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« Reply #1245 on: July 28, 2018, 09:00:56 » |
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Last night's down sleeper likely to be two hours late into Penzance this morning.
Delayed at Newton Abbot for nearly two and a half hours waiting for over-running engineering work to finish.
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« Reply #1246 on: August 02, 2018, 13:22:59 » |
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I got the sleeper for the first time on Thurs 26th July, from Paddington to Camborne. It being one of the hottest days of the year, it wasn't a total surprise to get woken at 3am to be told the aircon had failed and they had to choose between kicking us all off or propping our doors open with paper cups to improve the air circulation. I felt rather sorry for the staff doing the waking and the door propping, as I imagine the hot weather meant opening cabins to find their occupants not wearing a great deal.
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« Reply #1247 on: August 06, 2018, 21:50:17 » |
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From gwr.com 23:45 London Paddington to Penzance Sleeper Train
Due to a fault affecting the locomotive pulling the sleeper service from London Paddington to Penzance, and the necessity to replace it with another locomotive from Reading Train Care Depot, the 23:45 from London Paddington to Penzance will start at Reading at 00:46. Sleeper train customers will be able to make use of the First Class Lounge at Paddington, and should catch the 23:30 Cardiff train and alight at Reading to connect into their sleeper train. |
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« Reply #1248 on: August 06, 2018, 22:08:25 » |
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From gwr.com 23:45 London Paddington to Penzance Sleeper Train
Due to a fault affecting the locomotive pulling the sleeper service from London Paddington to Penzance, and the necessity to replace it with another locomotive from Reading Train Care Depot, the 23:45 from London Paddington to Penzance will start at Reading at 00:46. Sleeper train customers will be able to make use of the First Class Lounge at Paddington, and should catch the 23:30 Cardiff train and alight at Reading to connect into their sleeper train. Pity the passenger(s) who arrives at Paddington at 23:31 or will the 23.30 to Cardiff be held till 23:45. |
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« Reply #1249 on: August 06, 2018, 22:13:02 » |
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Even worse if you subscribe to GWR▸ travel alerts Disruption has been reported between London Paddington and Penzance.
The 23:45 will be cancelled due to a fault on this train. Although to be fair if you booked a berth they will have taken a phone number to contact you on. |
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« Reply #1250 on: August 06, 2018, 23:48:00 » |
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From gwr.com 23:45 London Paddington to Penzance Sleeper Train
Due to a fault affecting the locomotive pulling the sleeper service from London Paddington to Penzance, and the necessity to replace it with another locomotive from Reading Train Care Depot, the 23:45 from London Paddington to Penzance will start at Reading at 00:46. Sleeper train customers will be able to make use of the First Class Lounge at Paddington, and should catch the 23:30 Cardiff train and alight at Reading to connect into their sleeper train. Pity the passenger(s) who arrives at Paddington at 23:31 or will the 23.30 to Cardiff be held till 23:45. It left at 2345. |
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« Reply #1251 on: August 06, 2018, 23:50:41 » |
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Well common sense tells you it would!  |
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« Reply #1252 on: August 07, 2018, 05:34:36 » |
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Well common sense tells you it would! Real time trains shows the Cardiff service leaving at 23:45 from Paddington and good time allowed for the connection to the sleeper, which as a result left there late. As I write, though, the sleeper has made up that shortfall and is on time at Newton Abbott. The Cardiff remained 15 late all the way. Probably the best solution in the circumstances, as indeed common sense suggests. |
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« Reply #1253 on: August 07, 2018, 05:57:33 » |
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Well common sense tells you it would! Has someone in GWR▸ HQ▸ got some ? Tell that to Grahame with his missed connections. |
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« Reply #1254 on: August 07, 2018, 06:39:18 » |
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Well common sense tells you it would! Has someone in GWR▸ HQ▸ got some ? Tell that to Grahame with his missed connections. - that missed connection episode, with the photo I took of people dashing up to the train as it pulled out - is now with GWR for inclusion in staff training as an example of what not to do. Time can't be rolled back to correct that day last month, but there is some comfort in lessons being widely learned. |
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« Reply #1255 on: August 07, 2018, 10:18:38 » |
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Even more common sense was applied, by having the Cardiff train use Platform 12 at Reading with the sleeper on 13 for cross platform interchange.  |
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« Reply #1256 on: August 07, 2018, 10:28:22 » |
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Even more common sense was applied, by having the Cardiff train use Platform 12 at Reading with the sleeper on 13 for cross platform interchange. Was it, or did the Network Rail signaller suggest it ? Who ever it was, good thinking. |
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« Reply #1257 on: August 07, 2018, 10:32:08 » |
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Often late evening sees only P12-15 in use as through platforms anyway.
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« Reply #1258 on: August 07, 2018, 12:54:05 » |
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Often late evening sees only P12-15 in use as through platforms anyway.
Quite often yes, although not the case last night. Even more common sense was applied, by having the Cardiff train use Platform 12 at Reading with the sleeper on 13 for cross platform interchange. Was it, or did the Network Rail signaller suggest it ? Who ever it was, good thinking. I don't know, I was going to say that the most surprising thing that happened was that someone in the TVSC» must have actually over ridden the ARS▸ for this to happen! Now that is a shock, S&TEngineer would never believe it! |
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« Reply #1259 on: August 07, 2018, 14:31:09 » |
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Often late evening sees only P12-15 in use as through platforms anyway.
Quite often yes, although not the case last night. Even more common sense was applied, by having the Cardiff train use Platform 12 at Reading with the sleeper on 13 for cross platform interchange. Was it, or did the Network Rail signaller suggest it ? Who ever it was, good thinking. I don't know, I was going to say that the most surprising thing that happened was that someone in the TVSC» must have actually over ridden the ARS▸ for this to happen! Now that is a shock, S&TEngineer would never believe it! Ah yes. But that would probably have been at the request of GWR▸ , so they take any delay minutes hit. Still waiting for ARS to sort itself elsewhere (might be a very long wait; bit like an ARS delayed train)...... |
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