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Not been able to find a picture of a VXC▸ HST▸ at Weymouth, but I did find a pic of a VXC 47+MkIIs from 2001 on the Sulzerpower.com website: 29/09/01: 47805 stands at Weymouth with the last diagrammed Virgin Cross Country class 47 hauled service from Weymouth - 1M81 1818 Weymouth-Manchester which it worked to Birmingham 
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« Reply #16 on: February 21, 2011, 03:35:10 » |
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Making me all nostalgic for the days of 47s through Oxford that is! Lovely bit of thrash from those things pulling away...
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« Reply #17 on: February 21, 2011, 06:38:32 » |
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Great pic BNM, thanks for posting it. Oh how a train like this is greatly missed. Wish I appreciated them more when they were running now that tin cans on wheels now dominate XC▸ .
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« Reply #18 on: February 21, 2011, 23:29:14 » |
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I am sure that i did take a shot of a virgin HST▸ at Weymouth going back a few years ago ( Must have been a good 12 years ago ) although i will have to do a bit of searching for it. Will let you know if/when i find it.
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« Reply #19 on: March 22, 2011, 22:01:12 » |
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SWT▸ confirmed in today's webchat that they will not be providing any extra services to Weymouth for the Olympics. As I've always thought, the Dec 2007 upgrade to 2tph was all that was possible.
They do mention that FGW▸ and XC▸ will be running some extra trains.
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« Reply #20 on: March 23, 2011, 15:19:28 » |
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I wonder if FGW▸ will hire a loco hauled train to provide extra capacity duiring the olympics?
Anyone heard what FGW are planning on using for the additional workings to Weymouth this year?
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« Reply #21 on: March 23, 2011, 21:38:03 » |
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Anyone heard what FGW▸ are planning on using for the additional workings to Weymouth this year?
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« Reply #22 on: March 23, 2011, 21:38:42 » |
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See http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/coffeeshop/index.php?topic=8315.msg84183#msg84183 I have nothing specific yet to add to that particular post - but I'm working on it.  Chris from Nailsea.  |
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"Level crossings are safe, unless they are used in an unsafe manner." Discuss.
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« Reply #24 on: March 24, 2011, 00:53:02 » |
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"A clear conscience laughs at a false accusation."
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« Reply #25 on: March 24, 2011, 01:02:38 » |
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Aha, oops - sorry about that. |
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« Reply #26 on: March 24, 2011, 01:19:40 » |
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No problem. But you owe me 4 cotton buds. And my space bar keeps sticking.
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"A clear conscience laughs at a false accusation."
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« Reply #28 on: June 21, 2011, 18:31:32 » |
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Not sure if it's related, but SWT▸ have been route clearing a 158/159 combo between Bournemouth, Wareham, Dorchester South and Weymouth in the last week.
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« Reply #29 on: June 21, 2011, 20:32:51 » |
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Unlikely to be relevant. SWT▸ have stated quite explicitly that they aren't running any extra services to Weymouth. Last Webchat - Question: 88 - Regarding Weymouth - Olympics August 2012.
What are your plans for services to and from Weymouth - is it possible to do better than 8-car 450 twice an hour, presumably (as the ODA transport supremo said recently) until the early hours of the morning after the events?
And is there room for more than occasional services from the Bristol line given the shortage of sidings now?
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Unfortunately, due to the power supply restrictions on the Weymouth route west of Poole, we are not going to be able to enhance our services for the events at Weymouth.
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