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Title: XC Calling at Reading West Post by: smokey on September 23, 2011, 20:01:55 I see that XC Oxford to Bournemouth Trains are calling Reading WEST on Sunday 25 Sept with a bus to/from Reading main station.
Do I take it that the XC trains will take the Oxford Road to Reading West Junc line? Title: Re: XC Calling at Reading West Post by: phile on September 23, 2011, 22:27:47 That is what it means due to Engineering work preventing them using Reading General Station. It is nothing new at all.
Title: Re: XC Calling at Reading West Post by: LiskeardRich on September 23, 2011, 22:29:11 What engineering work? I'm travelling from reading Sunday morning with fgw
Title: Re: XC Calling at Reading West Post by: insider on September 23, 2011, 22:56:27 What engineering work? I'm travelling from reading Sunday morning with fgw Not by train from Reading though!!! Buses operate to/from Reading West for Basingstoke services. Buses opearate throughout Reading to Newbury / Bedwyn services. HSS services divert via Melksham or Bridgwater Title: Re: XC Calling at Reading West Post by: LiskeardRich on September 23, 2011, 23:18:50 Ok journey planner makes no mention of works, thanks
Title: Re: XC Calling at Reading West Post by: insider on September 24, 2011, 10:16:17 Ok journey planner makes no mention of works, thanks Not sure what journey planner you are using but all National Rail powered ones are correct and have been for some time. Title: Re: XC Calling at Reading West Post by: LiskeardRich on September 24, 2011, 12:20:37 Im on a penzance service, is the closures just local services?
Title: Re: XC Calling at Reading West Post by: LiskeardRich on September 25, 2011, 10:39:18 Am at reading now, only platform 8 for westbound trains, and 9 and 10th for London bound, the swt to waterloo appear to be in the normal bay platform as well
Title: Re: XC Calling at Reading West Post by: inspector_blakey on September 25, 2011, 18:14:31 As far as I know SWT have to operate from those bay platforms because they're the only ones with a juice rail.
Title: Re: XC Calling at Reading West Post by: LiskeardRich on September 25, 2011, 18:20:16 yes they are, forgot about the juice rail
Title: Re: XC Calling at Reading West Post by: smokey on September 25, 2011, 20:28:07 If I remember correctly You get a really good view of Reading depot going round what I would call reading west curve.
Title: Re: XC Calling at Reading West Post by: IndustryInsider on September 25, 2011, 20:49:21 If I remember correctly You get a really good view of Reading depot going round what I would call reading west curve. You do indeed. Make the most of it, as it won't be there much longer! Title: Re: XC Calling at Reading West Post by: bobm on September 26, 2011, 08:50:34 Which - the depot or the curve (or both?)
Title: Re: XC Calling at Reading West Post by: eightf48544 on September 26, 2011, 10:28:47 The depot moves to the North side of the Main line around Cow lane and a new East curve is built across to the the space to go under the Mainline flyovers to link with the Relief lines.
The West curve is also I think realinged to go under the Mainline flyover. The Cow Lane road bridge will be totally transformed. See Reading Rebuild plans There are some artists impressions on: http://www.networkrail.co.uk/aspx/6339.aspx (http://www.networkrail.co.uk/aspx/6339.aspx) But I can't seem to find teh proposed track plans. Title: Re: XC Calling at Reading West Post by: paul7575 on September 26, 2011, 11:43:47 But I can't seem to find the proposed track plans. I posted them as an attachment to post #216 in the 'Reading Station Improvements' thread: http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/coffeeshop/index.php?topic=6405.210 Hope that is of interest - but if I might suggest that any further discussion takes place in the relevant thread... Paul This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |