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A Class 150 unit was deployed on the 0830 Cardiff - Portsmouth & 1222 Portsmouth - Cardiff services today.
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« Reply #1 on: December 23, 2007, 19:48:04 » |
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And now a 153 ...
17:08 Portsmouth Harbour to Cardiff Central due 20:38
This train will be started from Fratton.It will no longer call at: Portsmouth Harbour and Portsmouth & Southsea.This train will run short formed with 1 carriages.This is due to a member of train crew being unavailable.
I wonder how crowded that one was!
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Jim
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« Reply #2 on: December 23, 2007, 22:53:18 » |
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And now a 153 ...
17:08 Portsmouth Harbour to Cardiff Central due 20:38
This train will be started from Fratton.It will no longer call at: Portsmouth Harbour and Portsmouth & Southsea.This train will run short formed with 1 carriages.This is due to a member of train crew being unavailable.
I wonder how crowded that one was!
It wasn't a 153... |
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grahame
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« Reply #3 on: December 24, 2007, 06:48:54 » |
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And now a 153 ...
17:08 Portsmouth Harbour to Cardiff Central due 20:38
This train will be started from Fratton.It will no longer call at: Portsmouth Harbour and Portsmouth & Southsea.This train will run short formed with 1 carriages.This is due to a member of train crew being unavailable.
I wonder how crowded that one was!
It wasn't a 153... OK ... I thought that the class 153 was the only one coach train operated by FGW▸ . Jim - can you shed any further light on this ... was it really a one coach train of some other type, or was the report incorrect? |
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« Reply #4 on: December 24, 2007, 07:45:52 » |
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And now a 153 ...
17:08 Portsmouth Harbour to Cardiff Central due 20:38
This train will be started from Fratton.It will no longer call at: Portsmouth Harbour and Portsmouth & Southsea.This train will run short formed with 1 carriages.This is due to a member of train crew being unavailable.
I wonder how crowded that one was!
It wasn't a 153... OK ... I thought that the class 153 was the only one coach train operated by FGW▸ . Jim - can you shed any further light on this ... was it really a one coach train of some other type, or was the report incorrect? [joke] A single MK3. [/joke] That would have gone far. LOL▸ . |
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« Reply #5 on: December 24, 2007, 10:52:52 » |
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Didn't think 153's were allowed to Pompey?
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« Reply #6 on: December 24, 2007, 11:46:03 » |
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Didn't think 153's were allowed to Pompey?
Perhaps they're not - I've made a layman's assumption on this. The only trains that are one coach run by FGW▸ are class 153. Their trin from Portsmouth Fratton was a one coach train. Asuumption made - it was a 153. It could have also been an information error on their web site, or it could have been a 2 car unit with one car locked out of use for some reason. "Staff Shortage" quoted. |
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« Reply #7 on: December 24, 2007, 21:37:03 » |
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It was 150244 with lighting problems in the rear coach.
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« Reply #8 on: December 25, 2007, 00:23:29 » |
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I swear i've seen 153's cover that entire route before on arriving into cardiff, so maybe 153's are?
So digging around is required!
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Jim
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« Reply #9 on: December 25, 2007, 08:35:51 » |
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I swear i've seen 153's cover that entire route before on arriving into cardiff, so maybe 153's are?
So digging around is required!
I don't think it has ever happenend the whole route. |
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« Reply #10 on: December 25, 2007, 23:14:20 » |
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I do not know the facts on this journey but it will NEVER be a 153 as far down as Fratton because they are not permitted beyond Southampton, however they can be seen Southampton to Eastleigh to Romsey and can use this circuit legitimately.
A number of reasons may reduce a two car to one, lighting, suspension etc, but not staff shortages as our services can only convey passengers with both Driver and Conductor on board for safety.
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« Reply #11 on: January 16, 2008, 20:48:37 » |
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it should never be a 153 that far down they are out of gauge in that region.
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« Reply #12 on: January 16, 2008, 21:59:02 » |
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But a 153 DID» make it to PMH yesterday  |
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« Reply #13 on: January 17, 2008, 07:27:10 » |
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But a 153 DID» make it to PMH yesterday Yep, and I wasn't on it  |
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