Cutdown 125's to operate Penzance to Plymouth clockface service

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[PhilWakely]

It would appear that GWR^▸ (Great Western Railway) have named these trains "Class 43 Castle"s.

So, what is to become of the Class 57 'Castles' ?

[Andy]

The 57s, once based at Long Rock, can be renamed after Cornish heroes:
57601 Myghal Josep An Gof
57602 Bishop Jonathan Trelawny
57603 Richard Trevithick
57604 Jethro

[Western Pathfinder]

What no Ross Poldark !😠😎

[PhilWakely]

What about that true Cornishman    Pa Sty?

[rower40]

Camelot.
(sotto voce) It’s only a model.

[SandTEngineer]

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[Chris from Nailsea]

No problem, SandTEngineer. 

I've moved your new topic and merged it here (also taking the opportunity to expand this current topic heading, purely in the interests of clarity and ease of future reference), and without posting a 'this topic has been moved' link.

With any luck, nobody will notice that you made a muck-up. 

[LiskeardRich]

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I thought I saw a hst 4 stabled at Laira on Wednesday morning as I passed, but then concluded I had it wrong as it was in blue! Thanks for confirming I probably wasn’t seeing things

[TaplowGreen]

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I thought I saw a hst 4 stabled at Laira on Wednesday morning as I passed, but then concluded I had it wrong as it was in blue! Thanks for confirming I probably wasn’t seeing things

Why are these trains sitting in Laira doing nothing when there is a desperate need for HST^▸ (High Speed Train) stock on diagrams which are being shortformed/run by 3 car Turbos instead due to GWR^▸ (Great Western Railway)'s HSTs heading up to Scotland too soon?

[phile]

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I thought I saw a hst 4 stabled at Laira on Wednesday morning as I passed, but then concluded I had it wrong as it was in blue! Thanks for confirming I probably wasn’t seeing things

Why are these trains sitting in Laira doing nothing when there is a desperate need for HST^▸ (High Speed Train) stock on diagrams which are being shortformed/run by 3 car Turbos instead due to GWR^▸ (Great Western Railway)'s HSTs heading up to Scotland too soon?

Although it may seem so, no HSTs have gone to Scotland too soon   They have to go at the end of their lease and in accordance with the agreed date between DFT^▸ (Department for Transport) and Transport for Scotland,   IEPs^▸ (Intercity Express Program / Project.) are replacing them so on paper there are sufficient trains..   The problem is that there are too many out of service for repairs.

[TaplowGreen]

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Edit: Whoops, just realised we already have a thread running for this elsewhere (http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/coffeeshop/index.php?topic=18332.0 ).  Could the moderators please shift my post and delete this topic.......

I thought I saw a hst 4 stabled at Laira on Wednesday morning as I passed, but then concluded I had it wrong as it was in blue! Thanks for confirming I probably wasn’t seeing things

Why are these trains sitting in Laira doing nothing when there is a desperate need for HST^▸ (High Speed Train) stock on diagrams which are being shortformed/run by 3 car Turbos instead due to GWR^▸ (Great Western Railway)'s HSTs heading up to Scotland too soon?

Although it may seem so, no HSTs have gone to Scotland too soon   They have to go at the end of their lease and in accordance with the agreed date between DFT^▸ (Department for Transport) and Transport for Scotland,   IEPs^▸ (Intercity Express Program / Project.) are replacing them so on paper there are sufficient trains..   The problem is that there are too many out of service for repairs.

"On paper" is not really much use........I still cannot fathom why HSTs with all their capabilities are going to being used to pootle between Plymouth and Penzance whilst areas such as the Cotswold Line are having to cram people onto 3 car Turbos for peak services where HSTs are needed and have traditionally been used (that's assuming there is anyone to drive them of course).

It's akin to using an F1 car on the school run whilst taking a Ford Escort to Silverstone.

[grahame]

I still cannot fathom why HSTs^▸ (High Speed Train) with all their capabilities are going to being used to pootle between Plymouth and Penzance whilst areas such as the Cotswold Line are having to cram people onto 3 car Turbos for peak services where HSTs are needed and have traditionally been used (that's assuming there is anyone to drive them of course).

A direct swap for the rest of this year (that's 2 weeks) is probably out because:
* Few if any Cornishmen know how to drive a Turbo
* Turbos are too wide of the narrow lanes tracks of Devon and Cornwall

Come the new year ....
1. Electric trains take over Maidenhead to Didcot
2. Released turbos take over Bristol locals  such as to Worcester, Westbury and Weymouth
3. Released 150s go to the Cornish Main Line
4. HSTs on any local Cornish work can go the the North Cotswold line
5. Further released turbos can move to services such as Cardiff to Portsmouth
6. Released 158s can head out further west.

[TonyK]

With any luck, nobody will notice that you made a muck-up. 

I didn't notice, at least not until I read this...

How very appropriate - Castles were built at a time of uncertainty with the expectation of an intense but limited life. They have turned out to have lasted very much longer and have a heavy use today, all be it in a very different way to what they were designed for in the first place.

Which castle names should be selected?

Mrs FT, N! is fond of Coch, she tells me.

[Chris from Nailsea]

The 57s, once based at Long Rock, can be renamed after Cornish heroes:
57601 Myghal Josep An Gof
57602 Bishop Jonathan Trelawny
57603 Richard Trevithick
57604 Jethro

What no Ross Poldark !😠😎

More to the point - why no Sir Bevil Grenville?   

[plymothian]

Why are these trains sitting in Laira doing nothing when there is a desperate need for HST^▸ (High Speed Train) [...]

Because the Castle Class is new traction; they will have their own class number.
Therefore only a small number of staff currently sign them.