Things you don't see every day

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Things you don't see every day

« on: May 28, 2016, 15:23:48 »

What is different / unusual about each of these?


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Re: Things you don't see every day

« Reply #1 on: May 28, 2016, 15:31:35 »

Pic 1 A Voyager speeding through Chippenham. XC^▸ services diverted via Swindon owing to signal work in the Bristol area picking up at Bath heading North, setting down heading South West.


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Re: Things you don't see every day

« Reply #2 on: May 28, 2016, 16:02:00 »

Quite ironic that I'm heading up to Edinburgh Monday night on the sleeper (Swindon, Paddington, etc) when there are direct services all weekend. Putting my bets on the sleeper being more comfortable though! Grin

Pic 2...A train not severely overcrowded on bank holiday? Roll Eyes

Pic 3...2M18 seems like a later service? -shrugs-


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Re: Things you don't see every day

« Reply #3 on: May 28, 2016, 17:33:37 »

Quote from: Timmer on May 28, 2016, 15:31:35

Pic 1 A Voyager speeding through Chippenham. XC^▸ services diverted via Swindon owing to signal work in the Bristol area picking up at Bath heading North, setting down heading South West.

Yes, correct

Quote from: tomL on May 28, 2016, 16:02:00

Pic 2...A train not severely overcrowded on bank holiday? Roll Eyes

Pic 3...2M18 seems like a later service? -shrugs-

Pic 2 taken on a quieter section of the route, so even for a bank holiday it's about right there ... Pic 3 there *is* something odd in the service list; that 21:42 is only a few minutes different to a normal saturday though


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Re: Things you don't see every day

« Reply #4 on: May 28, 2016, 17:45:49 »

3. Not normally a service to Frome on Saturday.


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Re: Things you don't see every day

« Reply #5 on: May 28, 2016, 18:04:49 »

3. A lovely display of flowers in the platform planters at Melksham Station - with thanks to those who have clearly done some gardening work there. Wink


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Re: Things you don't see every day

« Reply #6 on: May 28, 2016, 18:24:03 »

New passing loop at Melksham - with just one minute between northbound and southbound services at 13:20 ? Roll Eyes


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Re: Things you don't see every day

« Reply #7 on: May 28, 2016, 18:37:54 »

Quote from: PhilWakely on May 28, 2016, 18:24:03

New passing loop at Melksham - with just one minute between northbound and southbound services at 13:20 ? Roll Eyes

That was indeed the one I had in mind. With just a signalling change, I suppose you could bring in 2 trains, front door only, and swap over all the passengers. Think they do something similar in Llandudno.

Quote from: Chris from Nailsea on May 28, 2016, 18:04:49

3. A lovely display of flowers in the platform planters at Melksham Station - with thanks to those who have clearly done some gardening work there. Wink

Rolf has done a fantastic job Grin


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Re: Things you don't see every day

« Reply #8 on: June 11, 2016, 06:11:33 »

Number 2 is a view down the only proper 158 intermediate carriage in the GWR^▸ fleet ... all but this unit are formed with an intermediate carriage that was formerly an end carriage and has a driving cab on one end, to make a shorter saloon.


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