:53
This train will be cancelled.
This is due to flooding earlier.
Message Received :03/12/2012 13:43 |
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« Reply #147 on: December 03, 2012, 16:52:03 » |
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Seems the route via Honiton is again closed tonight. The timings had been altered with the Taunton stop removed at a later arrival at London. Hopefully they'll be able to run tomorrow.
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« Reply #148 on: December 03, 2012, 18:20:03 » |
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Open again at Westerleigh
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« Reply #149 on: December 03, 2012, 19:42:24 » |
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Open again at Westerleigh
According to BBC» West, it was finished 2 days early. Fantastic work. |
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