Train GraphicClick on the map to explore geographics
 
I need help
FAQ
Emergency
About .
No recent travel & transport from BBC stories as at 06:35 27 Apr 2024
Read about the forum [here].
Register [here] - it's free.
What do I gain from registering? [here]
 02/06/24 - Summer Timetable starts
17/08/24 - Bus to Imber
27/09/25 - 200 years of passenger trains

No 'On This Day' events reported for 27th Apr

Train RunningCancelled
27/04/24 12:01 Severn Beach to Bristol Temple Meads
27/04/24 13:51 Worcester Foregate Street to Bristol Temple Meads
Short Run
05:47 Didcot Parkway to London Paddington
06:17 Didcot Parkway to London Paddington
27/04/24 06:34 Bristol Temple Meads to Worcester Shrub Hill
27/04/24 06:34 Great Malvern to Bristol Temple Meads
06:38 Didcot Parkway to London Paddington
27/04/24 06:55 Cheltenham Spa to Weymouth
07:33 Exeter St Davids to London Paddington
27/04/24 10:10 Weston-Super-Mare to Severn Beach
27/04/24 11:38 Bristol Temple Meads to Worcester Foregate Street
12:02 Westbury to Gloucester
27/04/24 12:49 Worcester Foregate Street to Bristol Temple Meads
14:02 Westbury to Gloucester
14:10 Gloucester to Frome
14:30 Cardiff Central to Portsmouth Harbour
27/04/24 14:38 Bristol Temple Meads to Worcester Foregate Street
27/04/24 15:38 Bristol Temple Meads to Worcester Foregate Street
17:43 Bristol Temple Meads to Salisbury
18:12 Salisbury to Cheltenham Spa
18:23 Portsmouth Harbour to Cardiff Central
19:13 Salisbury to Worcester Shrub Hill
Delayed
03:56 Swansea to London Paddington
05:15 Plymouth to Penzance
PollsThere are no open or recent polls
Abbreviation pageAcronymns and abbreviations
Stn ComparatorStation Comparator
Rail newsNews Now - live rail news feed
Site Style 1 2 3 4
Next departures • Bristol Temple MeadsBath SpaChippenhamSwindonDidcot ParkwayReadingLondon PaddingtonMelksham
Exeter St DavidsTauntonWestburyTrowbridgeBristol ParkwayCardiff CentralOxfordCheltenham SpaBirmingham New Street
April 27, 2024, 06:53:08 *
Welcome, Guest. Please login or register.

Login with username, password and session length
Forgotten your username or password? - get a reminder
Most recently liked subjects
[133] Labour to nationalise railways within five years of coming to ...
[69] access for all at Devon stations report
[44] Who we are - the people behind firstgreatwestern.info
[16] Bonaparte's at Bristol Temple Meads
[2] Lack of rolling stock due to attacks on shipping in the Red Se...
[1] Cornish delays
 
News: A forum for passengers ... with input from rail professionals welcomed too
 
   Home   Help Search Calendar Login Register  
Pages: [1] 2 3 ... 5
  Print  
Author Topic: Weymouth - summer weekend loco-hauled services - 2008  (Read 31727 times)
Timmer
Global Moderator
Hero Member
*****
Posts: 6299


View Profile
« on: April 21, 2008, 18:37:35 »

According to the new summer timetable released on Network Rail's website last week, there is an extra summer Saturday service running from 5th of July until 6th of September departing Bristol TM(resolve) at 09.09 and returning from Weymouth at 16.55:
http://www.networkrail.co.uk/browse%20documents/eNRT/May08/timetables/Table123.pdf

However this does not appear in FGW (First Great Western)'s summer Weymouth line timetable:
http://www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk/Documents/Custom/DC%20MAY%202008%20TIMETABLE/Bristol%20to%20Weymouth.pdf

So the question is will this service actually run this summer or has it been axed before it's run?
Logged
swlines
Hero Member
*****
Posts: 1178


View Profile Email
« Reply #1 on: April 21, 2008, 18:57:09 »

This particular path is actually in TRUST (Train Running System TOPS) for the event of the 67s or additional trains running, but is not guaranteed hence not being in the GW (Great Western) TT.
Logged
oooooo
Sr. Member
****
Posts: 288


View Profile
« Reply #2 on: April 25, 2008, 09:21:54 »

Weymouth loco hauled now 100% happening.....
Logged
Conner
Hero Member
*****
Posts: 1041


08436 at Corfe Castle on the Swanage Railway


View Profile WWW
« Reply #3 on: April 25, 2008, 15:47:44 »

Weymouth loco hauled now 100% happening.....
As 67's and MK2's?
Logged
devon_metro
Hero Member
*****
Posts: 5175



View Profile
« Reply #4 on: April 25, 2008, 17:50:17 »

Weymouth loco hauled now 100% happening.....

