1C04

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[want2workrail]

1C04 had a set swap at BRI^» (Bristol Temple Meads - next trains) this  morning believed to be a dodgy power car !

[JayMac]

For the many with no idea what 1C04 is...

0730 London Paddington to Penzance via Bristol Temple Meads.

[bobm]

Which later this month *may* become an IET^▸ (Intercity Express Train - replacement for HSTs (manufactured by Hitachi in Kobe, Japan)) service.

[CMRail]

I personally don’t hear of them up in my area.

[SandTEngineer]

Set swaps don’t tend to occur anymore due to amount of stock and location of depots: so it is good to see that they continue to do them.

...eh?  They happen quite regularily at Plymouth....

[bobm]

1C04 had a set swap at BRI^» (Bristol Temple Meads - next trains) this  morning believed to be a dodgy power car !

Oh and while we are about it - welcome to the Coffeeshop want2workrail, nice to have you on board!

[want2workrail]

I can confirm the possibility of an IET^▸ (Intercity Express Train - replacement for HSTs (manufactured by Hitachi in Kobe, Japan)) on this service as my ticket reservation was for coach J which, of course, does not exist on HST^▸ (High Speed Train (Inter City class 43 125 units)) services.  This was corroborated by GWR^▸ (Great Western Railway) station staff at RDG^▸ (Rail Delivery Group, or Reading station, depending on context) (Reading for those of you who don't know (don't want another telling off by Bignosemac with his sarcastic undertones  )) and GWR's social media services.

[PhilWakely]

I can confirm the possibly of an IET^▸ (Intercity Express Train - replacement for HSTs (manufactured by Hitachi in Kobe, Japan)) on this service as my ticket reservation was for coach J which, of course, does not exist on HST^▸ (High Speed Train (Inter City class 43 125 units)) services.  This was corroborated by GWR^▸ (Great Western Railway) station staff at RDG^▸ (Rail Delivery Group, or Reading station, depending on context) (Reading for those of you who don't know (don't want another telling off by Bignosemac with his sarcastic undertones  )) and GWR's social media services.

All things being well, 1C04 WILL be an IET (or rather 2x5-car) from Monday, 20th August

[martyjon]

I can confirm the possibly of an IET^▸ (Intercity Express Train - replacement for HSTs (manufactured by Hitachi in Kobe, Japan)) on this service as my ticket reservation was for coach J which, of course, does not exist on HST^▸ (High Speed Train (Inter City class 43 125 units)) services.  This was corroborated by GWR^▸ (Great Western Railway) station staff at RDG^▸ (Rail Delivery Group, or Reading station, depending on context) (Reading for those of you who don't know (don't want another telling off by Bignosemac with his sarcastic undertones  )) and GWR's social media services.

All things being well, 1C04 WILL be an IET (or rather 2x5-car) from Monday, 20th August

.... and then run as 5 coaches instead of 10 from Tuesday 21st, August. 

[Phantom]

I can confirm the possibility of an IET^▸ (Intercity Express Train - replacement for HSTs (manufactured by Hitachi in Kobe, Japan)) on this service as my ticket reservation was for coach J which, of course, does not exist on HST^▸ (High Speed Train (Inter City class 43 125 units)) services.

As someone who has travelled up from Weston to Paddington recently with coach J reservations, I wouldn't get too excited just yet.
HST's both times for me

[Timmer]

As someone who has travelled up from Weston to Paddington recently with coach J reservations, I wouldn't get too excited just yet.
HST^▸ (High Speed Train (Inter City class 43 125 units))'s both times for me

Your better off seeing an HST come round the corner as long as services running IET^▸ (Intercity Express Train - replacement for HSTs (manufactured by Hitachi in Kobe, Japan)) are more than likely to be just 5 carriages.

[JayMac]

don't want another telling off by Bignosemac with his sarcastic undertones 

The forum is read by many. Including non-members for the public boards. Those of us with a wide knowledge of railway terminology, jargon, acronyms & abbreviations are able to understand the gist when such terminology is used. The wider public often can't. The coffeeshop isn't meant to be a talking shop just for those in the industry, wanting to be in the industry, or enthusiasts of the industry. It's open to all and is all the better for being so.

My reply to your opening post was neither a telling off nor was it sarcasm. It was a helpful explanation for this forum's wide audience of what the sparse thread title '1C04' referred to.

I have been, and probably will be again, just as guilty of using railway jargon without explanation. Its easy to slip into the shorthand for brevity. I do try to remember the wider audience though.

Whilst a little knowledge may not be a dangerous thing here, it can be off-putting.

Regards

bignosemac

(Raised in the nineteenth letter of the Greek alphabet. Lived for 10 years near a station that told you to be quiet. Now living in a town that could do with a station, possibly 250... )

[rogerw]

For those of you wondering about the ps on BNM's last post.  The answers are TAU^» (Taunton - next trains) (Taunton), SHH (Shirehampton) and Chard although I am puzzled as to why it needs 250 stations 

[JayMac]

You need to think like a Roman rogerw...

[grahame]

You need to think like a Roman rogerw...

Something about Castle Cary, I would suspect!