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« on: March 22, 2018, 13:28:50 »
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17:30 London Paddington to Taunton due 20:31
Facilities on the 17:30 London Paddington to Taunton due 20:31.
This is due to more trains than usual needing repairs at the same time.
Will be formed of 5 coaches instead of 10.
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18:00 London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads due 19:44
Facilities on the 18:00 London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads due 19:44.
This is due to more trains than usual needing repairs at the same time.
Will be formed of 5 coaches instead of 10.
Last Updated:22/03/2018 13:06
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« Reply #1 on: March 22, 2018, 14:13:21 »
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17:30 London Paddington to Taunton due 20:31
Facilities on the 17:30 London Paddington to Taunton due 20:31.
This is due to more trains than usual needing repairs at the same time.
Will be formed of 5 coaches instead of 10.
Last Updated:22/03/2018 13:08

Oops ... at least there's another train half an hour later

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18:00 London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads due 19:44
Facilities on the 18:00 London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads due 19:44.
This is due to more trains than usual needing repairs at the same time.
Will be formed of 5 coaches instead of 10.
Last Updated:22/03/2018 13:06

How on Earth are there already "more IETs▸ (Intercity Express Train) than usual needing repairs"? They're brand new for God's sake!
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« Reply #2 on: March 22, 2018, 14:29:10 »
Quote from: TaplowGreen on March 22, 2018, 14:13:21
How on Earth are there already "more IETs▸ (Intercity Express Train) than usual needing repairs"? They're brand new for God's sake!

It doesn't say that it's IETs needing repair.    Could be an HST▸ (High Speed Train) shortage, so they've taken an HST diagram off and spread a 10 car train over 2 x 5 car services.

Just thank goodness the train being split wasn't due to be formed of a whole load of 153s joined to each other!
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« Reply #3 on: March 22, 2018, 15:20:40 »
They have been running round as 5s all day.   3 ex Swansea and 1 ex Taunton affected this morning,.   They are IET▸ (Intercity Express Train) diagrams.
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« Reply #4 on: March 22, 2018, 16:56:19 »
Better than running around as 10s with 5 of them locked I suppose!  Roll Eyes
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« Reply #5 on: March 22, 2018, 17:44:33 »
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Quote from: TaplowGreen on March 22, 2018, 14:13:21
How on Earth are there already "more IETs▸ (Intercity Express Train) than usual needing repairs"? They're brand new for God's sake!

It doesn't say that it's IETs needing repair.    Could be an HST▸ (High Speed Train) shortage, so they've taken an HST diagram off and spread a 10 car train over 2 x 5 car services.

There has been a shortage of serviceable IETs today.
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« Reply #6 on: March 24, 2018, 23:47:52 »
Quote from: TaplowGreen on March 22, 2018, 14:13:21
How on Earth are there already "more IETs▸ (Intercity Express Train) than usual needing repairs"? They're brand new for God's sake!

They are, like all new trains, going through the reliability 'bathtub curve'.
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« Reply #7 on: March 25, 2018, 09:48:00 »
Quote from: Chris125 on March 24, 2018, 23:47:52
Quote from: TaplowGreen on March 22, 2018, 14:13:21
How on Earth are there already "more IETs▸ (Intercity Express Train) than usual needing repairs"? They're brand new for God's sake!

They are, like all new trains, going through the reliability 'bathtub curve'.

I thought that Japanese engineering didn't follow such common place rules....... Roll Eyes Tongue
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« Reply #8 on: March 25, 2018, 11:50:06 »
Quote from: SandTEngineer on March 25, 2018, 09:48:00
Quote from: Chris125 on March 24, 2018, 23:47:52
Quote from: TaplowGreen on March 22, 2018, 14:13:21
How on Earth are there already "more IETs▸ (Intercity Express Train) than usual needing repairs"? They're brand new for God's sake!

They are, like all new trains, going through the reliability 'bathtub curve'.

I thought that Japanese engineering didn't follow such common place rules....... Roll Eyes Tongue

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