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« Reply #15 on: March 24, 2008, 14:37:11 »
How annoyed I am that I couldn't do 158798 to Weymouth Wink
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« Reply #16 on: March 24, 2008, 14:45:56 »
SWT▸ (South West Trains) loves U!



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« Reply #17 on: March 24, 2008, 16:39:16 »
Quote from: devon_metro on March 24, 2008, 14:37:11
How annoyed I am that I couldn't do 158798 to Weymouth Wink
Today this set was back on it's usual duties doing the Cardiff-Portsmouths but not on it's usual diagram.
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« Reply #18 on: March 24, 2008, 20:35:27 »
Quote from: Timmer on March 24, 2008, 16:39:16
Quote from: devon_metro on March 24, 2008, 14:37:11
How annoyed I am that I couldn't do 158798 to Weymouth Wink
Today this set was back on it's usual duties doing the Cardiff-Portsmouths but not on it's usual diagram.



Nope, it was on 06.51 PMH-CDF» (Cardiff - next trains). 11.30 CDF-PMH. 15.22 PMH-CDF etc

798's diagram was being covered by 950..
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« Reply #19 on: March 24, 2008, 20:50:45 »
Quote from: Jim on March 24, 2008, 20:35:27
Quote from: Timmer on March 24, 2008, 16:39:16
Quote from: devon_metro on March 24, 2008, 14:37:11
How annoyed I am that I couldn't do 158798 to Weymouth Wink
Today this set was back on it's usual duties doing the Cardiff-Portsmouths but not on it's usual diagram.



Nope, it was on 06.51 PMH-CDF» (Cardiff - next trains). 11.30 CDF-PMH. 15.22 PMH-CDF etc

798's diagram was being covered by 950..
In affect PMH-CDF has two 3 car diagramms now- it is just getting them on the busiest diagramms that FGW▸ (First Great Western) needs to get sorted now.
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« Reply #20 on: March 24, 2008, 20:56:55 »
Quote from: qprrule on March 24, 2008, 20:50:45
Quote from: Jim on March 24, 2008, 20:35:27
Quote from: Timmer on March 24, 2008, 16:39:16
Quote from: devon_metro on March 24, 2008, 14:37:11
How annoyed I am that I couldn't do 158798 to Weymouth Wink
Today this set was back on it's usual duties doing the Cardiff-Portsmouths but not on it's usual diagram.



Nope, it was on 06.51 PMH-CDF» (Cardiff - next trains). 11.30 CDF-PMH. 15.22 PMH-CDF etc

798's diagram was being covered by 950..
In affect PMH-CDF has two 3 car diagramms now- it is just getting them on the busiest diagramms that FGW▸ (First Great Western) needs to get sorted now.
You mean two 3 car units?
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« Reply #21 on: March 24, 2008, 21:00:13 »
Quote from: Jim on March 24, 2008, 20:56:55
Quote from: qprrule on March 24, 2008, 20:50:45
Quote from: Jim on March 24, 2008, 20:35:27
Quote from: Timmer on March 24, 2008, 16:39:16
Quote from: devon_metro on March 24, 2008, 14:37:11
How annoyed I am that I couldn't do 158798 to Weymouth Wink
Today this set was back on it's usual duties doing the Cardiff-Portsmouths but not on it's usual diagram.



Nope, it was on 06.51 PMH-CDF» (Cardiff - next trains). 11.30 CDF-PMH. 15.22 PMH-CDF etc

798's diagram was being covered by 950..
In affect PMH-CDF has two 3 car diagramms now- it is just getting them on the busiest diagramms that FGW▸ (First Great Western) needs to get sorted now.
You mean two 3 car units?
Yeh, forming two permanent 3-car trains as opposed to a 158 coming off here and on there. That is aslong as FGW put them both on Portsmouth-Cardiff.
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« Reply #22 on: March 24, 2008, 21:03:10 »
950 will cover 798's diagram tommorow. 798 is at Fratton tonight....
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« Reply #23 on: March 24, 2008, 21:04:00 »
Quote from: Jim on March 24, 2008, 21:03:10
950 will cover 798's diagram tommorow. 798 is at Fratton tonight....
Surely 798 and 950 will form the same pool, so 950 could be on 798's diagramms reguarly.
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« Reply #24 on: March 24, 2008, 21:09:33 »
Quote from: qprrule on March 24, 2008, 21:04:00
Quote from: Jim on March 24, 2008, 21:03:10
950 will cover 798's diagram tommorow. 798 is at Fratton tonight....
Surely 798 and 950 will form the same pool, so 950 could be on 798's diagramms reguarly.

Yes, I was just saying what is happening.
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« Reply #25 on: March 24, 2008, 21:11:18 »
Quote from: Jim on March 24, 2008, 21:03:10
950 will cover 798's diagram tommorow. 798 is at Fratton tonight....
good I shall keep a look out for 950 as I often see 798 on it's usual diagram during my lunch break.
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