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« on: June 24, 2008, 19:15:31 »
From the FGW▸ (First Great Western) website :

18:00 London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads due 19:45
This train will run short formed with 5 carriages.


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« Reply #1 on: June 24, 2008, 19:25:27 »
Sheesh, of all the trains to pick to shorten to 5 coaches  Roll Eyes That service is standing room only Paddington - Reading (and often Swindon) when it's 8 coaches.
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« Reply #2 on: June 24, 2008, 20:50:14 »
And it departed Paddington 18 late, was 25 late at Swindon but was 17 down at Bristol.

Lots of slack.
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