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« Reply #15 on: February 10, 2010, 08:38:37 »
To go back to better times...

Wessex used to run a unit through from Penzance to Pembroke Dock, any one remember how long that took? 

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« Reply #16 on: February 10, 2010, 10:28:24 »
10.51 Great Malvern to Bristol Temple Meads @12.35 (Brighton service)
12.53 Bristol Temple Meads to Taunton @13.59 (service from cardiff)
15.50 Taunton to St Erth @19.20 ( London-Penzance service)
19.41 St Erth to St Ives @ 19.56

9 hours and 5 minutes

Bit of a long wait at Taunton and no trips via Melksham
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« Reply #17 on: February 10, 2010, 10:46:46 »
And its gets longer if you start from Hereford

06:43 Hereford to Great Malvern @ 07:14 1 
First Great Western service from Hereford to London Paddington

08:26 Great Malvern to Westbury @ 11:36
First Great Western service from Great Malvern to Westbury show calling points   
 
12:22 Westbury to Plymouth @ 14:36
First Great Western service from London Paddington to Plymouth

15:12 Plymouth to St Erth @ 16:56   
First Great Western service from London Paddington to Penzance show calling points   

17:11 St Erth to St Ives (Cornwall) @ 17:24 

10 hrs 41 minutes
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« Reply #18 on: February 10, 2010, 14:30:48 »
Quote from: bignosemac on February 10, 2010, 05:20:26
Quote from: marky7890 on February 10, 2010, 02:46:51
I have found one of 8 hours 8 mins - Coombe Junction Halt to Melksham. It does include a wait of a few hours at Cheltenham Spa however:

Depart Coombe Junction Halt 10:52, arrive at Liskeard 11:03.
Depart Liskeard 11:09, arrive at Cheltenham Spa 14:40.
Depart Cheltenham Spa 17:40, arrive at Melksham 19:10.


Fair go, but your journey includes the evil XC▸ (Cross Country Trains (franchise)), is not a permitted route, and requires multiple tickets.  Grin

Opps, didn't realise it included XC  Embarrassed
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« Reply #19 on: February 10, 2010, 15:10:55 »
Quote from: FallenAngel on February 09, 2010, 21:13:22
Quote from: readytostart on February 09, 2010, 20:36:35
How about the longest (time wise) daytime journey, wholly with FGW▸ (First Great Western), but using just the one train?

I'll throw Gt Malvern to Brighton into the pot, but I'm feeling too lazy to look this evening.

Does that no assume the train actually makes it all the way from A to B - a rare occurance I believe

Certainly didn't run last time I used the thru Brighton to Worcester.  I have been known to book that service deliberately so that when it is cancelled I put in my charter claim and get a refund.  (last time I got 60 quid back on a 40 quid ticket)
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« Reply #20 on: February 11, 2010, 01:20:34 »
Quote from: bignosemac on February 10, 2010, 05:30:56
Quote from: readytostart on February 09, 2010, 20:36:35
How about the longest (time wise) daytime journey, wholly with FGW▸ (First Great Western), but using just the one train?

I'll throw Gt Malvern to Brighton into the pot, but I'm feeling too lazy to look this evening.

Currently timetabled to take 5 hours 23 minutes. Which is beaten by the 0757 PAD» (Paddington (London) - next trains)-PNZ (Sun) which takes 6 hours 12 minutes.
How about during the Newport block when there was a service that ran from Paddington - Carmarthen via Worcester/Hereford. I think that was about 7 hours that one?
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« Reply #21 on: February 11, 2010, 10:05:09 »
Continuing my desire to get from Hereford to Cornwall  as slowly as possible, if you tick the show over taken trains box  and go to Newquay Not St Ives you get....

06:43 Hereford to  Great Malvern @ 07:14   
First Great Western service from Hereford to London Paddington

08:26 Great Malvern to Westbury @ 11:36   
First Great Western service from Great Malvern to Westbury

16:23 Westbury to  Par @ 19.30
First Great Western service from London Paddington to Penzance
 
20:28 Par to Newquay @ 21.20
   
Grand total of 14 hours 37 minutes weekday

St Ives is 14 Hours 12 minutes via these trains

On saturdays trains via the same route get to e St Ives in 13 hours 50 minutes and Newquay in 13 Hours 57 minutes - and Melksham hasn't been visited!!
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« Reply #22 on: February 11, 2010, 10:21:41 »
Is Bristol to Taunton via Westbury a valid route for this journey?

Presumably there has to be a restriction of this nature for this task otherwise you could meander all over the FGW▸ (First Great Western) network to increase the time?
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« Reply #23 on: February 11, 2010, 13:55:40 »
Quote from: Deltic on February 11, 2010, 10:21:41
Is Bristol to Taunton via Westbury a valid route for this journey?

Presumably there has to be a restriction of this nature for this task otherwise you could meander all over the FGW▸ (First Great Western) network to increase the time?

Yes, Bristol - Taunton is valid via Westbury.
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