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« Reply #1830 on: May 31, 2024, 21:17:40 » |
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From the cost, deduct three single 1st-class fares from Penzance to Paddington at £224.40 each, and it isn't too bad after all.
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« Reply #1831 on: June 01, 2024, 08:39:52 » |
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Good job this didn’t happen the other way on Tuesday.
I’m sure there would have been an alternative mode of transport that flies on standby to take the PM down to Cornwall the following morning had the sleeper been canned. |
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« Reply #1832 on: June 01, 2024, 11:25:30 » |
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Good job this didn’t happen the other way on Tuesday.
I’m sure there would have been an alternative mode of transport that flies on standby to take the PM down to Cornwall the following morning had the sleeper been canned. The helicopter he flew back on wasn't taken down by truck. It will have been chartered by Conservative party HQ▸ , and probably used for some of the hangers-on for the outbound leg. It is just possible that one of the Cornish charter firms would have been used. |
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« Reply #1833 on: June 15, 2024, 11:09:18 » |
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This morning's sleeper arrival from London was over 90 minutes late after problems near Redruth. The loco developed problems and was declared a failure.
At one stage plans were formulated to use the 08 shunter from Long Rock to rescue it but that would have taken an hour each way. However eventually the train was able to limp into Redruth station to let passengers off. The stock finally reached Penzance just before 10am.
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« Reply #1834 on: June 15, 2024, 11:59:59 » |
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This morning's sleeper arrival from London was over 90 minutes late after problems near Redruth. The loco developed problems and was declared a failure.
At one stage plans were formulated to use the 08 shunter from Long Rock to rescue it but that would have taken an hour each way. However eventually the train was able to limp into Redruth station to let passengers off. The stock finally reached Penzance just before 10am.
I take it the shunter(s) are speed limited then - sort of like road tractors. |
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« Reply #1835 on: June 15, 2024, 12:02:35 » |
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I am not sure about speed limited - in that any artificial restriction is needed. They are designed for working on depots and have a top speed of 15-20mph at full whack.
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« Reply #1836 on: June 15, 2024, 12:16:40 » |
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This morning's sleeper arrival from London was over 90 minutes late after problems near Redruth. The loco developed problems and was declared a failure.
At one stage plans were formulated to use the 08 shunter from Long Rock to rescue it but that would have taken an hour each way. However eventually the train was able to limp into Redruth station to let passengers off. The stock finally reached Penzance just before 10am.
Would have been embarrassing if Rishi had travelled on this service. Just wondering if the service he was on was top 'n tailed all the way, or even double headed 'just in case'. |
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« Reply #1837 on: June 15, 2024, 12:19:13 » |
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According to Realtime Trains at the time, it wasn't. I did look out of curiosity.
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« Reply #1838 on: June 18, 2024, 11:19:22 » |
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I am not sure about speed limited - in that any artificial restriction is needed. They are designed for working on depots and have a top speed of 15-20mph at full whack.
From memory, the Class 08 shunters were speed limited at 25mph. Yes, actual limiters. They probably could not have gone much faster than this anyway, but they were designed in the era of non-braked vehicles and shunting them, or running short local trips with them could have presented problems on any downhill bits - too much overspeed and the side-rods could have been thrown off The ver=y similar looking Class 09 shunters were geared differently, and had a limited top speed of 29mph, if I recall correctly. These were a bit more useful on local trip work. The Taunton footplate crews loved to hate the diagrams that took them to Bridgwater on the 09 pilot loco to collect or drop off the nuclear flask traffic. Only a few miles, but it took a while |
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« Reply #1839 on: July 09, 2024, 05:26:52 » |
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Bit of a lie-in this morning!
21:45 Penzance to London Paddington due 05:04
08/07/24 21:45 Penzance to London Paddington due 05:04 has been previously delayed, is being further delayed between Taunton and Reading and is now expected to be 142 minutes late.
This is due to a problem currently under investigation.
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« Reply #1840 on: July 09, 2024, 07:44:37 » |
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Went through Melksham in daylight and due into Paddington just after 8am.
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« Reply #1841 on: July 09, 2024, 11:40:53 » |
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Berks and hants line closed. Driver didn’t sign diversion route. Had to wait for someone who signed the route to arrive and accompany
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« Reply #1842 on: July 10, 2024, 11:57:56 » |
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Been disruption in Cornwall this morning after the down sleeper expired just past Truro. Almost all trains into and out of Penzance have been cancelled since 8 o'clock.
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« Reply #1843 on: July 10, 2024, 12:25:15 » |
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Been disruption in Cornwall this morning after the down sleeper expired just past Truro. Almost all trains into and out of Penzance have been cancelled since 8 o'clock.
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« Reply #1844 on: July 10, 2024, 13:21:12 » |
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Just went out for a run and as I crossed the Tamar bridge I was totally unprepared to see it being hauled backwards across the RAB by a castle class set!
And what's the one thing I don't take with me when out running.....yes, a phone!
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