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« Reply #705 on: January 24, 2024, 09:10:17 » |
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Answering my own question. Looking at Realtime Trains it was 166 207 as far as Exeter St Davids and then 150 248 forward from there. Thinking about it, are turbos cleared on the main line past Newton Abbot?
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« Reply #706 on: January 28, 2024, 16:39:21 » |
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Another poor customer experience for those aboard the 1635 Paddington to Plymouth 5 vice 10 and absolutely rammed according to my wife who’s on the train. First declassified. Not listed on JC as being short formed.
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« Reply #707 on: January 28, 2024, 16:53:23 » |
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Stickers have finally started appearing on the trolley/urn store in the middle of the IETs▸ . Passengers have been confusing them for toilets since they were introduced!
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To view my GWML▸ Electrification cab video 'before and after' video comparison, as well as other videos of the new layout at Reading and 'before and after' comparisons of the Cotswold Line Redoubling scheme, see: http://www.dailymotion.com/user/IndustryInsider/ |
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« Reply #708 on: January 28, 2024, 16:56:06 » |
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Another poor customer experience for those aboard the 1635 Paddington to Plymouth 5 vice 10 and absolutely rammed according to my wife who’s on the train. First declassified. Not listed on JC as being short formed.
I expect you will be told to be grateful they managed to find 5! |
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« Reply #709 on: January 28, 2024, 17:21:37 » |
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Another poor customer experience for those aboard the 1635 Paddington to Plymouth 5 vice 10 and absolutely rammed according to my wife who’s on the train. First declassified. Not listed on JC as being short formed.
Could well be linked to the Hitachi maintenance staff industrial action which started yesterday and runs until Friday. |
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To view my GWML▸ Electrification cab video 'before and after' video comparison, as well as other videos of the new layout at Reading and 'before and after' comparisons of the Cotswold Line Redoubling scheme, see: http://www.dailymotion.com/user/IndustryInsider/ |
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« Reply #710 on: January 28, 2024, 17:24:36 » |
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Journey check has now been updated to include the 1635: 16:35 London Paddington to Plymouth due 20:04
Facilities on the 16:35 London Paddington to Plymouth due 20:04.
Will be formed of 5 coaches instead of 9. Service full and standing from Reading. I can assure the person writing this that the train was full and standing when it left Paddington. |
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« Reply #711 on: January 28, 2024, 17:26:10 » |
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I expect you will be told to be grateful they managed to find 5!
Or that it even ran at all. Next Sunday it won’t be. |
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« Reply #712 on: January 28, 2024, 20:35:53 » |
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Another poor customer experience for those aboard the 1635 Paddington to Plymouth 5 vice 10 and absolutely rammed according to my wife who’s on the train. First declassified. Not listed on JC as being short formed.
Could well be linked to the Hitachi maintenance staff industrial action which started yesterday and runs until Friday. That dispute is only in Hitachi LNER» depots, not GWR▸ . The short forms are all down to the withdrawal of the Castle sets & IETs▸ being transferred westwards to cover. |
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« Reply #713 on: January 28, 2024, 20:52:54 » |
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The short forms are all down to the withdrawal of the Castle sets & IETs▸ ▸ being transferred westwards to cover. Also covering the shortage of other DMUs▸ . Last Wednesday one of the Bristol-Worcester workings was being covered by a 5 car IET. |
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« Reply #714 on: January 28, 2024, 21:18:26 » |
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yes, indeed.
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« Reply #715 on: January 28, 2024, 21:22:20 » |
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The short forms are all down to the withdrawal of the Castle sets & IETs▸ ▸ being transferred westwards to cover. Also covering the shortage of other DMUs▸ . Last Wednesday one of the Bristol-Worcester workings was being covered by a 5 car IET. There are 17 class 153 in store. One wonders if too early - I know the need for disabled loos these days but really wonder if 2 x 158 trains could run as 1 x 158 + 2 x 153. Of course, whilst one wonders, one expects there's a very good reason why castles and 153s (and the 6 stored 156s) could be be used. |
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« Reply #717 on: January 28, 2024, 23:55:42 » |
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According to this, Unite accepted the pay offer:- https://www.cityam.com/400-rmt-workers-at-hitachi-to-strike-on-saturday-until-1-february/A Hitachi Rail spokesperson said: “We are disappointed at RMT▸ ’s decision to carry out industrial action. “We believe the combination of last year’s pay increase, and this year’s pay proposal, is fair and highly competitive in the current economic environment. As demonstrated by Unite members accepting the same offer this week and ending their planned industrial action. |
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« Reply #718 on: January 29, 2024, 08:39:28 » |
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Stickers have finally started appearing on the trolley/urn store in the middle of the IETs▸ . Passengers have been confusing them for toilets since they were introduced!
How many crew can you get in a crew storage area ? what type of crew are stored there? how long can they be stored for? and has this been agreed with the Unions?  |
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« Reply #719 on: January 29, 2024, 10:40:53 » |
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Stickers have finally started appearing on the trolley/urn store in the middle of the IETs▸ . Passengers have been confusing them for toilets since they were introduced!
How many crew can you get in a crew storage area ? what type of crew are stored there? how long can they be stored for? and has this been agreed with the Unions? Two full sized crew, or three small ones. Catering crew, mainly, possibly hitachi fitters Two hours at a time, without being let out for exercise. Strike bruvvers ! |
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A proper intercity train has a minimum of 8 coaches, gangwayed throughout, with first at one end, and a full sized buffet car between first and standard.
It has space for cycles, surfboards,luggage etc.
A 5 car DMU▸ is not a proper inter-city train. The 5+5 and 9 car DMUs are almost as bad.
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