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All across the Great Western territory / Across the West / Re: Disruption fairly widespread, this evening - 8 October 2010
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on: October 09, 2010, 21:33:14
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17:03 Paddington - Penzance had a bit of a problem, and got into Penzance just 359 minutes late. So it arrived at 04:29 instead of 22:30!
The WNXX▸ forum has the journey log of the service, it left Castle Cary at 18:32 and didn't pass Cogload Jct until 00:49!  731C89MU08 17:03 PADDINGTN to PENZANCE 08/10/10 H.S.T. "125" (planned)
Booked Actual Applicable Timetable Service
arr dep arr dep
BEDWYN 17:59H 17:59A RT TIME
WOODBORO 18:08 18:07A 1 EARLY
LAVINGTON 18:13H 18:12A 1 EARLY
HEYWDRDJN 18:18H 18:17A 1 EARLY
FAIRWD JN 18:20 18:18A 2 EARLY
CLINKRDJN 18:22 18:20A 2 EARLY
BLTCHBGJN 18:23H 18:21A 2 EARLY
E SOM JN 18:26 18:24A 2 EARLY
CASTLCARY 18:32 18:32A RT TIME
SOMERTNXO 18:39 N/R E
ATHELNYXG 18:44H N/R E
COGLOAD J 18:47 00:49R 362 LATE
TAUNTON 18:51 18:53 00:54A 00:58A 365 LATE
NORTNFZWJ 18:55H 01:01A 366 LATE M LINE
WHITEBALL 19:01H 01:06A 365 LATE
TIVERTNPW 19:04H 19:06 01:10A 01:13A 367 LATE M LINE
TIVERTNLP 19:08H 01:15A 367 LATE M LINE
COWLEYBDG 19:19 01:24A 365 LATE
EXETSTDAV 19:21H 19:23H 01:27A 01:29A 366 LATE
DAWLISHWN 19:33 01:38A 365 LATE
DAWLISH 19:34H 01:39A 365 LATE
TEIGNMTH 19:37H 01:42A 365 LATE
NEWTONABT 19:42H 19:44H 01:48A 01:49A 365 LATE
NEWTONAWJ 19:45H N/R
DAINTON T 19:49H 01:55A 366 LATE
TOTNES 19:56H 19:58 02:00A 02:02A 364 LATE
AISHXOVER 20:07 N/R
IVYBRIDGE 20:11 02:15R 364 LATE
HEMERDON 20:16 02:19M 363 LATE
LIPSON JN 20:21H 02:23A 362 LATE
PLYMOUTH 20:25 20:29 02:27A 02:30A 361 LATE
STBUDFREJ 20:33H N/R
SALTASH 20:37H 20:39 02:39A 02:40A 361 LATE
STGERMANS 20:44H 20:46 02:47A 02:47A 361 LATE
LISKEARD 20:56 20:58 03:01M 03:03M 365 LATE
ST PINNCK 21:03 N/R
LARGIN 21:04 N/R
BODMINPKW 21:08H 21:10H N/R N/R
LOSWITHEL 21:14H 03:19M 365 LATE
PAR 21:19H 21:21 03:24M 03:26R 365 LATE
STAUSTELL 21:27 21:29 N/R N/R
BURNGLWJN 21:32 N/R
PROBUS 21:39 N/R
TRURO 21:45H 21:47H 03:48M 03:50M 363 LATE
PENWTHRSJ 21:49 N/R
BALDHU 21:52 N/R
REDRUTH 21:58 22:00 N/R N/R
CAMBORNE 22:05 04:06M 361 LATE
HAYLE 22:10 22:11H N/R N/R
ST ERTH 22:16 22:19 04:19M 04:22M 363 LATE
LONG ROCK 22:27 N/R
PENZANCE 22:30 04:29M 359 LATE
4 hours to cover 15 minutes journey, was this the broken down train? |
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Journey by Journey / Thames Valley Branches / Re: shocking lack of customer service- still in shock!
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on: August 17, 2010, 12:28:05
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how much extra would it cost to put security on late night trains to help protect revenue, staff and other passengers, pubs, clubs, and even mcdonalds have security where trouble is likely, and if a late night train is as described above then it would be in the best interests of all except the money pots to have some form of security present on board these services where trouble is frequent occurring. if i was on a late train and other passengers became abrupt/ violent etc then i'd expect FGW▸ to step in and stop the trouble rather than leave me having a unpleasant journey, after all i'm a full fare paying passenger, why should i endure a journey of abrupt other passengers?
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Journey by Journey / Plymouth and Cornwall / Re: Falmouth branch line - engineering work, closures, incidents (merged topics)
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on: August 17, 2010, 12:00:16
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why a lower speed for non dmus?
surely as the event was in the evening there were some 150s somewhere locally running not full and could of coped with a 153 on that diagram to increase capacity for the event? Falmouth was busy all week with a massive sailing regatta as well, so even swapping the 153's with 150's for the week could of been logical,
above saying there are no spare units, dont need spare units if you swap a longer train for a shorter train, i've been travelling frequently over the last couple of weeks, and i've yet to be on a 153 thats been more than half full, admittedly i dont know how busy it gets after i got off
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All across the Great Western territory / Buses and other ways to travel / Re: Busy Saturday on the roads!
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on: August 14, 2010, 19:38:14
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roads through cornwall were nightmare, fortunatly knowing all the back roads where i needed to go i was all good and avoided the jams, but A30 was stood solid from bodmin the whole way back to hayle east bound according to local radio, and A30 west bound was stood still from Penzance back beyond Camborne. i heard these on bbc radio cornwall so avoided A30 completely today
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Journey by Journey / Plymouth and Cornwall / Re: Falmouth branch line - engineering work, closures, incidents (merged topics)
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on: August 13, 2010, 02:56:32
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i always thought there is run round at Falmouth Docks in the sidings on the docks side of the platform, looking at google maps sidings are visible although google maps images are so old they dont show the passing loop at penryn, but show the old motor auctions, which have been gone 3 years at least so sidings could be long gone, although looks majorly overgrown so would almost be a non starter for usage, surely the 153 operating the route could of swapped diagrams for the day with a 150 somewhere? not sure what the comparable capacitys are, on the basis that the event was in the evening as well, would there not be units stabled somewhere not in use at that time of day. the event was around 7pm
with regards to platform length, from memory a 150 takes up no more than half of any of the platforms, barring possibly perranwell, as all platforms are long on route, although i think the passing loop at penryn may be restrictive to length
does st ives really need that much capacity more than Falmouth did on this one off event? would at ives coped with losing 1 of its 150s for the evening?
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Journey by Journey / Plymouth and Cornwall / Re: Falmouth branch line - engineering work, closures, incidents (merged topics)
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on: August 12, 2010, 13:36:34
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did they not plan ahead for the red arrows, everyone in Falmouth knew there were going to be up to 10000 extra people in falmouth for the display, the roads were mental so train was only option, also at that time of the evening surely they could of changed stock around so more carriages were available for the line?
i drove into Falmouth last night, and for anyone who knows falmouth it took me 90 mins to drive from the docks viewing area on castle drive, to the roundabout by mcdonalds and sainsburys, a distance of less than 3 miles!
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Journey by Journey / London to the West / Re: Night Riviera sleeper service - Cornwall to London
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on: August 05, 2010, 21:32:39
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Can you get advance tickets on the sleeper? The via bristol idea sounds good
yes you can get advance on the sleeper, why not go all the way to Penzance and get it from there and have a berth, you'll get a decent nights sleep then! departs penzance just before 10pm so a very reasonable time, pick it up somewhere in cornwall for a decent amount sleep |
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