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Author Topic: Great Western Railway: on-board catering, buffets, Travelling Chef, Pullman - ongoing discussion  (Read 748463 times)
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« Reply #1155 on: May 17, 2016, 21:38:24 »

Should you choose the later Pullman up to London today broadgage, you should have the retro liveried power car, 43002, up front.
When I snapped a photo it was on the rear of the up, rather than up front on both Sunday and Monday.

It was indeed. Previously 43002 had been on the 1st Class end of a set. I wrongly assumed it still was.

I too snapped it on Monday. Passing Dawlish.

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« Reply #1156 on: May 17, 2016, 21:46:17 »

Should you choose the later Pullman up to London today broadgage, you should have the retro liveried power car, 43002, up front.
When I snapped a photo it was on the rear of the up, rather than up front on both Sunday and Monday.

It was indeed. Previously 43002 had been on the 1st Class end of a set. I wrongly assumed it still was.

I too snapped it on Monday. Passing Dawlish.


It has swapped sets, it was on a micro buffet set, now on a full kitchen set.
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« Reply #1157 on: May 17, 2016, 22:13:40 »

Ye shall henceforth be known as "Two-steaks".   Wink Tongue Grin

Better than Two Soups !.
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« Reply #1158 on: May 17, 2016, 22:37:11 »

... no room for cheese. ... The Pullman was about half full.

... whereas broadgage was completely full.  Wink Cheesy Grin
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« Reply #1159 on: May 18, 2016, 06:54:02 »

Should you choose the later Pullman up to London today broadgage, you should have the retro liveried power car, 43002, up front.
When I snapped a photo it was on the rear of the up, rather than up front on both Sunday and Monday.

It was indeed. Previously 43002 had been on the 1st Class end of a set. I wrongly assumed it still was.

I too snapped it on Monday. Passing Dawlish.



It's in the golden hind both ways today if anyone wants dinner and the retro power car in one go!
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« Reply #1160 on: May 18, 2016, 07:19:27 »

It's in the golden hind both ways today if anyone wants dinner and the retro power car in one go!

If you "really" want to go mad it should make a trip to Swansea and back in between, including the 10:45 South Wales brunch Pullman from Paddington!  Grin
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« Reply #1161 on: May 18, 2016, 11:10:24 »

Afraid that plan has gone out of the window.

The up Hind was terminated at Reading to provide a set for the 09:06 to Plymouth which started from Reading.

This was due to the fire on the 180 at Ruscombe.
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« Reply #1162 on: June 10, 2016, 12:59:17 »

Trains now running normally between Castle Cary and Taunton 

Following sheep on the railway between Castle Cary and Taunton:

Train services running through these stations are running normally.

...............no lamb on the Pullman menu today then?  Smiley
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« Reply #1163 on: June 10, 2016, 13:02:43 »

Ironically this is the fortnight when there is lamb on the menu.

Also the train involved should have formed the later of the two lunch services from Plymouth, which is now cancelled as the set was badly damaged and was terminated at Taunton on its down trip.
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« Reply #1164 on: June 10, 2016, 13:35:56 »

Ouch..........I remember being on a late night Paddington-Plymouth service years ago that hit a cow, that did a fair bit of damage to both parties.
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« Reply #1165 on: June 10, 2016, 13:42:59 »

.....sheep on the railway between Castle Cary and Taunton:

I didn't realise that Flying Scotsman was due in the area today!
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« Reply #1166 on: June 10, 2016, 15:52:02 »

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Surely there would be extra lamb on the menu for a few days?  Wink
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« Reply #1167 on: June 15, 2016, 01:21:47 »

I'm posting rather sheepishly here, but if we do already have a lamb to the slaughter, I'd suggest to save a cut let's 'chop, chop' and before you know it, we'll be in Barnsley.  Tongue
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« Reply #1168 on: June 15, 2016, 17:51:33 »

Bah!
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« Reply #1169 on: June 15, 2016, 18:34:16 »

That Chris has 'some neck' putting all those puns into one post.
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