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« on: April 11, 2008, 20:14:54 » |
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Spotted an ATW▸ Liveried 150 on Weymouth This afternoon
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All postings reflect my own personal views and opinions and are not intended to be, nor should be taken as official statements of first great western or first group policy
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Conner
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« Reply #1 on: April 11, 2008, 20:18:13 » |
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That is not great for any day trippers/ holiday makers.
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« Reply #2 on: April 11, 2008, 20:20:19 » |
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I disagree - it's better than a cancellation!
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Conner
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« Reply #3 on: April 11, 2008, 20:24:56 » |
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I disagree - it's better than a cancellation!
But worse than anything but a pacer. A unit swap would have been much better. |
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« Reply #4 on: April 11, 2008, 20:25:46 » |
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Its only going to get worse in the main holiday period school holidays ect at least on the southern line they get proper trains even if they are 444
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« Reply #5 on: April 11, 2008, 20:51:59 » |
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I disagree - it's better than a cancellation!
But worse than anything but a pacer. A unit swap would have been much better. A unit swap to what? A fair few Weymouth services are booked 150, and that's exactly what the Arriva unit was ... a 150... Fortunately we can't get Pacers on third rail  - electrification engineers with quality control in mind! |
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Jim
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« Reply #6 on: April 11, 2008, 21:29:30 » |
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I disagree - it's better than a cancellation!
But worse than anything but a pacer. A unit swap would have been much better. A unit swap to what? A fair few Weymouth services are booked 150, and that's exactly what the Arriva unit was ... a 150... Fortunately we can't get Pacers on third rail - electrification engineers with quality control in mind! 158's are booked on 05.40, 08.11, 11.11, 20.01 and 23.12 arrival |
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Cheers Jim  AG's most famous quote "It'll be better next week" |
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Conner
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« Reply #7 on: April 11, 2008, 21:30:32 » |
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I disagree - it's better than a cancellation!
But worse than anything but a pacer. A unit swap would have been much better. A unit swap to what? A fair few Weymouth services are booked 150, and that's exactly what the Arriva unit was ... a 150... Fortunately we can't get Pacers on third rail - electrification engineers with quality control in mind! A unti swap wouldn't happen but if FGW▸ were clever, 3+2 seating units could be put in a seperate pool for commuter services and ex wessex units would be perfect for Weymouth etc. Pacers on third rail could kill everyone on board if it 'nodded' to much. |
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« Reply #8 on: April 12, 2008, 07:15:43 » |
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158's are booked on 05.40, 08.11, 11.11, 20.01
and 23.12 arrival
I take it from the start of the May timetable less 158s will be operating on the Weymouth line as they are used to strengthen Cardiff-Portsmouth 158s? If this is the case expect ATW▸ 150s to be visiting the seaside from time to time. There is one advantage to them running on this busy summer line that there are more seats. The disadvantage of course is this means less space for luggage, pushchairs etc. |
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« Reply #9 on: April 12, 2008, 07:21:01 » |
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Conner you will be pleased to know 150213 did the BRI» -PNZ- EXD» diagram yesterday  |
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Jim
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« Reply #10 on: April 12, 2008, 07:32:41 » |
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158's are booked on 05.40, 08.11, 11.11, 20.01
and 23.12 arrival
I take it from the start of the May timetable less 158s will be operating on the Weymouth line as they are used to strengthen Cardiff-Portsmouth 158s? If this is the case expect ATW▸ 150s to be visiting the seaside from time to time. There is one advantage to them running on this busy summer line that there are more seats. The disadvantage of course is this means less space for luggage, pushchairs etc. But Timmer, they are diagramed as "150's" not "High Capacity" 150's. If they were like that, then it would be ideal, have 1 set ATW/Silverlink and the other a FGW▸ unit of some description. |
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Cheers Jim AG's most famous quote "It'll be better next week" |
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Conner
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« Reply #11 on: April 12, 2008, 08:01:03 » |
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Conner you will be pleased to know 150213 did the BRI» -PNZ- EXD» diagram yesterday Not the first time either. ATW▸ 150's basically ran the service one day. |
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Lee
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« Reply #12 on: April 12, 2008, 08:41:23 » |
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Spotted an ATW▸ Liveried 150 on Weymouth This afternoon
An ATW liveried 150 was on the 1042 Gloucester-Weymouth service yesterday, which passed the 1311 Weymouth-Gloucester service that I was on at Maiden Newton. |
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« Reply #13 on: February 28, 2010, 20:31:28 » |
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Sorry to resurrect an old thread, but I noticed 150278 in the sidings at Westbury today (about 3pm).
Are FGW▸ hiring rolling stock from ATW▸ and then leaving it unused? What routes/times do they actually use the ATW set(s)? I've noticed one operating the SVB line occasionally.
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« Reply #14 on: February 28, 2010, 20:57:47 » |
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Its only going to get worse in the main holiday period school holidays ect at least on the southern line they get proper trains even if they are 444
No! I wont have that   the last proper train that ran on the southern line to Weymouth was the class 442. |
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