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« Reply #345 on: September 26, 2015, 17:33:36 »
Daytime and just two return trips I understand.

Totally different to several/many overnight turns!
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« Reply #346 on: September 26, 2015, 18:28:52 »
Quote from: ChrisB on September 26, 2015, 17:33:36
Daytime and just two return trips I understand.

Totally different to several/many overnight turns!

The staff trains arrive back at Plymouth at 18:59 and Swansea at 18:19.  Plenty of time to run back to London.  I think the problem comes when you end up with 3 sets at Cardiff overnight which would block up the entire station
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« Reply #347 on: September 26, 2015, 18:51:16 »
Indeed, as Dan Paynes confirmed in that Wales Online article, trains wouldn't reach Cardiff until after 2am/nearly 3am, and would need moving on to somewhere with a drivers booking on/off point. So Landore or back to Bristol
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« Reply #348 on: September 26, 2015, 19:02:28 »
Because I didn't go anywhere today, I will tomorrow. What is the timetable for the green set today. Sorry to bother anyone!
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« Reply #349 on: September 26, 2015, 19:13:48 »
Quote from: ChrisB on September 26, 2015, 18:51:16
Indeed, as Dan Paynes confirmed in that Wales Online article, trains wouldn't reach Cardiff until after 2am/nearly 3am, and would need moving on to somewhere with a drivers booking on/off point. So Landore or back to Bristol

Made more complicated by all lines being closed at Port Talbot from 22:30 until 10:30 Sunday affecting the route to Landore and the Seven Tunnel closure complicating the run back to St Philips. 
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« Reply #350 on: September 26, 2015, 19:41:20 »
Quote from: Charlie M. on September 26, 2015, 19:02:28
Because I didn't go anywhere today, I will tomorrow. What is the timetable for the green set today. Sorry to bother anyone!

We don't know what the green HST▸ (High Speed Train) set will work tomorrow until the early hours of tomorrow morning when the allocations have been finalised..... I'm guessing that's what you were asking rather than what it worked today
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« Reply #351 on: September 26, 2015, 19:50:03 »
Quote from: a-driver on September 26, 2015, 19:41:20
Quote from: Charlie M. on September 26, 2015, 19:02:28
Because I didn't go anywhere today, I will tomorrow. What is the timetable for the green set today. Sorry to bother anyone!

We don't know what the green HST▸ (High Speed Train) set will work tomorrow until the early hours of tomorrow morning when the allocations have been finalised..... I'm guessing that's what you were asking rather than what it worked today

Even then it can change as the day unfolds due to faults, late running etc etc
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« Reply #352 on: September 26, 2015, 20:02:32 »
The green set was used today on the GWR▸ (Great Western Railway) staff beano to Newbury Racecourse.

There is a rumour (and I stress, only a rumour!) that it will be the stock for a Branch Line Society/GWR charity special from London Paddington to Buckfastleigh via Heathfield on Saturday, 10th October.
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« Reply #353 on: September 26, 2015, 20:07:51 »
I wouldn't be surprised - I think as a current one off, it will be used for a lot of "headline" services.  The problem will be keeping all eight coaches and two power cars together.
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« Reply #354 on: September 26, 2015, 20:48:17 »
So that's it then is it, only one HST▸ (High Speed Train) set, a Turbo, 57 and sleeping cars to be adorned in green? I thought this was meant to be the rebirth of the GWR▸ (Great Western Railway). But it clearly isn't that at all, merely a PR▸ (Public Relations) exercise..
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« Reply #355 on: September 26, 2015, 20:59:52 »
Everything apart from the HSTs▸ (High Speed Train) will be repainted green as and when their repaints and overhauls are due.
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« Reply #356 on: September 26, 2015, 21:22:19 »
Quote from: a-driver on September 26, 2015, 20:59:52
Everything apart from the HSTs▸ (High Speed Train) will be repainted green as and when their repaints and overhauls are due.
Including the awful 143s??

As for the HSTs, instead of smart green units, we'll end up with dirty hybrids like this (and probably including the odd green coach/power car in a formation).
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« Reply #357 on: September 26, 2015, 23:05:19 »
Quote from: Louis94 on September 26, 2015, 10:19:22
"Re-record the entire recording for that particular journey" as you said isn't possible as announcements are not recorded 'per journey' but just as recordings of individual phrases or words that can be put together in the order required.

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« Reply #358 on: September 27, 2015, 07:14:30 »
So what will the green set be on today?
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« Reply #359 on: September 27, 2015, 07:49:24 »
Quote from: bobm on September 26, 2015, 19:50:03
Quote from: a-driver on September 26, 2015, 19:41:20
Quote from: Charlie M. on September 26, 2015, 19:02:28
Because I didn't go anywhere today, I will tomorrow. What is the timetable for the green set today. Sorry to bother anyone!

We don't know what the green HST▸ (High Speed Train) set will work tomorrow until the early hours of tomorrow morning when the allocations have been finalised..... I'm guessing that's what you were asking rather than what it worked today

Even then it can change as the day unfolds due to faults, late running etc etc
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