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« Reply #2535 on: March 29, 2023, 18:02:36 »
Quote from: grahame on March 29, 2023, 17:36:21
Quote from: ChrisB on March 29, 2023, 17:12:54
J doubt it, but it’s out again on the 1704 tonight described as 19 cars reduced to 5

I can see a 5+5+9 working on a Gloucester to Bristol Temple Meads service, but where else would the platforms be long enough?

Taunton, Paddington platform 1?
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« Reply #2536 on: March 29, 2023, 18:55:35 »
Quote from: eXPassenger on March 29, 2023, 18:02:36
Paddington platform 1?

Not without an expensive rebuild.  11 IET▸ (Intercity Express Train - replacement for HSTs (manufactured by Hitachi in Kobe, Japan)) length vehicles only at the moment, as can be seen from this video (from 1m30s in):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMADOeBumAU
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« Reply #2537 on: March 30, 2023, 14:42:39 »
Quote from: IndustryInsider on March 29, 2023, 18:55:35
Quote from: eXPassenger on March 29, 2023, 18:02:36
Paddington platform 1?

Not without an expensive rebuild.  11 IET▸ (Intercity Express Train - replacement for HSTs (manufactured by Hitachi in Kobe, Japan)) length vehicles only at the moment, as can be seen from this video (from 1m30s in):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMADOeBumAU

Thanks.  I have not been up for a long time and thought there was a long continuous platform there.
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