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From The Evening Standard: Qantas Airways is set to make history with the first ever non-stop flight from Australia to the UK▸ .
The QF9 flight carrying 200 passengers took off from Perth at 7pm local time on Saturday (11am GMT) and is due to land in London at 5am GMT on Sunday.
The airline is using the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner for the 17 hour flight which will cover 9,009-mile over the course of the journey.
Qantas Group CEO▸ Alan Joyce, one of the passengers on the inaugural flight, described it as a major milestone for Australia as well as global aviation. What are the longest (and shortest) GWR▸ runs? |
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« Reply #1 on: March 24, 2018, 16:59:01 » |
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Devonport to Dockyard has to be a contender for closest stops
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tomL
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« Reply #2 on: March 24, 2018, 17:13:34 » |
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Paddington to Exeter St. Davids?
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« Reply #3 on: March 24, 2018, 17:17:55 » |
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I believe one of the PNZ-PAD» services yesterday (23/03/18), severely delayed by a poorly tamper, ran non-stop from Plymouth to Paddington.
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Chris from Nailsea
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« Reply #4 on: March 24, 2018, 18:17:26 » |
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... non-stop from Plymouth to Paddington.
That will no doubt bring renewed demands from business leaders in Plymouth for such a service to become a permanent feature of the timetable.  |
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William Huskisson MP▸ was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830. Many more have died in the same way since then. Don't take a chance: stop, look, listen.
"Level crossings are safe, unless they are used in an unsafe manner." Discuss.
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« Reply #5 on: March 24, 2018, 19:01:46 » |
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... non-stop from Plymouth to Paddington.
That will no doubt bring renewed demands from business leaders in Plymouth for such a service to become a permanent feature of the timetable. Should probably stop halfway for a crew change / operational reasons. That's Bruton ... |
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JayMac
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« Reply #6 on: March 24, 2018, 19:07:09 » |
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Devonport to Dockyard has to be a contender for closest stops
37 chains. Exactly the same chainage as Clifton Down to Redland. You'd need to drill down to yardage to find the shorter of the two. However, the shortest distance between two GWR▸ stations is that between St Budeaux Ferry Road and St Budeaux Victoria Road. On foot of course. Between 4 and 7 chains measured from mid platform at each station. Distance depending which side of Ferry Road station you measure from. |
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"Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for the rest of the day. Set a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life."
- Sir Terry Pratchett.
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« Reply #7 on: March 24, 2018, 19:20:12 » |
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Devonport to Dockyard has to be a contender for closest stops
37 chains. Exactly the same chainage as Clifton Down to Redland. You'd need to drill down to yardage to find the shorter of the two. How does Lawrence Hill to Stapleton Road fit into the distance between stops stakes ? |
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JayMac
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« Reply #8 on: March 24, 2018, 19:33:14 » |
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How does Lawrence Hill to Stapleton Road fit into the distance between stops stakes ?
46 chains. |
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"Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for the rest of the day. Set a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life."
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« Reply #9 on: March 26, 2018, 07:39:25 » |
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However, the shortest distance between two GWR▸ stations is that between St Budeaux Ferry Road and St Budeaux Victoria Road. On foot of course. Between 4 and 7 chains measured from mid platform at each station. Distance depending which side of Ferry Road station you measure from.
As a passenger focused forum  - can you tell us the distance between the station entrances? |
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« Reply #10 on: March 26, 2018, 08:39:07 » |
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Ferry Road has two entrances. One to the up platform and one to the down. The shorter distance, entrance to entrance (they are almost directly opposite), from Ferry Road up side entrance to Victoria Road entrance is, I'd guess, no more 35ft or just over half a chain. That being the road width and the two pavements.
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"Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for the rest of the day. Set a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life."
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« Reply #11 on: March 26, 2018, 14:23:14 » |
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Ferry Road has two entrances. One to the up platform and one to the down. The shorter distance, entrance to entrance (they are almost directly opposite), from Ferry Road up side entrance to Victoria Road entrance is, I'd guess, no more 35ft or just over half a chain. That being the road width and the two pavements.
I'll get my measuring wheel out and pop out and measure it if you want  Seriously though (as I thought the question was by train), the two train services that run between those stations both travel via Plymouth station so a lot longer distance than 35 feet  |
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« Reply #12 on: March 26, 2018, 17:20:06 » |
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I'll get my measuring wheel out and pop out and measure it if you want As long as it doesn't frighten the horses or have the ladies reaching for their hankies and smelling salts, it should be OK !  |
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grahame
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« Reply #13 on: March 26, 2018, 17:36:32 » |
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I'll get my measuring wheel out and pop out and measure it if you want I'll get my measuring wheel out and pop out and measure it if you want
Was that supposed to be in [ quote ] to [ /quote ] tags, or are we being threatened with a wheel measurer's convention in St Budeaux? Gentlemen - thank you, but my original line of questioning was somewhat lighthearted; measure by all means, but ahead of time be aware it is out of pure curiosity. |
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« Reply #14 on: March 26, 2018, 19:24:33 » |
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My attempt at a lighthearted response obviously backfired there....... |
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