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« Reply #930 on: September 10, 2018, 10:30:07 » |
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I found all the unavailable staff today.... riding the (rumour has it) last ever HST▸ to Newquay.
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« Reply #931 on: September 10, 2018, 11:10:24 » |
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There has been mention elsewhere of work having started at COCKELBURY SIDINGS. Not been that way for a long time, so not sure how accurate that is. ...
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« Reply #932 on: September 10, 2018, 11:27:46 » |
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I found all the unavailable staff today.... riding the (rumour has it) last ever HST▸ to Newquay.
.......rather fortunate that they could find a driver for that one! The driver is a well known driver in enthusiast circles. .......just trying to imagine a similar scenario with an airline..... BA» decide to stop using 737s on a particular route so a load of flights are cancelled at the last minute, customers left stranded and all the pilots who were supposed to be flying them pile onto the final 737 flight instead, which is being flown by a pilot who is also a plane spotter........naturally they also travel for free on staff passes (although to be fair BA don't receive huge taxpayer subsidies so perhaps more forgivable), can you imagine the reaction? |
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« Reply #933 on: September 10, 2018, 11:42:13 » |
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Who'd want to fly on a 737? But the last HST▸ to X now that's a winner.
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« Reply #934 on: September 10, 2018, 12:00:52 » |
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Who'd want to fly on a 737? But the last HST▸ to X now that's a winner.
......both ancient relics I grant you, but at least you'd be sure of a seat on the plane, and Broadgage would be happy, he'd get some food on board! 🙂 |
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« Reply #935 on: September 10, 2018, 14:24:31 » |
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15:42 Plymouth to London Paddington due 19:29
15:45 Paignton to London Paddington due 19:50
That had the fun of funneling three lots of train passengers onto one train when the 16.12 Plymouth to Paddington rolled into Exeter St Davids at 17.17! Thankfully I was in First class (thanks to some really good advance tickets!) so didn't have to deal with any of it, but based on how full the platform at Exeter was when boarding, it didn't look great! Not sure I'd have like to seen what would have happened if it had been a 5 car 800 either! |
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« Reply #936 on: September 10, 2018, 15:25:27 » |
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I guess it wil be much better if and when it is a 9/10 car IET▸ .
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« Reply #937 on: September 10, 2018, 16:18:04 » |
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and Broadgage would be happy, he'd get some food on board! ....albeit served from a trolley, or more acurately, a cart. |
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« Reply #938 on: September 10, 2018, 16:19:43 » |
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There has been mention elsewhere of work having started at COCKELBURY SIDINGS. Not been that way for a long time, so not sure how accurate that is. ... I've noticed work going on / laying new tracks in that area on my last couple of journeys ... probably to do with this. We need to get somebody local to take some piccies.....  |
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« Reply #939 on: September 10, 2018, 16:51:43 » |
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Heading that way tomorrow so can hopefully grab some pics.
Maybe worth a new thread for discussion of the new “Swindon depot”?
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« Reply #940 on: September 10, 2018, 18:24:03 » |
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There has been mention elsewhere of work having started at COCKELBURY SIDINGS. Not been that way for a long time, so not sure how accurate that is. Its going to be, together with READING, a sub-depot of ST.PHILIPS MARSH.
Edit to Add: ....and its going to be a LIGHT MAINTENANCE FACILITY
I noticed sidings have been electrified and when I mentioned this to a true spotter he told me that its to stable 387's which will operate peak hour stopping services to/from Paddington when the full 5-car non stop to Paddington IET▸ timetable comes in. Mind you I know him to be a leg puller at times but judging by the present service GWR▸ are providing, he might be right. |
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« Reply #941 on: September 10, 2018, 18:57:53 » |
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There has been mention elsewhere of work having started at COCKELBURY SIDINGS. Not been that way for a long time, so not sure how accurate that is. ... I've noticed work going on / laying new tracks in that area on my last couple of journeys ... probably to do with this. We need to get somebody local to take some piccies..... It isn't the easiest location to photograph unless you are on a passing train - and then, for preference, an HST▸ with windows you can open in the vestibules. |
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« Reply #942 on: September 10, 2018, 21:12:26 » |
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There has been mention elsewhere of work having started at COCKELBURY SIDINGS. Not been that way for a long time, so not sure how accurate that is. Its going to be, together with READING, a sub-depot of ST.PHILIPS MARSH.
Edit to Add: ....and its going to be a LIGHT MAINTENANCE FACILITY
I noticed sidings have been electrified and when I mentioned this to a true spotter he told me that its to stable 387's which will operate peak hour stopping services to/from Paddington when the full 5-car non stop to Paddington IET▸ timetable comes in. Mind you I know him to be a leg puller at times but judging by the present service GWR▸ are providing, he might be right. Initially it will be stabling for 387s, the ones currently stabled at Maidenhead that Crossrail will need and would have originally been stabled at Oxford had the electrification there not been postponed. Swindon was the nearest sensible alternative apparently. I would imagine they will operate empty to/from Swindon and either Didcot or Reading to form the scheduled services they do now as they will all be heading out of Swindon too early or arriving back too late to be of much use as commuter trains from there. There may be scope for the odd passenger train using them though I suppose. Drivers are being taken out of the Reading depot establishment to supply the new ‘satellite’ depot at Swindon, using volunteers. No shortage of them as quite a few Reading drivers live in or around Swindon and will obviously save significant time on their current commute. |
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« Reply #943 on: September 10, 2018, 21:23:11 » |
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Might cut down the number who board the up sleeper when it makes its unadvertised stop at Swindon at 03:15 for staff only.
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« Reply #944 on: September 11, 2018, 21:25:55 » |
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......both ancient relics I grant you,
One of which is still being built. |
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