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« Reply #390 on: October 26, 2016, 13:17:14 » |
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I expect there have been a few "please explain" notes flying around today after the sleeper was delayed in Wiltshire last night.
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« Reply #391 on: October 26, 2016, 13:25:22 » |
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So the sleeper was sent on to Bristol Temple Meads, where because of engineering work on the line through Bridgwater, the loco changed ends and it came back through Bath to reach Westbury via Bathampton Junction and Bradford on Avon.
The end result was it was an hour late in Penzance.
I take it the train crew had route knowledge as it went via Bristol, etc. A well versed crew it seems! Would that have been the Paddington to Exeter crew, or did they change somewhere in between? |
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« Reply #392 on: October 26, 2016, 13:29:08 » |
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I am not 100% about drivers but the train managers on all the sleeper services are based at Exeter and work half the journey on any one shift. In other words down from Exeter to Penzance in the morning before working a day service back to Exeter or work a service up to Paddington in the early evening and then go back to Exeter on the sleeper.
The stewards and catering staff are based at Penzance.
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« Reply #393 on: October 26, 2016, 19:33:39 » |
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So the sleeper was sent on to Bristol Temple Meads, where because of engineering work on the line through Bridgwater, the loco changed ends and it came back through Bath to reach Westbury via Bathampton Junction and Bradford on Avon.
The end result was it was an hour late in Penzance.
I take it the train crew had route knowledge as it went via Bristol, etc. A well versed crew it seems! Would that have been the Paddington to Exeter crew, or did they change somewhere in between? The regular train crews know all the "101" possible diversionary routes. |
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« Reply #394 on: November 10, 2016, 17:59:52 » |
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Been a few issues this week with "getting stuck" in poor rail conditions.
Sunday's up took 95 mins to get up Hemerdon bank, with 3 crew reportedly applying sand.
Last night/This mornings down got stuck on the incline from St Germans to Liskeard.
Monday morning when I got to work at 0345 there was a heavy frost in the Plymouth area coupled with leaf fall I imagine it being a complete nuisance, this morning there was torrential rain when I left Liskeard at 0315.
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« Reply #395 on: November 21, 2016, 23:15:44 » |
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Monday morning when I got to work at 0345 there was a heavy frost in the Plymouth area coupled with leaf fall I imagine it being a complete nuisance, this morning there was torrential rain when I left Liskeard at 0315.
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« Reply #396 on: November 23, 2016, 07:55:23 » |
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Like the comment for the Down sleeper on 22/11. No mention of floods severing the line............. 23:45 London Paddington to Penzance due 07:53
This train has been delayed from London Paddington and is now 65 minutes late.
This train will be diverted between Reading and Exeter St Davids.
This train will no longer call at Taunton.
This is due to train crew being delayed by service disruption.
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« Reply #397 on: November 23, 2016, 08:02:25 » |
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That had been amended by 0500 this morning
Can we anend this thread's title? fgw have been gone a while now :-)
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« Reply #398 on: November 23, 2016, 09:09:31 » |
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Perhaps change FGW▸ to "Night Riviera".
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« Reply #399 on: November 23, 2016, 10:33:05 » |
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Like the comment for the Down sleeper on 22/11. No mention of floods severing the line............. 23:45 London Paddington to Penzance due 07:53
This train has been delayed from London Paddington and is now 65 minutes late.
This train will be diverted between Reading and Exeter St Davids.
This train will no longer call at Taunton.
This is due to train crew being delayed by service disruption.
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« Reply #400 on: November 23, 2016, 10:36:42 » |
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That had been amended by 0500 this morning
Can we anend this thread's title? fgw have been gone a while now :-)
Perhaps change FGW▸ to "Night Riviera".
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« Reply #401 on: November 29, 2016, 11:57:59 » |
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I notice that there was a large delay on the Night Riviera leaving Paddington last night. Didn't arrive until 10am into Penzance anyone have any idea why? Looks like it arrived on time into Paddington and was there when I passed it last night.
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« Reply #402 on: November 29, 2016, 12:06:19 » |
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According to the WNXX▸ forum the train loco failed and the coaches had to be released by the Old Oak Common class 08 shunter to allow the inbound empty stock loco to take the train out. However, it also had problems in Cornwall due to the usual 'leaves on the line' and frosty rails requiring hand sanding by the driver  In consequence it arrived in Penzance nearly two hours late and in the process disrupted the Cornish rush hour  |
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« Reply #403 on: November 29, 2016, 12:42:48 » |
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According to the WNXX▸ forum the train loco failed and the coaches had to be released by the Old Oak Common class 08 shunter to allow the inbound empty stock loco to take the train out. However, it also had problems in Cornwall due to the usual 'leaves on the line' and frosty rails requiring hand sanding by the driver In consequence it arrived in Penzance nearly two hours late and in the process disrupted the Cornish rush hour Thanks for the info much appreciated. |
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« Reply #404 on: November 29, 2016, 22:17:30 » |
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Tonight's up sleeper still at Penzance with a fault.
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