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« on: January 05, 2008, 12:54:15 »

Taken from FGW (First Great Western) website, not one single traincrew related cancellation!

09:48 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 12:58
This train will run short formed with 5 carriages.


11:00 Cardiff Central to Taunton due 12:56
This train will run short formed with 1 carriages.


11:05 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 14:00
This train will run short formed with 3 carriages.


12:40 Newton Abbot to Plymouth due 13:24
This train has been cancelled.This is due to signalling problems.


12:44 Plymouth to Penzance due 14:46
This train will run short formed with 2 carriages.


13:07 Taunton to Cardiff Central due 15:24
This train will run short formed with 1 carriages.


13:30 Cardiff Central to Fareham due 16:26
This train will run short formed with 2 carriages.


13:51 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 16:39
This train will run short formed with 5 carriages.


14:51 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 17:25
This train will run short formed with 3 carriages.


Plenty of short formations though!
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« Reply #1 on: January 05, 2008, 13:45:17 »

Taken from FGW (First Great Western) website, not one single traincrew related cancellation!

There appear to have been a few (link below) :
http://www.savethetrain.org.uk/running.php

06:12 Liskeard 06:41 Looe complete cancellation, staffing issues

06:45 Looe 07:10 Liskeard complete cancellation, staffing issues, knock-on effect

07:18 Cheltenham Spa 08:05 Kemble short working, staffing issues

09:32 Swindon 10:38 London Paddington complete cancellation, staffing issues
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« Reply #2 on: January 05, 2008, 14:10:05 »

Of note, the short formed Cardiff - taunton is 153305, recently refurbished Wink
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« Reply #3 on: January 05, 2008, 16:14:04 »

Of note, the short formed Cardiff - taunton is 153305, recently refurbished Wink

I was on it...

The carpet is already looking tatty but the seats were fairly comfortable and the train was generally clean.

Pity it was packed though!
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