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Author Topic: Some Hungry FGW Passengers Today? (03/03/2008)  (Read 4804 times)
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« on: March 03, 2008, 10:08:45 »

From the FGW (First Great Western) website :

08:18 London Paddington to Exeter St Davids due 11:11
This train has been revised.

Regret no Buffet service available.

09:06 Oxford to London Paddington due 10:09
This train has been revised.

Regret no buffet service available.

09:55 Cardiff Central to London Paddington due 12:01
This train has been revised.

Regret no buffet available.

10:30 Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington due 12:16
This train has been revised.

Brasserie service not available, buffet service only.

10:51 London Paddington to Oxford due 11:51
This train has been revised.

Regret no buffet available.

11:54 Exeter St Davids to London Paddington due 14:44
This train has been revised.

Regret no buffet available.
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« Reply #1 on: March 03, 2008, 17:35:03 »

This continued through the day, lots of long HST (High Speed Train (Inter City class 43 125 units)) journeys without buffet cars,  TM (Train Manager, or possibly Ticket Machine, depending on context) on the 1551 Paddington to Worcester apologised, but there was a trolley of light refreshments in carriage E.

Train was an HST as booked but completely missing the buffet carriage.
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« Reply #2 on: March 03, 2008, 17:58:39 »

THe 1606 Wor to Padd was a 180- I assume it had a buffet.  Huh
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« Reply #3 on: March 03, 2008, 22:02:29 »

Wot, no sausages???  Huh

(See related topic: http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/coffeeshop/index.php?topic=1923.msg14217#msg14217 ) Grin
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« Reply #4 on: March 04, 2008, 08:18:07 »

More today (04/03/2008) :

05:59 Swansea to London Paddington due 09:06
This train has been revised.

Regret no Brasserie service available. Buffet service only.

06:59 Swansea to London Paddington due 09:59
This train has been revised.

Regret no Brasserie service available. Buffet service only.

07:43 Penzance to London Paddington due 13:42
This train has been revised.

Buffet service available between Totnes and London Paddington only.

09:45 London Paddington to Swansea due 12:45
This train has been revised.

Regret no Brasserie service available. Buffet service only.
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« Reply #5 on: March 04, 2008, 08:34:59 »

There are 4 sets running around without Buffet vehicles at present
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« Reply #6 on: March 05, 2008, 08:12:25 »

05/03/2008 :

06:30 Cardiff Central to Portsmouth Harbour due 09:54
This train has been revised.

Regret no catering available on this service.

07:15 London Paddington to Cardiff Central due 09:22
This train has been revised.

Light refreshments available in carriage E.

07:43 Penzance to London Paddington due 13:42
This train has been revised.

Buffet service available only between Liskeard and London Paddington.

08:18 London Paddington to Exeter St Davids due 11:11
This train has been revised.

Light refreshments available in carriage E.
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« Reply #7 on: March 05, 2008, 18:39:38 »

There are 4 sets running around without Buffet vehicles at present

Is this because rather belatedly they are off for refurbishment? Or because the withdrawal program is still on.
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« Reply #8 on: March 07, 2008, 11:08:50 »

07/03/2008 :

07:30 London Paddington to Penzance due 13:21
This train has been revised.

This service will offer a reduced Brasserie service.

08:18 London Paddington to Exeter St Davids due 11:11
This train has been revised.

Light refreshments are available in carriage E on this service.

09:55 Cardiff Central to London Paddington due 12:01
This train has been revised.

Light refreshments are available in carriage E on this service.

10:22 Portsmouth Harbour to Cardiff Central due 13:41
This train has been revised.

Regret no catering after Salisbury on this service.

11:22 Portsmouth Harbour to Cardiff Central due 14:41
This train has been revised.

Regret no catering until Salisbury on this service.

11:54 Exeter St Davids to London Paddington due 14:44
This train has been revised.

Light refreshments are available in carriage E on this service.

14:05 London Paddington to Penzance due 19:37
This train has been revised.

