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Title: Southern to re-furbish some of its trains
Post by: infoman on October 12, 2021, 07:14:10
being reported on BBC points west local news at 06:55am on Tuesday.

Available to re-watch for 24 hours


Title: Re: Southern to re-furbish some of its trains
Post by: Timmer on October 12, 2021, 09:35:11
Do you mean BBC South Today? Points West doesn’t cover the region where Southern operate.


Title: Re: Southern to re-furbish some of its trains
Post by: JayMac on October 12, 2021, 09:35:32
Southern? Being reported on by Points West?

Also, the local bulletins during BBC Breakfast are not available to watch again on BBC iPlayer.


Title: Re: Southern to re-furbish some of its trains
Post by: Western Pathfinder on October 12, 2021, 09:37:40
Yes I watched it in the region segments in breakfast this morning I thought it odd as well.


Title: Re: Southern to re-furbish some of its trains
Post by: infoman on October 12, 2021, 13:39:46
On the BBC POINTS WEST lunch time news at 13:30pm on tuesday has the item on again,available for 24 hours only 


Title: Re: Southern to re-furbish some of its trains
Post by: Clan Line on October 12, 2021, 13:52:55
The BBC lunchtime Points West report said that these trains would operate "through Somerset and into Temple Meads"  ???


Title: Re: Southern to re-furbish some of its trains
Post by: Timmer on October 12, 2021, 15:06:06
On the BBC POINTS WEST lunch time news at 13:30pm on tuesday has the item on again,available for 24 hours only 
I apologise infoman, you were correct.

Just watched the Points West lunchtime news and whilst interesting to most of us on this forum, will not apply to any trains operating in the Points West region.

I have a feeling it won’t air this evening if the editorial team find out Paul Clifton’s report really applies to the BBC South Today region.


Title: Re: Southern to re-furbish some of its trains
Post by: Surrey 455 on October 12, 2021, 20:13:58
Here's the story from the BBC Sussex local area

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-58885078


Title: Re: Southern to re-furbish some of its trains
Post by: infoman on October 13, 2021, 07:05:26
Maybe I am lucky living in the Bristol area as it central to where most of the BBC points west local News comes from.

Although if lived on any the fringe areas, something happening in Tewkesbury has got(IMO) very little relevance  to those who may live in the Salisbury area.

I 'll keep on posting anything from the west of England and south west of England(spotlight)channel 962 using my Sky satellite box.

Hoping it may interest some,if not all, of the members on the forum.


Title: Re: Southern to re-furbish some of its trains
Post by: Timmer on October 13, 2021, 07:34:05
Hoping it may interest some,if not all, of the members on the forum.
It is infoman. I wouldn’t normally watch the lunchtime edition of Points West so would have missed this report as it wasn’t shown in the main evening program.

Paul Clifton and his cameraman were just as surprised as we were that BBC Bristol decided to show his report about electric trains being refurbished in Sussex.


Title: Re: Southern to re-furbish some of its trains
Post by: infoman on October 13, 2021, 18:32:47
I think it depends on what can be called regional or local,
One report back in 2012 Clinton Rogers covered three seperate LIVE reports on the Olympic winner from Dorset.

BBC had their moneys worth.

Clinton Rogers did seperate LIVE reports for points west, spotlight and BBC south all in the space of 25 minutes.



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