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« on: March 25, 2010, 06:55:55 » |
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Saw LMS▸ 6201 Princess Elizabeth at Acton sidings this morning - anyone know what service that was running today? Just when I thought it couldn't get any more interesting an empty HST▸ with PAD» destination stickers cane through on platform 4 very slowly, then eventually our train (6:08) arrived on the same platform - 14 minutes late
Anyone know the reason for the slow running HST and the delay to our service? Couldn't find any information on it, Only info I could find was problems with signals between Reading and Guildford.
(EDIT: Forgot to mention the Princess Elizabeth had a West Coast Railways loco attached to it as well!)
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« Last Edit: March 25, 2010, 08:20:45 by James Vertigan »
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« Reply #1 on: March 25, 2010, 08:58:19 » |
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James Vertigan
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« Reply #2 on: March 25, 2010, 09:12:07 » |
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Thanks Moonrakerz, I must bookmark that site, it has been a help before!
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« Reply #4 on: March 25, 2010, 17:20:24 » |
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Anyone know the reason for the slow running HST▸ and the delay to our service?
Awaiting a driver at Reading for the HST service is the only possible reason I can find - not sure quite how that could have such an impact on your train into London, but there we go! The HST was an empty service from Reading to Old Oak Common HST depot, and I would guess it was a failure from late the previous evening as that would explain it still having destination labels up despite being ECS▸ - that would also explain why it passed Acton Main Line up relief line platform slowly as it would be checked down to cross at Friars Junction to gain access to the depot. |
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« Reply #5 on: March 25, 2010, 17:31:18 » |
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At a VERY, VERY wet Bath Spa this afternoon ...
Hmm ... I was at Green Park (that's the LMS▸ station, right?) ... just saw a load of cars ... |
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« Reply #6 on: March 25, 2010, 17:44:36 » |
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At a VERY, VERY wet Bath Spa this afternoon ...
Hmm ... I was at Green Park (that's the LMS▸ station, right?) ... just saw a load of cars ... Ummm, Errr......... didn't anyone tell you ? (Actually there was an old Green Park man at Bath Spa today, he did say that this particular class wasn't allowed into Green Park - too heavy, too wide, too long......) |
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« Reply #7 on: March 25, 2010, 21:11:26 » |
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That would figure - Green Park was where the Midland Line from Mangotsfield terminated in Bath, and the Somerset and Dorset to Bournemouth started. Not so sure about weight restrictions on the Mangotsfield to Bath section (in fact, the bridges on that line were replaced with more substantial structures in the 1930s so that regular cavalcades of locomotives could run from Green Park MPD▸ to Mangotsfield to be turned) but the S&D▸ was certainly quite restricted in the size of locomotive that was allowed over it.
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Chris from Nailsea
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« Reply #8 on: March 25, 2010, 21:17:03 » |
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Good atmospheric photo, by the way, moonrakerz!  |
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William Huskisson MP▸ was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830. Many more have died in the same way since then. Don't take a chance: stop, look, listen.
"Level crossings are safe, unless they are used in an unsafe manner." Discuss.
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« Reply #11 on: March 25, 2010, 22:54:48 » |
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A word of praise for one of the FGW▸ drivers. We were all getting a little despondent as to when, or if, the train would ever arrive The power car of a Bristol bound HST▸ stopped opposite us, the driver got out of his seat, opened his "offside" door and shouted across: "it's about 5 minutes behind me".
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« Reply #12 on: March 25, 2010, 23:59:31 » |
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William Huskisson MP▸ was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830. Many more have died in the same way since then. Don't take a chance: stop, look, listen.
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« Reply #13 on: March 26, 2010, 04:01:44 » |
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One wonders what FGW▸ 's 'Live Updates' would say regarding delays cause by rodents eating the infrastructure!  |
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