This service will offer a reduced Brasserie service.
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« Reply #9 on: March 11, 2008, 10:16:17 »

11/03/2008 :

06:43 Penzance to London Paddington due 12:23
This train has been revised.This is due to a member of train crew being unavailable.

A buffet service will be provided from Plymouth only.

07:30 Carmarthen to London Paddington due 11:32
This train has been revised.This is due to a member of train crew being unavailable.

A buffet service will be provided from Swansea only.

08:18 London Paddington to Exeter St Davids due 11:11
This train has been revised.

Light refreshments available in Carriage E.

08:37 Worcester Foregate Street to London Paddington due 10:59
This train has been revised.

Light refreshments available in Carriage E.

10:05 London Paddington to Penzance due 15:12
This train has been revised.This is due to a member of train crew being unavailable.

A buffet service will be provided to Plymouth only.

14:05 London Paddington to Penzance due 19:37
This train has been revised.

We regret to advise that a Brasserie service is not available. A buffet service will be provided.

15:05 London Paddington to Penzance due 20:41
This train has been revised.This is due to a member of train crew being unavailable.

A buffet service will be provided to Truro only.

16:00 Penzance to London Paddington due 21:22
This train has been revised.

We regret to advise that a Brasserie service is not available. A buffet service will be provided.
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« Reply #10 on: March 11, 2008, 10:21:17 »

With stock in short supply EVEN HST (High Speed Train (Inter City class 43 125 units))'s it was madness for FGW (First Great Western) to think up 2+7 and 2+8 buffetet fleets of HST's.
Operational needs will keep causing 2+7 sets to work to Penzance and other long journeys whilst Buffet Cars will be slowing down the Bristol/Cardiff 2+7 timed trains.

It's far better to have a Buffet on EVERY HST, put in Standard seats in Buffet Car F!!
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« Reply #11 on: March 12, 2008, 09:31:24 »

12/03/2008 :

07:51 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 10:42
This train has been revised.

Regret no First Class trolley available.

08:18 London Paddington to Exeter St Davids due 11:11
This train has been revised.

Light refreshments are available in Carriage E.

09:06 Oxford to London Paddington due 10:09
This train has been revised.

Light refreshments are available in Carriage E.

09:30 London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads due 11:15
This train has been revised.

Regret no Brasserie service available.

10:30 Oxford to London Paddington due 11:29
This train has been revised.

Light refreshments are available in Carriage E.

10:51 London Paddington to Oxford due 11:51
This train has been revised.

Light refreshments are available in Carriage E.
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« Reply #12 on: March 13, 2008, 08:13:37 »

13/03/2008 :

05:42 London Paddington to Worcester Foregate Street due 08:20
This train has been revised.

Light refreshments available in Carriage E.

05:59 Swansea to London Paddington due 09:06
This train has been revised.

Regret no brasserie service available. Buffet service only.

06:08 Westbury to London Paddington due 07:52
This train has been revised.

Light refreshments available in Carriage E.

06:40 Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington due 08:18
This train has been revised.

Regret no catering facilities available.

06:59 Swansea to London Paddington due 09:59
This train has been revised.

Regret no brasserie service available. Buffet service only.

07:30 Carmarthen to London Paddington due 11:32
This train has been revised.

Regret no brasserie service available. Buffet service only.

08:18 London Paddington to Exeter St Davids due 11:11
This train has been revised.

Light refreshments available in Carriage E.

08:37 Worcester Foregate Street to London Paddington due 10:59
This train has been revised.

Light refreshements available in Carriage E.
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« Reply #13 on: March 13, 2008, 21:51:05 »

Why is this going on? Is it that they are sending off the remaining buffets for refurbing?
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« Reply #14 on: March 13, 2008, 21:55:06 »

Why is this going on? Is it that they are sending off the remaining buffets for refurbing?
Afraid not, the buffet removal is still on, a new staff briefing booklet has been issued, dated Feb 2008!
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