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If the line is blocked between Plymouth and Penzance, why is delaying services from Newton? I think Newton Abbot became "full". A number of services were held there to prevent them being stranded between stations further west. I have heard one report that an empty Castle set was shunted out to the start of the Heathfield branch. |
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« Reply #16 on: June 25, 2023, 08:14:35 » |
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If the line is blocked between Plymouth and Penzance, why is delaying services from Newton? I think Newton Abbot became "full". A number of services were held there to prevent them being stranded between stations further west. I have heard one report that an empty Castle set was shunted out to the start of the Heathfield branch. OpenTrains showing a HST▸ up the Heathfield branch at 11.45. I was waiting for some visitors at Paignton. RealTime trains has 2C67 (43156/43155) Exeter Penzance terminating in platform 3 which it would need to, to go up the branch and just disappearing. |
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« Reply #17 on: June 25, 2023, 08:31:43 » |
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It later ran ECS▸ to Plymouth, leaving at 13:00. It then sat on platform 8 at Plymouth until taking up its return working which should have left Penzance at 13:50.
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« Reply #18 on: June 25, 2023, 16:40:39 » |
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Heaven help us............
17:16 Newquay to London Paddington due 22:28
17:16 Newquay to London Paddington due 22:28 will be terminated at Plymouth.
It will no longer call at Ivybridge, Totnes, Newton Abbot, Teignmouth, Dawlish, Exeter St Davids, Tiverton Parkway, Taunton, Reading and London Paddington.
This is due to more trains than usual needing repairs at the same time.
Will be formed of 2 coaches instead of 9 between Newquay and Plymouth. First class not available. Catering is not available.
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« Reply #19 on: June 25, 2023, 22:07:05 » |
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I saw the 09.11 Penzance to Paddington leave Truro on Sat 24th June completely full, a 5 car IET▸ instead of the booked 9 car, all reservations cancelled. Felt quite sorry for the passengers. Fortunately for me, I was going the other way, had a pair of 5 car IETs on the 08.40 Plymouth to Penzance, it was quite full on arrival at Penzance due to people travelling down for Mazey Day.
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« Reply #20 on: June 26, 2023, 17:09:34 » |
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A pretty terrible evening for Paddington-Penzance service. 1803 was running two hours late, with later services all backed up behind it. Looks as if there was a major delay between Castle Cary and Taunton. Possibly a Glastonbury effect?
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« Reply #21 on: June 26, 2023, 18:24:58 » |
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A pretty terrible evening for Paddington-Penzance service. 1803 was running two hours late, with later services all backed up behind it. Looks as if there was a major delay between Castle Cary and Taunton. Possibly a Glastonbury effect?
16:15 Penzance to London Paddington due 21:29
16:15 Penzance to London Paddington due 21:29 will call additionally at Castle Cary.
This is due to overcrowding because of a concert. A concert?? |
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« Reply #22 on: June 26, 2023, 19:26:03 » |
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If RTT» is to be believed today's 0540 from PNZ to CDF» (1121) was cancelled throughout (no specific reason given but the rostered Castle HST▸ apparently never left Long Rock). The subsequent 2C75 CDF 1200>TAU» 1354 was also binned as far as BRI» with 800033 taking up the reins for the run down to TAU, 2U22 back to CDF and part of 2C87 as far as BRI where 150239 took over to complete the journey back to PNZ (On time at Nailsea as I type). 800033 was taken for the 1908 service to Gloucester. Being a GWR▸ scheduler must be quite good fun at the moment!
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« Reply #23 on: June 27, 2023, 07:14:09 » |
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This forum title ought to renamed to something else now, as half term has long passed.
However, delays to crew, shortages of crews, line and equipment failure, concerts (sorry, festivals), shortages of trains all appear in other forum branches, so no one section totally applicable!
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« Reply #24 on: June 27, 2023, 18:38:52 » |
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A concert??
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« Reply #25 on: June 27, 2023, 21:19:02 » |
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A concert??
Concert/Festival…Boat/Ship… Just please don't call it "The" concert! |
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« Reply #26 on: June 28, 2023, 13:46:47 » |
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This forum title ought to renamed to something else now, as half term has long passed.
However, delays to crew, shortages of crews, line and equipment failure, concerts (sorry, festivals), shortages of trains all appear in other forum branches, so no one section totally applicable!
Indeed ... the whole thing is a network of railway lines and of issues over a whole series of dates. I am leaving alone at the moment ... expecting some other brave soul or a news trigger to start a thread for summer holidays. We're all goin' on a summer holiday
No more workin' for a week or two
Fun and laughter on our summer holiday
No more worries for me or you
For a week or two
We're goin' where the sun shines brightly
We're goin' where the sea is blue
We've seen it in the movies
Let's see if it's true |
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