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First (broad gauge) train ran complete line from Oxford via Worcester to Wolverhampton (link)
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13/04/25 08:23 London Paddington to Swansea
13/04/25 08:29 Weston-Super-Mare to London Paddington
13/04/25 09:35 Swindon to Cheltenham Spa
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13/04/25 11:27 Carmarthen to London Paddington
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13/04/25 16:35 London Paddington to Swansea
17:33 London Paddington to Cheltenham Spa
18:15 Penzance to Plymouth
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19:29 Swindon to Cheltenham Spa
20:00 Cheltenham Spa to Swindon
20:17 Taunton to Bristol Temple Meads
20:26 Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
21:36 Barnstaple to Exeter St Davids
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09:22 Bristol Temple Meads to Portsmouth Harbour
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12:09 Portsmouth Harbour to Cardiff Central
12:30 London Paddington to Weston-Super-Mare
13:41 London Paddington to Great Malvern
14:00 Cardiff Central to Penzance
13/04/25 14:09 Portsmouth Harbour to Cardiff Central
14:30 London Paddington to Taunton
14:41 London Paddington to Great Malvern
15:28 Weston-Super-Mare to London Paddington
16:58 Taunton to London Paddington
17:25 Cardiff Central to Portsmouth Harbour
18:00 Cardiff Central to Taunton
18:25 Cardiff Central to Portsmouth Harbour
20:09 Portsmouth Harbour to Cardiff Central
20:11 Exeter Central to Barnstaple
21:00 Cheltenham Spa to Swindon
21:09 Portsmouth Harbour to Bristol Temple Meads
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« on: January 24, 2022, 16:42:07 »

https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/19865665.paxmans-factory-demolished-130-homes-built/

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Due to the deteriorating economic outlook accelerated by the Covid-19 pandemic, MAN Energy received no new orders for engines in 2020 and, therefore, took the difficult decision to close its Colchester premises.
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« Reply #1 on: January 24, 2022, 21:30:00 »
Where the iconic Paxman Valenta engines for the InterCity 125 (Class 43) power cars were built.
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« Reply #2 on: January 24, 2022, 22:10:14 »
This is the last chapter in the long slow story of the decline and retreat of what was once one of Colchester's leading employers. The name now survives as the name of a local angling club - see https://paxmansac.co.uk
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