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Author Topic: How many carriages can your nearest station(s) take?  (Read 21011 times)
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« on: June 07, 2008, 14:16:01 »

Pewsey = 7
Hungerford = 6
Bedwyn = 4
Do you know any others that I don't?
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« Reply #1 on: June 07, 2008, 14:32:29 »

if your talking things like HST (High Speed Train)'s and stuff, Bath Spa can fit a full HST on, Oldfield Park can fit about five on i think, and just because it's where I'm at uni, Cheltenham spa can fit a full HST on as well
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« Reply #2 on: June 07, 2008, 14:39:29 »

Paignton has a whole HST (High Speed Train) (just) (2+8)
Torquay gets 2+9
Torre is 5 I believe.
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« Reply #3 on: June 07, 2008, 15:15:18 »

for me...

Bmh 10/12
bsm 5/4
Pks 5/4
Pok 5/8
Chr-sway 5/4
bcu 10/12
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« Reply #4 on: June 07, 2008, 15:30:27 »

for me...

Bmh 10/12
bsm 5/4
Pks 5/4
Pok 5/8
Chr-sway 5/4
bcu 10/12
Which stations are these?
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« Reply #5 on: June 07, 2008, 15:31:16 »

Paignton has a whole HST (High Speed Train) (just) (2+8)
Torquay gets 2+9
Torre is 5 I believe.
Thankyou, come again!
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« Reply #6 on: June 07, 2008, 15:32:07 »

put the codes in natrail.

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« Reply #7 on: June 07, 2008, 18:31:01 »

Paignton has a whole HST (High Speed Train) (just) (2+8)
Torquay gets 2+9
Torre is 5 I believe.
Do you know Teignmouth, Dawlish, Dawlish Warren, Starcross, Exeter St. Thomas and Totnes?
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« Reply #8 on: June 07, 2008, 18:38:51 »

Teignmouth and Dawlish and 7 (pre SDO2 days)
Dawlish Warren is 5 I would say (up) and 7 on the down?
Stacross/Exeter St Thomas is about 4/5

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« Reply #9 on: June 07, 2008, 19:08:21 »

Platform lengths in metres:
Dawlish (1)           246
Dawlish (2)           183
Dawlish Warren (1)    129
Dawlish Warren (2)    129
Exeter St Thomas (1)  107
Exeter St Thomas (2)  115
Starcross (1)         168
Starcross (2)         184
Teignmouth (1)        323
Teignmouth (2)        177
Totnes (1)            193
Totnes (2)            178
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« Reply #10 on: June 07, 2008, 20:12:53 »

Corsham = none  Cry
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« Reply #11 on: June 07, 2008, 20:22:13 »

Platform lengths in metres:
Dawlish (1)           246
Dawlish (2)           183
Dawlish Warren (1)    129
Dawlish Warren (2)    129
Exeter St Thomas (1)  107
Exeter St Thomas (2)  115
Starcross (1)         168
Starcross (2)         184
Teignmouth (1)        323
Teignmouth (2)        177
Totnes (1)            193
Totnes (2)            178

Thanks, but could you convert these measurements to Mk3 carriages please?
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« Reply #12 on: June 07, 2008, 20:24:11 »

Corsham = none  Cry
This post was made for serious replies, not jokes.
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« Reply #13 on: June 07, 2008, 20:30:21 »

I assure you, it's no joke!  Angry
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« Reply #14 on: June 07, 2008, 20:30:57 »

Technically speaking Corsham doesn't have a station, so I'm not sure that user corshamjim was joking - I believe he merely misunderstood the question, adelante.

My nearest station is Melksham, and it can apparently take 4 carriages.

2 carriages at dawn in the direction of Swindon, and 2 carriages at dusk in the direction of Westbury.

And a fat lot of good they are to anyone wanting to actually travel anywhere by train.

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