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« Reply #30 on: March 09, 2021, 09:57:25 »

Just as well the Paignton service has resumed every half hour as I drove past Torre station about 820am and there was a line of schoolchildren about 400 yards long two abreast  along the narrow Newton Road pavement. There must have been about 200 of them, no masks, no social distancing.

The two grammar schools have a very wide catchment area.
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« Reply #31 on: March 10, 2021, 09:35:59 »

Just as well the Paignton service has resumed every half hour as I drove past Torre station about 820am and there was a line of schoolchildren about 400 yards long two abreast  along the narrow Newton Road pavement. There must have been about 200 of them, no masks, no social distancing.

The two grammar schools have a very wide catchment area.

Two units 165134/132 were working this service today. Here at Paignton 0830. Same problem as 143's as the guard cannot pass through the units; although I think the guard would need a hazmat suit today. This is probably a short term solution to the school run.
165134 and 132 at Paignton 08.30 10 march 2021 by Robert, on Flickr
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« Reply #32 on: March 11, 2021, 06:55:41 »

^This school run train on it's return had to be split at St David's as 2x 165/166s cannot operate on the Exmouth branch. Read it on another site. 12m longer than 2x150s
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« Reply #33 on: June 21, 2021, 17:03:41 »

A 166 is running the training train, saw it on Dawlish cams as 5Z46 Paignton to Exeter. goes back to Paignton as 5Z47 then to Crediton 5Z48.

It was 166211 which ran to Crediton and back to Exeter depot.

166211 5Z48 Paignton crediton at 18.12. 150 as 5Z29 shunting  to Platform 2 by Robert, on Flickr
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« Reply #34 on: November 17, 2023, 11:55:33 »

Devon Live reports that Edginswell station has been given the "go ahead".  Good news given that there was some relatively recent umming and ahhing about it's future but the article doesn't really give much detail about timescales or indeed what getting the "go ahead" actually means in the process.  It does however cover decisions made on a couple of access issues.
The article can be found on the link below.


https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/new-torquay-railway-station-gets-8908752
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« Reply #35 on: November 18, 2023, 11:35:15 »

Devon Live reports that Edginswell station has been given the "go ahead".  Good news given that there was some relatively recent umming and ahhing about it's future but the article doesn't really give much detail about timescales or indeed what getting the "go ahead" actually means in the process.  It does however cover decisions made on a couple of access issues.
The article can be found on the link below.


https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/new-torquay-railway-station-gets-8908752

Edginswell has it's own thread. Money is the problem. The £13/14m stashed away is now not enough. Torbay reckon they are £10m short.
Money is also affecting platform 2 extension at St David's, new entrance at Newton Abbot, and lifts at Torquay.

http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/coffeeshop/index.php?topic=21542.15
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« Reply #36 on: November 18, 2023, 18:04:37 »

Devon Live reports that Edginswell station has been given the "go ahead".  Good news given that there was some relatively recent umming and ahhing about it's future but the article doesn't really give much detail about timescales or indeed what getting the "go ahead" actually means in the process.  It does however cover decisions made on a couple of access issues.
The article can be found on the link below.


https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/new-torquay-railway-station-gets-8908752

Edginswell has it's own thread.

Entirely happy for admins to move it onto this thread, it would make sense.

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« Reply #37 on: November 19, 2023, 07:23:43 »

Devon Live reports that Edginswell station has been given the "go ahead".  Good news given that there was some relatively recent umming and ahhing about it's future but the article doesn't really give much detail about timescales or indeed what getting the "go ahead" actually means in the process.  It does however cover decisions made on a couple of access issues.
The article can be found on the link below.


https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/new-torquay-railway-station-gets-8908752



Edginswell has it's own thread.

Entirely happy for admins to move it onto this thread, it would make sense.


Too much history to be lost in the Devon Metro thread.
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« Reply #38 on: November 19, 2023, 07:31:52 »

Edginswell has it's own thread.
Entirely happy for admins to move it onto this thread, it would make sense.
Too much history to be lost in the Devon Metro thread.

No easy answer to satisfy all - not a merge nor a shift.  It might be sensible to comment in BOTH threads with a note in one of the directing readers of one or other thread across.
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« Reply #39 on: November 19, 2023, 17:28:51 »

Just to clarify, I meant I was okay with moving my post on Edginswell Station from the Devon Metro to the Edginswell thread.... I just didn't spot it in time.  On reflection though, perhaps a mention on both threads may have been a good idea.
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