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Title: Mystery HST Working - Friday 7th April 2017 Post by: hoover50 on April 07, 2017, 11:47:31 Does anyone know what this apparent one-off working is?
http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/H20042/2017/04/07/advanced It seems to be an HST which started at Old Oak Common and then went onto Paddington from where it ran non-stop to Exeter St Davids followed by Plymouth and Penzance. It is then due to call at Plymouth, Teignmouth and Newton Abbot before terminating at Paignton. Title: Re: Mystery HST Working - Friday 7th April 2017 Post by: grahame on April 07, 2017, 11:55:25 Does anyone know what this apparent one-off working is? http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/H20042/2017/04/07/advanced It seems to be an HST which started at Old Oak Common and then went onto Paddington from where it ran non-stop to Exeter St Davids followed by Plymouth and Penzance. It is then due to call at Plymouth, Teignmouth and Newton Abbot before terminating at Paignton. It then runs Fridays Only and as required from Paignton to Taunton via Bristol ... then back to Paddington where (if data is to be believed) it forms the 21:45 to Exeter St Davids, arriving there after midnight. Staff and / or route training? Title: Re: Mystery HST Working - Friday 7th April 2017 Post by: a-driver on April 07, 2017, 12:12:31 That'll be the yellow Network Rail measurement train.
Title: Re: Mystery HST Working - Friday 7th April 2017 Post by: JayMac on April 07, 2017, 13:16:17 Yes, the NMT (New Measurement Train), aka the Flying Banana.
Title: Re: Mystery HST Working - Friday 7th April 2017 Post by: PhilWakely on April 07, 2017, 13:42:09 Yes, the NMT (New Measurement Train), aka the Flying Banana. passing Dawlish this morning.....(http://i725.photobucket.com/albums/ww255/PhilWakely/Untitled2_zpsptb9npw7.jpg) Title: Re: Mystery HST Working - Friday 7th April 2017 Post by: TaplowGreen on April 07, 2017, 20:37:07 I saw it passing through Maidenhead last night, 1830ish.
Title: Re: Mystery HST Working - Friday 7th April 2017 Post by: bobm on April 07, 2017, 21:07:11 That was the train returning from a day trip to Salisbury and Southampton.
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