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Title: Buses Replacing Trains On Falmouth Line (15/05/2008) Post by: Lee on May 15, 2008, 08:04:44 From the FGW website :
07:31 Truro to Falmouth Docks due 07:54 This train has been cancelled.This is due to a train fault. Replacement road transport is in operation from Truro to Falmouth Docks. 07:57 Falmouth Docks to Truro due 08:21 This train has been cancelled.This is due to a train fault. Title: Re: Buses Replacing Trains On Falmouth Line (15/05/2008) Post by: Conner on May 15, 2008, 08:11:43 150 failures are getting more common now.
Title: Re: Buses Replacing Trains On Falmouth Line (15/05/2008) Post by: vacman on May 15, 2008, 19:09:40 150 failures are getting more common now. ummm, it was a 153 today! 305, NRN radio failed, had to fit an entire new one, first train to run was the 1239 I think!Title: Re: Buses Replacing Trains On Falmouth Line (15/05/2008) Post by: Conner on May 15, 2008, 21:29:03 150 failures are getting more common now. ummm, it was a 153 today! 305, NRN radio failed, had to fit an entire new one, first train to run was the 1239 I think!Title: Re: Buses Replacing Trains On Falmouth Line (15/05/2008) Post by: oooooo on May 15, 2008, 22:05:58 It booked a pair of 153s from next week, wonder how often one will get 'pinched' though when something else goes wrong.....
Title: Re: Buses Replacing Trains On Falmouth Line (15/05/2008) Post by: Conner on May 15, 2008, 22:07:28 It booked a pair of 153s from next week, wonder how often one will get 'pinched' though when something else goes wrong..... As long as the something else won't get cancelled without a 153 Falmouth should keep it, it gets busy in the peak as a 150.Title: Re: Buses Replacing Trains On Falmouth Line (15/05/2008) Post by: devon_metro on May 15, 2008, 23:03:43 It booked a pair of 153s from next week, wonder how often one will get 'pinched' though when something else goes wrong..... Are they giving you more slack then?? Title: Re: Buses Replacing Trains On Falmouth Line (15/05/2008) Post by: Jim on May 16, 2008, 07:29:16 It booked a pair of 153s from next week, wonder how often one will get 'pinched' though when something else goes wrong..... Are they giving you more slack then?? What for? 153's are fast enough in a pair.... Title: Re: Buses Replacing Trains On Falmouth Line (15/05/2008) Post by: oooooo on May 16, 2008, 10:56:40 You loose time with a pair of 153s as station dwell time is longer, takes far longer to get large amounts of passengers in/out of a pair of 153s than it does a 150.
Title: Re: Buses Replacing Trains On Falmouth Line (15/05/2008) Post by: vacman on May 16, 2008, 11:58:33 150 failures are getting more common now. ummm, it was a 153 today! 305, NRN radio failed, had to fit an entire new one, first train to run was the 1239 I think!Title: Re: Buses Replacing Trains On Falmouth Line (15/05/2008) Post by: vacman on May 16, 2008, 11:59:29 You loose time with a pair of 153s as station dwell time is longer, takes far longer to get large amounts of passengers in/out of a pair of 153s than it does a 150. Maybe, but Wessex used to diagram a SINGLE 153 on the Fal branch during the summer months!Title: Re: Buses Replacing Trains On Falmouth Line (15/05/2008) Post by: Chris from Nailsea on May 16, 2008, 22:29:23 Just an observation, but 153370 turned up, rather late, for the 0859 from Nailsea to BTM this morning.
Is it just me, or are 153s rubbish? ::) Title: Re: Buses Replacing Trains On Falmouth Line (15/05/2008) Post by: John R on May 17, 2008, 07:25:31 It was about 20 down on the preceding working to Weston when I passed it. Maybe it was drafted in at short notice to replace something else.
Title: Re: Buses Replacing Trains On Falmouth Line (15/05/2008) Post by: Chris from Nailsea on May 17, 2008, 12:55:37 I agree, John: the 0859 is usually a 143 - generally adequate, for the number of commuters at that time.
Last week, however, we had a rare treat: one of my fellow passegers saw the approaching 0859 and exclaimed with surprise, 'Oh, look: two trains in one this morning!' I didn't have the heart to tell her it was actually just the one train - a three car 158! ;D A bit over the top for the number of passengers on that occasion - but it does seem to confirm that the 143s are struggling with reliability. Title: Re: Buses Replacing Trains On Falmouth Line (15/05/2008) Post by: Conner on May 17, 2008, 20:21:20 Wow 158 vice 143, wish that sort of swap happened more often.
Title: Re: Buses Replacing Trains On Falmouth Line (15/05/2008) Post by: Jim on May 17, 2008, 20:22:23 Wow 158 vice 143, wish that sort of swap happened more often. I don't. I am quite happy with a Chapman seated 143 if it is instead of 15895(2?) with 3 coaches of Richmond seats....... Title: Re: Buses Replacing Trains On Falmouth Line (15/05/2008) Post by: Conner on May 17, 2008, 20:28:12 Wow 158 vice 143, wish that sort of swap happened more often. I don't. I am quite happy with a Chapman seated 143 if it is instead of 15895(2?) with 3 coaches of Richmond seats....... Title: Re: Buses Replacing Trains On Falmouth Line (15/05/2008) Post by: devon_metro on May 17, 2008, 20:30:31 Think we should run a luggage train just for you Conner, then send you lots of grotty stock afterwards ;)
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