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« on: April 07, 2017, 11:47:31 »
Does anyone know what this apparent one-off working is?

http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/H20042/2017/04/07/advanced

It seems to be an HST▸ (High Speed Train) which started at Old Oak Common and then went onto Paddington from where it ran non-stop to Exeter St Davids followed by Plymouth and Penzance. It is then due to call at Plymouth, Teignmouth and Newton Abbot before terminating at Paignton.
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« Reply #1 on: April 07, 2017, 11:55:25 »
Quote from: hoover50 on April 07, 2017, 11:47:31
Does anyone know what this apparent one-off working is?

http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/H20042/2017/04/07/advanced

It seems to be an HST▸ (High Speed Train) which started at Old Oak Common and then went onto Paddington from where it ran non-stop to Exeter St Davids followed by Plymouth and Penzance. It is then due to call at Plymouth, Teignmouth and Newton Abbot before terminating at Paignton.

It then runs Fridays Only and as required from Paignton to Taunton via Bristol ... then back to Paddington where (if data is to be believed) it forms the 21:45 to Exeter St Davids, arriving there after midnight.

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« Reply #2 on: April 07, 2017, 12:12:31 »
That'll be the yellow Network Rail measurement train.
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« Reply #3 on: April 07, 2017, 13:16:17 »
Yes, the NMT (New Measurement Train), aka the Flying Banana.
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« Reply #4 on: April 07, 2017, 13:42:09 »
Quote from: bignosemac on April 07, 2017, 13:16:17
Yes, the NMT (New Measurement Train), aka the Flying Banana.
passing Dawlish this morning.....
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« Reply #5 on: April 07, 2017, 20:37:07 »
I saw it passing through Maidenhead last night, 1830ish.
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« Reply #6 on: April 07, 2017, 21:07:11 »
That was the train returning from a day trip to Salisbury and Southampton.
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