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« on: January 06, 2008, 20:59:04 »
Todays 17.05 Westbury-Cardiff left 3mins early (Guard self dispatched) and then left Bradford 4(ish) early, either that or it left on time and got to Bathampton in 3 minutes!
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« Reply #1 on: January 06, 2008, 21:13:39 »
6 early at Bathampton!
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« Reply #2 on: January 06, 2008, 21:41:34 »
Are there any penalties for trains leaving early?

To me, it's wrong in every sense and worse than being late. People could turn up a few minutes early and find the train has already gone.

It's especially inexcusable at stations with information screens like Westbury and Bradford-on-Avon because the time is clearly displayed. Westbury has station clocks- surely the conductor saw them?

I'm also not sure whether there was a fault the other day on the LDBs, but one train I saw appeared to leave Bath Spa 3 minutes too early!
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« Reply #3 on: January 06, 2008, 21:51:25 »
Maybe FGW▸ (First Great Western) are trying to make up for the minutes they have been late!!!!
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« Reply #4 on: January 07, 2008, 15:14:05 »
SWT▸ (South West Trains) had some problems on new years day! Everything except the screens at Soton was saying XX.51 for Weymouth - Screens said 52!
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« Reply #5 on: January 07, 2008, 21:19:05 »
Trains running early is bad news, one thing that Train Crew should be reported for, to FGW▸ (First Great Western).

Sorry Guys And Girls who work the Trains but it's a real NO NO.
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« Reply #6 on: January 07, 2008, 21:38:58 »
Not much danger of that with FGW▸ (First Great Western)!!!!
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« Reply #7 on: January 07, 2008, 21:57:40 »
Who runs the 17.05 Westbury-Cardiff then?
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« Reply #8 on: January 07, 2008, 22:06:46 »
No one  Tongue

As according to thetrainline.com there is no such service at 17:05 on a sunday

There however is a 16:59 one, maybe it was that but delayed?
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« Reply #9 on: January 08, 2008, 15:36:37 »
Quote from: smokey on January 07, 2008, 21:57:40
Who runs the 17.05 Westbury-Cardiff then?
FGW▸ (First Great Western)
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« Reply #10 on: January 08, 2008, 15:38:08 »
Quote from: Shazz on January 07, 2008, 22:06:46
No one  Tongue

As according to thetrainline.com there is no such service at 17:05 on a sunday

There however is a 16:59 one, maybe it was that but delayed?

It was advertised as 17.05 on the screens, (and on TRUST▸ (Train Running System TOPS) apparently) so it was booked to depart at 17.05

I think I should know as I was there!
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« Reply #11 on: January 08, 2008, 15:41:30 »
TRUST▸ (Train Running System TOPS) (and therefore TSDB) can't really cope with a Saturday service running on a weekday, which is why the screens were showing different times to reality...
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