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« Reply #30 on: October 08, 2018, 12:31:27 »
Did anyone go to Hove as Witnesses?  Grin
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« Reply #31 on: October 08, 2018, 12:58:13 »
Quote from: Trowres on October 08, 2018, 12:31:27
Did anyone go to Hove as Witnesses?  Grin

I just feel sad for passengers at Brighton who've chosen that train as the only direct one of the day to Gloucester, Cheltenham and Worcester to learn it's not running from there.

Mind you ... if the 08:59 is not running, passengers for Cheltenham Spa can take the 09:05 and change at Barnham, Fareham and Bristol Temple Meads and get to Cheltenham earlier, and can connect at Cheltenham Spa into the train that should have started from Brighton and didn't.
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« Reply #32 on: October 09, 2018, 18:16:24 »
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17:02 Brighton to Bristol Temple Meads due 20:26
17:02 Brighton to Bristol Temple Meads due 20:26 will be started from Worthing.
It will no longer call at Brighton, Hove and Shoreham-By-Sea.
This is due to a fault with barriers at a level crossing.
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« Reply #33 on: October 12, 2018, 18:33:17 »
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17:02 Brighton to Bristol Temple Meads due 20:26
17:02 Brighton to Bristol Temple Meads due 20:26 will be started from Worthing and terminated at Westbury.
It will no longer call at Brighton, Hove, Shoreham-By-Sea, Trowbridge, Bradford-On-Avon, Bath Spa, Oldfield Park, Keynsham and Bristol Temple Meads.
This is due to a broken down train earlier today.
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« Reply #34 on: October 19, 2018, 16:43:36 »
Quote from: charles_uk on October 19, 2018, 16:02:13
After the earlier excitements of the week, a more regular friend appears:
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15:50 London Paddington to Moreton-in-Marsh due 17:26 will be cancelled.

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10:48 Great Malvern to Brighton due 16:14
10:48 Great Malvern to Brighton due 16:14 will be terminated at Worthing.
It will no longer call at Shoreham-By-Sea, Hove and Brighton.
It has been delayed at Bristol Temple Meads and is now 23 minutes late.
This is due to trespassers on the railway earlier today.

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17:02 Brighton to Bristol Temple Meads due 20:26 will be started from Worthing.
It will no longer call at Brighton, Hove and Shoreham-By-Sea.
This is due to trespassers on the railway earlier today.
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« Reply #35 on: October 23, 2018, 09:35:44 »
1048 Great Malvern to Brighton and 1702 Brighton to Bristol TM▸ (Train Manager, or possibly Ticket Machine, depending on context) today supposed to be running but no toilet
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« Reply #36 on: October 23, 2018, 18:28:52 »
Quote from: phile on October 23, 2018, 09:35:44
1048 Great Malvern to Brighton and 1702 Brighton to Bristol TM▸ (Train Manager, or possibly Ticket Machine, depending on context) today supposed to be running but no toilet

UPDATE:-   Changed at Bristol TM on outward
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« Reply #37 on: October 23, 2018, 19:04:14 »
Quote from: phile on October 23, 2018, 18:28:52
Quote from: phile on October 23, 2018, 09:35:44
1048 Great Malvern to Brighton and 1702 Brighton to Bristol TM▸ (Train Manager, or possibly Ticket Machine, depending on context) today supposed to be running but no toilet

UPDATE:-   Changed at Bristol TM on outward

Mischeviously, one wonders about a service that's touted as a through service but you end up having to change on the way - is it really a through service?  Bearing in mind that Great Malvern to Brighton is only valid via that route on the "through train" rule, does that mean it wouldn't have been a valid journey today  Cheesy Grin

Happens on the buses too ... Axminster to Beer about 10 days ago turned out to be advertised as a through route but with a change in Seaton!
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« Reply #38 on: November 01, 2018, 16:16:03 »
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12:39 Bristol Temple Meads to Brighton due 16:14
12:39 Bristol Temple Meads to Brighton due 16:14 was terminated at Westbury.
It will no longer call at Dilton Marsh, Warminster, Salisbury, Romsey, Southampton Central, Fareham, Cosham, Havant, Chichester, Barnham, Worthing, Shoreham-By-Sea, Hove and Brighton.
This is due to a fault on this train.

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17:02 Brighton to Bristol Temple Meads due 20:26
17:02 Brighton to Bristol Temple Meads due 20:26 will be started from Southampton Central.
It will no longer call at Brighton, Hove, Shoreham-By-Sea, Worthing, Barnham, Chichester, Havant, Cosham and Fareham.
This is due to a fault on this train.
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« Reply #39 on: November 01, 2018, 16:34:52 »
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Especially "classic".  That's the 18:42 from Southampton calling at Romsey and Salisbury at 19:13.

There is also an 18:40 from Southampton which calls at Romsey and arrives Salisbury at 19:24 ... if you wonder why that's slower, it's because it sits outside Southampton - at Millbrook - for 6 or 7 minutes to let the 18:42 go through and clear the section, and it has extra stops.  I know that franchising encourages competition so it's really good having 2 trains 2 minutes apart ....
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« Reply #40 on: November 02, 2018, 05:22:59 »
From Wednesday ... the Brighton pulls in to Westbury to pick up a "few" people:



Shows the crowds coming off the train from the West Country and the importance of the interchange / volume of the flow. I have no idea how many of these people were going beyond Fareham ...
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« Reply #41 on: December 11, 2018, 15:15:27 »
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10:48 Great Malvern to Brighton due 16:14 will be terminated at Worthing.
It will no longer call at Shoreham-By-Sea, Hove and Brighton.
It has been delayed at Westbury and is now 40 minutes late.
This is due to train crew being delayed.

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« Reply #42 on: December 13, 2018, 14:11:43 »
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17:02 Brighton to Bristol Temple Meads due 20:26 will be started from Southampton Central.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.
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« Reply #43 on: December 20, 2018, 19:49:22 »
Goodness .. first report for a week.

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17:02 Brighton to Bristol Temple Meads due 20:26
17:02 Brighton to Bristol Temple Meads due 20:26 will be started from Worthing.
It will no longer call at Brighton, Hove and Shoreham-By-Sea.
This is due to congestion.
Will be formed of 2 coaches instead of 3.

Do 2 coaches cause less congestion than 3 as they get through junctions quicker??

Not such a silly question ... I have seen some of the journey optimisation software, and seen how 12 coach trains are slower than 4 coaches though corners as they have to stay at the restricted speed for longer ... quite apart from taking 12/4 times the time over junctions
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« Reply #44 on: January 08, 2019, 07:58:25 »
A new year of Brighton reports ... subject line is NOY year specific so I will carry on

And the one actually made Brighton  Grin

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07:09 Portsmouth Harbour to Brighton due 08:35
07:09 Portsmouth Harbour to Brighton due 08:35 will no longer call at Emsworth, Southbourne, Angmering and Portslade.
This is due to a fault on this train.
Will be formed of 2 coaches instead of 3.
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