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« on: June 09, 2010, 14:24:39 »

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This train will be terminated at Swindon.It will no longer call at: Didcot Parkway, Reading and London Paddington.This train will be formed of 1 coach instead of 8 between Gloucester and Swindon. Last Updated: 09/06/2010 13:37

Now ... would that be power car, one carriage, power car ... or a 153  Grin



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« Reply #1 on: June 09, 2010, 15:03:23 »

I suspect in this case it was a 153, but there has been at least one power car/TGS/power car train run in service in living memory: directly after the naming of 43198 "Oxfordshire 2007" at Oxford station, it ran together with a single trailer and a second power car on a special service to Didcot. Follow this link and scroll down to the picture of the day for 09 Feb 2007!

Bet that went like the proverbial off a shovel...
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« Reply #2 on: June 09, 2010, 15:12:16 »

The acceleration of an IC125 with 1 coach would be immense! Grin Grin Grin
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« Reply #3 on: June 09, 2010, 16:13:26 »

The acceleration of an IC125 with 1 coach would be immense! Grin Grin Grin

I disagree, as it would require the passengers to push. However a single power car wouldn't be bad.  Wink

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« Reply #4 on: June 09, 2010, 18:24:55 »

How cool is this: http://www.luxsoft.demon.co.uk/village/hst.html
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