Tarka Line - Exeter to Barnstaple - services, passenger numbers, carriages, engineering works, incidents and events

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[Super Guard]

always winds me up when people say "why dont you put another carriage on", "sorry, my magic wand isn't working".........

99% of the time I agree with that  , but on Saturday/Sunday when there are spare units, it slightly irritates me that no-one with any power is prepared to strengthen a service when it's clearly needed.

[vacman]

always winds me up when people say "why dont you put another carriage on", "sorry, my magic wand isn't working".........

99% of the time I agree with that  , but on Saturday/Sunday when there are spare units, it slightly irritates me that no-one with any power is prepared to strengthen a service when it's clearly needed.

I believe most of the "shed" work is done on weekends though isn't it? has to be done some time!

[RichardB]

We're just putting together the new Tarka^▸ (Branch line from Barnstaple to Exeter) Line Guide and are finding getting hold of really good scenic photos of FGW^▸ (First Great Western) trains on the line on a sunny late Spring/Summer's day very difficult.

Has anyone got anything that might be suitable?  We'd give you a credit in the leaflet.  Class 150 ideally.

Please e-mail me at rburningham@plymouth.ac.uk

Thanks.

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you know what, this is one of the lines i have used the most but i dont actually have many photos of it and those i do have are not that good, but heres a 150 at barnstaple

[TerminalJunkie]

THE Tarka^▸ (Branch line from Barnstaple to Exeter) Line is one of the top ten fastest growing branch lines in Britain, according to new figures published by the Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC^» (Association of Train Operating Companies see - here)).

Full story: http://www.northdevongazette.co.uk/news/tarka_line_is_in_the_top_ten_1_1009060

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Why didn't this come up in unread topics for me?

[LiskeardRich]

With the falmouth truro branch being 1st or 2nd largest growth I believe

[TerminalJunkie]

RAIL travellers in North Devon will benefit from newer, larger trains next year as First Great Western secures the last two available carriages in the UK^▸ (United Kingdom).

Note the subject line and the first line of the article (quoted above), then read the full story to find out just how modern and large they are... 

[LiskeardRich]

how does 2 153s have more seats than 2 143s? 46 each apparantly?

[grahame]

how does 2 153s have more seats than 2 143s? 46 each apparantly?

2 car 143 = 106 passengers seats. 2 x 153 = 150 seats.  44 seats more + 2 x driver's seats in mid cabs on 153s = 46 seats more.

[vacman]

Not to mention that 2x153's also has 2 toilets, 2 bike spaces and 2 luggage racks! oh and your knees dont get shattered on jointy track either.

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and tables

[JayMac]

Stretching the definition of 'more modern' just a bit in that article.

Class 143 introduced in 1985/86.

Class 153 introduced in 1987/88.

 

[The SprinterMeister]

Stretching the definition of 'more modern' just a bit in that article.

Class 143 introduced in 1985/86.

Class 153 introduced in 1987/88.

 

Think class 153 was converted to its current form post 1990 if we're going to get all pedantic.
 

Anyway it's more seats as pointed out above.

[Tim]

...the reason for lower seating capacity being that 143s are unusally short units because they lack boggies.  If they were the length of a "normal" unit they would get stuck on the corners.  They already squeal enough on tight bends.