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« Reply #1065 on: November 06, 2016, 11:07:37 » |
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some strange window spacing in the first and third vehicles so they are clearly not standard mk3 coaches - anyone know what's in there? I think the green one behind the loco is one of the three mrk3 brake vehicles (the guard's coach, a bit like the TGS on IC125s I think), but I don't know what the other is. |
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Don't DOO▸ it, keep the guard (but it probably wouldn't be a bad idea if the driver unlocked the doors on arrival at calling points).
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« Reply #1066 on: November 06, 2016, 11:45:32 » |
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Buffet car, I reckon
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« Reply #1067 on: November 06, 2016, 12:03:15 » |
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The rear coach is 10219 a Mk3a (loco hauled) Restaurant First Modular (RFM). That is a Sleeper set buffet carriage. The seating area (to the rear in the picture) is a lounge for the exclusive use of passengers who've booked a berth. That end is usually marshalled next to sleeper carriages (SLEPs). The counter end being marshalled next to the Seated Sleeper carriages. 10219 has slightly unusual full depth windows on the corridor/counter side. That's the side pictured. You can just make out the handrail across the window. Also the half depth windows on the kitchen side are not blacked out like other Mk3 buffets. 10219 is one of a batch of Mk3a First Opens (FO) converted to RFMs in 1986/87. Original FO number was 11047. Info gleaned from various sources including: http://www.abrail.co.uk/lhspassengerdetail.htmhttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Open |
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« Reply #1068 on: November 10, 2016, 17:59:52 » |
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Been a few issues this week with "getting stuck" in poor rail conditions.
Sunday's up took 95 mins to get up Hemerdon bank, with 3 crew reportedly applying sand.
Last night/This mornings down got stuck on the incline from St Germans to Liskeard.
Monday morning when I got to work at 0345 there was a heavy frost in the Plymouth area coupled with leaf fall I imagine it being a complete nuisance, this morning there was torrential rain when I left Liskeard at 0315.
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« Reply #1069 on: November 21, 2016, 23:15:44 » |
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Monday morning when I got to work at 0345 there was a heavy frost in the Plymouth area coupled with leaf fall I imagine it being a complete nuisance, this morning there was torrential rain when I left Liskeard at 0315.
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« Reply #1070 on: November 23, 2016, 07:55:23 » |
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Like the comment for the Down sleeper on 22/11. No mention of floods severing the line............. 23:45 London Paddington to Penzance due 07:53
This train has been delayed from London Paddington and is now 65 minutes late.
This train will be diverted between Reading and Exeter St Davids.
This train will no longer call at Taunton.
This is due to train crew being delayed by service disruption.
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« Reply #1071 on: November 23, 2016, 08:02:25 » |
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That had been amended by 0500 this morning
Can we anend this thread's title? fgw have been gone a while now :-)
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« Reply #1072 on: November 23, 2016, 09:09:31 » |
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Perhaps change FGW▸ to "Night Riviera".
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« Reply #1073 on: November 23, 2016, 10:33:05 » |
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Like the comment for the Down sleeper on 22/11. No mention of floods severing the line............. 23:45 London Paddington to Penzance due 07:53
This train has been delayed from London Paddington and is now 65 minutes late.
This train will be diverted between Reading and Exeter St Davids.
This train will no longer call at Taunton.
This is due to train crew being delayed by service disruption.
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« Reply #1074 on: November 23, 2016, 10:36:42 » |
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That had been amended by 0500 this morning
Can we anend this thread's title? fgw have been gone a while now :-)
Perhaps change FGW▸ to "Night Riviera".
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« Reply #1075 on: November 29, 2016, 11:57:59 » |
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I notice that there was a large delay on the Night Riviera leaving Paddington last night. Didn't arrive until 10am into Penzance anyone have any idea why? Looks like it arrived on time into Paddington and was there when I passed it last night.
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« Reply #1076 on: November 29, 2016, 12:06:19 » |
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According to the WNXX▸ forum the train loco failed and the coaches had to be released by the Old Oak Common class 08 shunter to allow the inbound empty stock loco to take the train out. However, it also had problems in Cornwall due to the usual 'leaves on the line' and frosty rails requiring hand sanding by the driver  In consequence it arrived in Penzance nearly two hours late and in the process disrupted the Cornish rush hour  |
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« Reply #1077 on: November 29, 2016, 12:42:48 » |
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According to the WNXX▸ forum the train loco failed and the coaches had to be released by the Old Oak Common class 08 shunter to allow the inbound empty stock loco to take the train out. However, it also had problems in Cornwall due to the usual 'leaves on the line' and frosty rails requiring hand sanding by the driver In consequence it arrived in Penzance nearly two hours late and in the process disrupted the Cornish rush hour Thanks for the info much appreciated. |
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« Reply #1078 on: November 29, 2016, 22:17:30 » |
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Tonight's up sleeper still at Penzance with a fault.
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« Reply #1079 on: December 05, 2016, 12:25:28 » |
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Going off at a slight tangent, but not worth starting a new thread  ..... Can anybody point me at a seating layout for coach A of the sleeper please? A friend has three seats reserved in coach A, but cannot tell whether one of them is near to the other two. |
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