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16  All across the Great Western territory / Across the West / Re: FGW may get "NEW" stock for Bristol area on: August 23, 2008, 16:20:34
Quote from: TruroGuy on August 23, 2008, 12:55:16
FGW▸ (First Great Western) always seem to be copped out by all the second hand trains that are need of a freshen up! Wink Logically, could FGW actually purchase brand new DMU▸ (Diesel Multiple Unit) trains? I'm unsure of the process...
No, the government have to approve it.
17  All across the Great Western territory / Fare's Fair / Re: Seat Reservations on: August 23, 2008, 16:20:06
And don't forget any impacted delay minute that impacts any other services is ^100 per minute on each of those trains too!
18  Sideshoots - associated subjects / Campaigns for new and improved services / Re: Okehampton-Tavistock. Discussion on reopening and potential use as a diversionary route on: August 23, 2008, 15:59:03
Quote from: grahame on August 18, 2008, 17:53:41
Quote from: relex109 on August 18, 2008, 15:55:42
it just says link below?

Yes,  I didn't understand that either ... I had to delete a lot of other posts during last night, including links to inappropriate sites and personal attacks on other members, but let this one stay (unaltered) as I saw nothing offensive in it.  I guess a link was missing, and I can only imagine what it would have contained!
Just noticed this .... I believe it was aimed to be a pisstake as opposed to posting a dodgy link. Wink
19  Journey by Journey / Shorter journeys in Devon / Re: Class 142 Pacers in service on Devon branch lines, 2007 to 2011 - merged topic on: August 23, 2008, 15:48:22
Quote from: relex109 on August 23, 2008, 09:37:22
i was drunk again last night...

well they were in mainline use until 2003 thinking about it that was a whi;e ago now but some are still in use as sandite and other trains
Not anymore....
20  Journey by Journey / Plymouth and Cornwall / Re: 14:24 Gunnislake-Newton Abbot Service Starting At Calstock on: August 23, 2008, 15:47:33
Might have a forward movement problem from the cab towards Gunnislake.
21  All across the Great Western territory / Fare's Fair / Re: Passenger's anger as train ticket office shuts on: August 23, 2008, 15:45:49
Quote from: super tm on August 23, 2008, 10:34:37
Also if I might add there is a bit more to the story that shows on this site.  When you book tickets on the internet you must show your card at the station to pick them up or you can collect them from the fast ticket machine.  However the card used by the lady in question does not belong to her so really she should not have been able to collect the tickets either from the booking office or the fast ticket machine.

That only came in last year. You used to be able to put any card in the machine (you still can with some ticket issuers) and type in the code.
22  All across the Great Western territory / Fare's Fair / Re: Seat Reservations on: August 23, 2008, 15:44:44
Don't see why Vomits don't show Seat Not Reserved ....

Problem with Vomits, if the first download didn't work (of the reservations) - the system tends to not let it download it a second time.
23  Journey by Journey / Shorter journeys in Devon / Re: Class 142 Pacers in service on Devon branch lines, 2007 to 2011 - merged topic on: August 22, 2008, 21:00:24
Liam is correct, they almost definately do not have CDL▸ (Central Door Locking)
24  All across the Great Western territory / Fare's Fair / Re: Seat Reservations on: August 22, 2008, 20:58:49
that's because for those routes reservations are printed in advance at Cardiff iirc.
 
25  All across the Great Western territory / Fare's Fair / Re: Seat Reservations on: August 22, 2008, 19:13:00
Quote from: Ollie on August 22, 2008, 19:07:11
Doesn't take 10 minutes? lol, ok then.. try saying that for a fully reserved Paddington - Penzance..
More like 30 minutes....
26  All across the Great Western territory / Fare's Fair / Re: Seat Reservations on: August 22, 2008, 18:43:40
Quote from: Jez on August 22, 2008, 18:21:37
Doesnt take 10 minutes to put a few seat reservations out im sure. They often start putting the seat reservations out when the terminating train is reaching its destination ready for the train journey back.  Sorry, if they offer seat reservations then they really should put them out IMO▸ (in my opinion), otherwise dont offer them at all.

Passing through a train with several hundred reservations all on a little roll of paper can take an awful long amount of time. Seat reservations can only be printed at a station with a suitable terminal, for my area (SWT▸ (South West Trains)) that is only really Weymouth, Exeter, Bournemouth and London Waterloo. If the demand is high enough, the printer is broken OR there are networking difficulties with the National Reservation System/Service then no reservations can be printed for certain trains obviously.

If seat reservations are not offered on certain services, then advance purchase is likewise not available on said services. Put it this way, seat reservations are issued so that no more than the trains booked capacity is issued. Therefore all passengers with a reservation should be able to obtain a seat except in the possibility where it is a busy train. Either way, if they're not on display then no reservations apply.
27  Journey by Journey / Shorter journeys in Devon / Re: Class 142 Pacers in service on Devon branch lines, 2007 to 2011 - merged topic on: August 22, 2008, 16:47:05
Not to mention the fact none are mainline registered anymore.
28  Journey by Journey / Bristol (WECA) Commuters / Re: Bristol bus fares go up - again on: August 22, 2008, 02:38:07
I can't read. Must be blindness creeping in my old age Wink
29  Journey by Journey / Bristol (WECA) Commuters / Re: Bristol bus fares go up - again on: August 22, 2008, 02:05:45
OOI, when was the last price rise?

Here in Bournemouth, price rises last occured on Wilts and Dorset with increases of about ^0.10 to ^1.00 a few weeks ago, but Yellow haven't increased their fares in months.
30  All across the Great Western territory / Fare's Fair / Re: Seat Reservations on: August 20, 2008, 21:32:51
It informs you of your reservation. It does not guarantee it.
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