Info now on CrossCountry website, albeit without times.

- Services to / from Birmingham,. Manchester, Northern England & Scotland will terminate at / start from Taunton. These trains will use the normal headcodes (1Cxx, 1Sxx or whatever)

- Services to / from Devon & Cornwall will start from / terminate at Exeter St. Davids and these trains will use 1Zxx headcodes.

Buses replacing trains Taunton - Tiverton Parkway - Exeter St. Davids

Dave

I understand that there are two workings planned which sound almost a bit pointless although I guess these are positioning runs for drivers, rather than rolling stock? Two trains scheduled through Exeter St. Davids in the early hours of Monday 20-Jan-2014:

5Z88 0005hrs Plymouth (Laira TMD^▸ (Traction Maintenance Depot)) - Bristol (St. Philips Marsh), due 0617
Timings at Exeter St. Davids: arrive 0240hrs, depart 0250hrs

5Z89 0230hrs Bristol (St. Philips Marsh) - Plymouth (Laira TMD), due 0806
Timings at Exeter St. Davids: arrive 0523hrs, depart 0530hrs

Both trains have crew changes scheduled at Castle Cary where one crosses the other.

Also a heads-up on the signalling front. Whereas 2013 saw abolsition of the signalbox at Yeovil Junction, I understand that 2014 is scheduled to see the abolition of the signalbox and semaphore signals at Yeovil Pen Mill. Once the abolition of the box is carried out the control will pass to Basingstoke ASC so this could well be the last time we see HSTs^▸ (High Speed Train) working udner semaphore signalling at Yeovil Pen Mill.

I don't yet have a final date for the abolition of Pen Mill box but I will post it on this forum when I do. The date could slip anyway.

HTIOI,
Dave

Hi Bob,

Thanks for your welcome. I have photos of the boxes between Liskeard and Penzance, excluding St. Blazey and Goonbarrow Junction (both Newquay branch). I don't think either will be easy to photograph if I ever get to try. It will be a shame when they go which, I believe, is to be sometime between 2017 & 2020.

Aptly enough my avatar is the down starter at Lostwithiel. It is a pity, however, that the avatar can't be a bit bigger as some users have rectangular avatars. What is the maximum size for an avatar?

Dave

Hi all.

My name is Dave. I live in Bristol and am a regular user of the train service between Bristol Temple Meads and Severn Beach which I find great value for commuting between Bristol Temple Meads and Sea Mills (my nearest station). Sadly that will probably not be the case for much longer though as the vehicle depot I work from is shortly moving from just next to Temple Meads to just off Southmead Road, Filton. 

I terms of hobbies and spare time I am an enthusiast for mechanical signalling & signalboxes. I also enjoy listening to the world on my shortwave radio and photography. Photography and my interests in mechanical signalling combine.

I hope that I will be able to make some useful contributions to this forum.

Dave