5.49pm Paddington to Maidenhead (oh and on to Worcester Shrub Hill)..

johoare

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5.49pm Paddington to Maidenhead (oh and on to Worcester Shrub Hill)..

« on: March 18, 2014, 19:16:19 »

Reading on FGW^▸ 's area on facebook it looks like this has been turbotised this week due to Cheltenham races needing the HST^▸ for their passengers.. All well and good.. I don't tend to get that train anymore anyway.. One comment though by FGW on there was that it was well advertised at stations that would be affected..

I disagree.. No signs at Maidenhead and I've been for a wander recently to see what is advertised.. On platform 4 obviously as that is the platform for trains into London so therefore where I spend a fair amount of time.. Communication fail? Or is it me?


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bobm

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Re: 5.49pm Paddington to Maidenhead (oh and on to Worcester Shrub Hill)..

« Reply #1 on: March 18, 2014, 22:49:48 »

Erm... Cheltenham Festival was last week.


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johoare

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Re: 5.49pm Paddington to Maidenhead (oh and on to Worcester Shrub Hill)..

« Reply #2 on: March 19, 2014, 06:44:27 »

good point.. Sorry work is so busy I'm struggling to keep up.. Roll Eyes

However my comment still stands.. There were no signs at Maidenhead telling passengers of this change..


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Worcester_Passenger

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Re: 5.49pm Paddington to Maidenhead (oh and on to Worcester Shrub Hill)..

« Reply #3 on: March 19, 2014, 06:56:44 »

There was an HST^▸ terminating at Shrub Hill when I was there at 20:00 last night.


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Re: 5.49pm Paddington to Maidenhead (oh and on to Worcester Shrub Hill)..

« Reply #4 on: March 19, 2014, 09:42:55 »

Nope - no signs at Maidenhead, or Paddington as far as I'm aware.

Also the 18:18 Padd-->Maidenhead was only a 3 car turbo last night. Which was stupidly busy, funnily enough.


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Re: 5.49pm Paddington to Maidenhead (oh and on to Worcester Shrub Hill)..

« Reply #5 on: March 19, 2014, 12:03:12 »

And today's 12:06 from Foregate St to Paddington has become a Turbo (and a 165 at that). I was expecting a 180 but the change isn't listed on 'Current train running' so I must be mistaken. Or am I?


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Re: 5.49pm Paddington to Maidenhead (oh and on to Worcester Shrub Hill)..

« Reply #6 on: March 19, 2014, 13:53:05 »

That might well mean the 15:52 PAD^» -WOS^» is a 3-Car Turbo tonight then. Avoid. Though to be honest there's little difference between a packed 180 and a packed 165, indeed the Turbo has a smattering of extra seats!

First time that the four Class 180 diagrams haven't been covered in a while from my observations.


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Re: 5.49pm Paddington to Maidenhead (oh and on to Worcester Shrub Hill)..

« Reply #7 on: March 19, 2014, 21:16:18 »

I was chatting to a fellow passenger this morning who I know always gets that train home.. And not only was it changed from an HST^▸ (8 carriages) to a 3 car turbo every day last week.. Apparently the platform announcement was also very last minute each day... Sad


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Re: 5.49pm Paddington to Maidenhead (oh and on to Worcester Shrub Hill)..

« Reply #8 on: March 19, 2014, 21:19:47 »

Tonight's 19:48 to Worcester Shrub Hill, first stop Maidenhead, was a little cosy tonight as it was missing Coach E. So I assume it's working tomorrow morning, the 07:08 to London, will also be similarly a 2+7.


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NickB

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Re: 5.49pm Paddington to Maidenhead (oh and on to Worcester Shrub Hill)..

« Reply #9 on: March 25, 2014, 18:22:22 »

18.18 padd>oxford is still a shortformed turbo this week. Its very annoying.
Can anyone shed any light as to where the missing carriages have gone?
Thanks


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Re: 5.49pm Paddington to Maidenhead (oh and on to Worcester Shrub Hill)..

« Reply #10 on: March 25, 2014, 23:27:42 »

Quote from: NickB on March 25, 2014, 18:22:22

18.18 padd>oxford is still a shortformed turbo this week. Its very annoying.
Can anyone shed any light as to where the missing carriages have gone?
Thanks

I imagine the decision to short form the 18:18 is taken as a last resort. When the train arrives at Oxford it splits to make the 20:01 and 20:07 services back to Paddington.

I thought the 18:18 was however a 6 car tonight?


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