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On FGW▸ live updates 18:30 London Paddington to Weston-Super-Mare due 20:53 This train will be formed of 2 coaches instead of 8. Last Updated: 14/02/2011 18:57  |
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clevedonian
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« Reply #1 on: February 14, 2011, 19:49:10 » |
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18:00 Pad to Bristol Temple Meads was cancelled as well - so a two carriage train is going to be a tight squeeze!
I assume this isn't actually a 2carriage train from Pad?
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« Reply #2 on: February 14, 2011, 20:05:34 » |
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From what I can gather the 1830 PAD» -WSM (1C26) just left Bath 3 down having run more or less on time all the way from Paddington. So I would guess that the two-car service alert might be a mistake. Unless they're planning to terminate the HST▸ at Temple Meads and run a DMU▸ from there, I suppose, although there's no evidence of that on the live departure boards.
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Chris from Nailsea
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« Reply #3 on: February 14, 2011, 20:12:31 » |
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Interestingly, also from FGW▸ live updates: 21:33 Weston-Super-Mare to Bristol Temple Meads due 22:06
This train will be formed of 2 coaches instead of 8.
Last Updated: 14/02/2011 18:58
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« Reply #4 on: February 14, 2011, 20:17:07 » |
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Must be an error.
It's surely not even possible for a two car unit substitute for a HST▸ from Paddington to Bristol. Turbos don't go beyond Didcot and west DMUs▸ not beyond Swindon. There'd be a distinct lack of route and traction knowledge!
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« Reply #5 on: February 14, 2011, 20:21:48 » |
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Now departed Temple Meads 1 late at 2019; it must be an HST▸ to have kept time all the way from Paddington, and it doesn't look like there's been any kind of set swap at BRI» unless they've managed to set a world record shortest time for doing it.
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Chris from Nailsea
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« Reply #6 on: February 14, 2011, 20:24:13 » |
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Damn! Too late for me to nip down to NLS to see what goes past!  |
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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 #7 on: February 14, 2011, 21:51:24 » |
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A Turbo could go to Temple Meads, they certainly used to when the Temple Meads to Oxford was running so I guess an extension to Weston Super Mare could be done (although that is more suspect unless it is permitted somewhere, perhaps the sectional appendix?)
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JayMac
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« Reply #8 on: February 14, 2011, 22:21:17 » |
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Yes a Turbo could go to BRI» , but I very much doubt there are any LTV▸ drivers out there who have up to date route knowledge.
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« Reply #9 on: February 14, 2011, 23:17:05 » |
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Easy, 1830 ex Padd caped at Bristol to form the 2030 BTM▸ Padd, a Sprinter provided to form C26/M70.
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« Reply #10 on: February 15, 2011, 06:19:50 » |
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Easy, 1830 ex Padd caped at Bristol to form the 2030 BTM▸ Padd, a Sprinter provided to form C26/M70.
Maybe just my quirky sense of humour, but I love the thought of a caped service going to Weston Super Mare |
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« Reply #11 on: February 15, 2011, 09:38:45 » |
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Except the caped crusader was bat man not superman
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