it has just set off... 2Z50 150246

Schedule

BrstlTM  Bristol Temple Meads   14:04   14:03  1 early  (Down)                 
BrstlWJ  Bristol West Jn.  Pass  14:05                 
ParsnSt  Parson Street  Pass  14:09         
Ashjn  Ashton Junction  14:12  14:20               
Ptbrlop  Portbury Dock Stop Board  14:36  14:47             
Ashj335  Ashton Jn Signal B335  15:05  15:07                   
Ashjn  Ashton Junction  Pass  15:09             
ParsnSt  Parson Street  Pass  15:10           
BrstlWJ  Bristol West Jn.  Pass  15:12             
BrstlTM  Bristol Temple Meads  Pass  15:13       
BrstlEJ  Bristol East Jn  Pass  15:14               
DrDaysJ  Dr Day's Jn  Pass  15:14^                 
Stplnar  Narroways Hill Jn  Pass  15:16           
Filtnew  Filton Abbey Wood  Pass  15:19           
FiltnWJ  Filton West Jn  Pass  15:22                 
HlnMJn  Hallen Marsh Jn  Pass  15:32           
SadwJn  St Andrews Jn (Avon)  Pass  15:37^               
Avonmth  Avonmouth  15:39  15:40               
ClfDown  Clifton Down  Pass  15:50     
Stplnar  Narroways Hill Jn  Pass  15:55                 
DrDaysJ  Dr Day's Jn  Pass  15:57     
BrstlEJ  Bristol East Jn  Pass  16:01               
BrstlTM  Bristol Temple Meads  16:02               

           Location        Booked      Arr          Dep
77301 CARDIFCEN  12:21        12:20A     1 EARLY M LINE
73000 PADDINGTN 13:58        13:56A      2 EARLY

some of the 158s were fitted with drop-down tables at refresh in '07/'08, while others were not (the units fitted with richmond seating all have drop-downs and some, but not all of the others also do). The original plan was to reto-fit the tables to the remaining vechicles, but this has never happened. When the 2-car units were spit up and 3-car hybrids created, they ended up with a mixture of some vehicles with drop-downs and some without. there does not appear to have been any effort made to add tables to the remaining vehicles.

the t&cs regarding parking within the marked bays are displayed on the apcoa signs, so are available prior to purchasing a ticket...

it is indeed.

short answer - no!

the avantix machines used by the TMs^‡(resolve) are not capable of interrogating the database and issuing tickets purchased online. star terminals at stations can.

that's the control box for the CIS^▸ (Customer Information System) equipment...

the top deck of the car park is alway half empty...

And how can it be FGW^▸ (First Great Western)'s decision to 'cash in on land' when it's not FGW's land to cash in on in the first place.

Health and Safety is a subject that often crops up on this site - many folk get quite annoyed when a new bit of 'elf and safety legislation' comes along and prevents them from doing something. Well it seems you have an unlikely ally in the form of the Health and Safety Executive, who are seemingly fed up with being blamed every time an organisation makes an unpopular decision:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-14634289

the shelter still smells of wee though.

both are currently at the marsh.

The current Customer Information project has involved the relacement of old eqipment with new. Worle never had a CIS^▸ (Customer Information System) system in the first place, so there has been nothing to replace. Local authority funding does not come into it.

The earlier Help Point project did however involve local authority funding - if they stumped up the cash the help point would have been upgraded to the type with an embedding WebCIS screen. Worle got the middle option - 3rd button with automated train info. Milton got the WebCIS. Don't know the whys or wherefores, but I'm sure there's a logic to it.

Worle is not due any CIS^▸ (Customer Information System) or PA^▸ (Public Address). Hence the 3-button help-points with automated info instead. The only upgrade as part of this project was the new CCTV^▸ (Closed Circuit Tele Vision), which is now complete.

due to be completed this month