150127

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[oooooo]

If anyone fancies sampling 150127 on Saturday it **should** be on this diagram:
5C41 04:05 Laira TMD^▸ (Traction Maintenance Depot) to Par.
2C41 06:10 Par to Penzance.
2P03 07:45 Penzance to Plymouth (with FNW 153361).
2C44 10:00 Plymouth to Penzance.
2P15 12:50 Penzance to Plymouth.
2C47 15:57 Plymouth to Penzance.
2E82 19:08 Penzance to Exeter St.D (with 153368 from PLY^» (Plymouth - next trains)).

[Conner]

If anyone fancies sampling 150127 on Saturday it **should** be on this diagram:
5C41 04:05 Laira TMD^▸ (Traction Maintenance Depot) to Par.
2C41 06:10 Par to Penzance.
2P03 07:45 Penzance to Plymouth (with FNW 153361).
2C44 10:00 Plymouth to Penzance.
2P15 12:50 Penzance to Plymouth.
2C47 15:57 Plymouth to Penzance.
2E82 19:08 Penzance to Exeter St.D (with 153368 from PLY^» (Plymouth - next trains)).

Thanks for that, yet to sample one so will do.
And where will 153361 go after getting to Plymouth and when will 153368 arrive in Cornwall.
Woah, just realised I posted this at 22:00:00

[devon_metro]

sampling

Is that what they call it these days

I'm sure there will be a few out 'for the miles' 'thrash' etc

[oooooo]

153368 was to attatch to 150127 at Plymouth having come off the Looe branch. However this was swapped overnight and will now be 153380. 153368 is today on the Newquay diagram but as Newquay branch is closed will spend most the day sat at Par, will end up on 16:03 PAR to PLY^» (Plymouth - next trains) and 17:32 PLY to PAR. Not sure where 153361 ends up on arrival in PLY.

[Conner]

sampling

Is that what they call it these days

I'm sure there will be a few out 'for the miles' 'thrash' etc

Well call it what you like.
It was worth it, nice unit.
Everything else went pear shaped though.
The 5:30 service from BTM^▸ (Bristol Temple Meads (strictly, it should be BRI)) failed at W-S-M so was started at Exeter with half of the service from Exmouth leaving both of them as a single 153. Lots of overcrowding. 158762 was on the 6:48 from BTM though although I found an extraordinarlly uncomfortable Richmond seat.
I like the warning on the toilet of 150127. This toilet flushes directly onto the track. Nice.
It was a very comfortable train, noly beaten in comfort by a 158 with original seats. Guard got caught out though at St.Erth. He was still selling a ticket as we got in. Driver did the doors in the end as he took ages to find his key to let him in the vestibule, activate the panel, open the panel and open the doors.

[Jim]

Today,

150121 did Bristol-Worcs-Weston-Weymouth-Bristol
150127 did some EXD^» (Exeter St Davids - next trains)-PGN
153361 did the SWT^▸ (South West Trains) cover, then ECS^▸ (Empty Coaching Stock) to Westbury

[grahame]

I like the warning on the toilet of 150127. This toilet flushes directly onto the track. Nice.

Not uncommon (though usually labelled "do not flush the toilet while the train is standing in the station").  Looks like 150127 or friend has been to Bradford-on-Avon, and not just in the last day or two judging by the mess on the track there.

Squeamish? do not click on this link

[Jim]

I like the warning on the toilet of 150127. This toilet flushes directly onto the track. Nice.

Not uncommon (though usually labelled "do not flush the toilet while the train is standing in the station").  Looks like 150127 or friend has been to Bradford-on-Avon, and not just in the last day or two judging by the mess on the track there.

Squeamish? do not click on this link

Just look at WSB^» (Westbury - next trains) P3 then!

[Conner]

I like the warning on the toilet of 150127. This toilet flushes directly onto the track. Nice.

Not uncommon (though usually labelled "do not flush the toilet while the train is standing in the station").  Looks like 150127 or friend has been to Bradford-on-Avon, and not just in the last day or two judging by the mess on the track there.

Squeamish? do not click on this link

I know that a label like that is common because they all flush on the track but one that graphic.

[Graz]

Wow, I never realised this till now...how does the mess get cleaned up?

[Timmer]

Wow, I never realised this till now...how does the mess get cleaned up?

EK^▸ (Economy Klaus (web log)) tried to get to the bottom of this very topic back in January:

http://firstlatewestern.blogspot.com/2008/01/why-paddingtons-poo-has-to-go.html

[devon_metro]

Its likely to be dispersed by the rain