What did I say (and Vacman)  Cheesy
Logged
vacman
Hero Member
*****
Posts: 2530


View Profile
« Reply #5 on: April 25, 2008, 21:41:14 »

Weymouth loco hauled now 100% happening.....

What did I say (and Vacman)  Cheesy
Cool Cool Cool Cool Cool
Logged
Chris from Nailsea
Administrator
Hero Member
*****
Posts: 17895


I am not railway staff


View Profile Email
« Reply #6 on: April 25, 2008, 22:15:55 »

Thanks for so much unassuming modesty, lads!  Roll Eyes Grin
Logged

William Huskisson MP (Member of Parliament) 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.
John R
Hero Member
*****
Posts: 4416


View Profile
« Reply #7 on: April 25, 2008, 23:27:50 »

But you have to admit Chris, they're usually right. (remember the ATW (Arriva Trains Wales (former TOC (Train Operating Company))) units that Vacman trailed here for several weeks before it was announced.)

I'm looking forward to Vacman telling us that the Trans-Wilts service has been secured, as then I'll know it's a done deal.
Logged
Chris from Nailsea
Administrator
Hero Member
*****
Posts: 17895


I am not railway staff


View Profile Email
« Reply #8 on: April 25, 2008, 23:43:14 »

Absolutely right, John!  Grin

I'm really very grateful, to vacman and devon_metro (and others), for their very accurate and helpful posts here!

(Sorry for teasing you, lads!)  Wink Cheesy Grin
« Last Edit: April 26, 2008, 00:10:08 by chris from nailsea » Logged

William Huskisson MP (Member of Parliament) 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.
devon_metro
Hero Member
*****
Posts: 5175



View Profile
« Reply #9 on: April 26, 2008, 20:24:38 »

Thanks for so much unassuming modesty, lads!  Roll Eyes Grin

Anytime  Smiley
Logged
Timmer
Global Moderator
Hero Member
*****
Posts: 6299


View Profile
« Reply #10 on: April 28, 2008, 14:42:18 »

Weymouth loco hauled now 100% happening.....
This is great news. I know I probably said this last year that its a shame that this extra service does not appear in the main FGW (First Great Western) timetable book E. People won't use it unless they know its running. Not everyone uses the net to find out about train services.

Hopefully FGW will shout it from the rooftops that this extra train is running during the summer and start promoting it early so people know an extra train is available both ways, not just days before it's about to start like they did last year.
Logged
Jim
Hero Member
*****
Posts: 1186


View Profile WWW
« Reply #11 on: April 28, 2008, 15:08:24 »

I guess the 67 cranks will be out in force again then!
Logged

Cheers
Jim Smiley
AG's most famous quote "It'll be better next week"
Timmer
Global Moderator
Hero Member
*****
Posts: 6299


View Profile
« Reply #12 on: April 28, 2008, 15:21:03 »

I guess the 67 cranks will be out in force again then!
Are there many who bash 67s Jim?

There were always plenty who bashed 37s when they ran on this route. Those were the days!
Logged
Jim
Hero Member
*****
Posts: 1186


View Profile WWW
« Reply #13 on: April 28, 2008, 15:54:15 »

I guess the 67 cranks will be out in force again then!
Are there many who bash 67s Jim?

There were only a handfull the times I did it. 37's and 31's though, they had a huge following on the line!
Logged

Cheers
Jim Smiley
AG's most famous quote "It'll be better next week"
BRADNOCK
Jr. Member
**
Posts: 21


View Profile Email
« Reply #14 on: April 28, 2008, 19:36:15 »

Yes I always enjoyed Watching the loco hauled specials  working their trains up the bank from Weymouth to Bincombe Tunnel from my back garden when I used to live at Upwey just outside Weymouth there is a lot more atmosphere from a loco hauled Train.
Logged
Do you have something you would like to add to this thread, or would you like to raise a new question at the Coffee Shop? Please [register] (it is free) if you have not done so before, or login (at the top of this page) if you already have an account - we would love to read what you have to say!

You can find out more about how this forum works [here] - that will link you to a copy of the forum agreement that you can read before you join, and tell you very much more about how we operate. We are an independent forum, provided and run by customers of Great Western Railway, for customers of Great Western Railway and we welcome railway professionals as members too, in either a personal or official capacity. Views expressed in posts are not necessarily the views of the operators of the forum.

As well as posting messages onto existing threads, and starting new subjects, members can communicate with each other through personal messages if they wish. And once members have made a certain number of posts, they will automatically be admitted to the "frequent posters club", where subjects not-for-public-domain are discussed; anything from the occasional rant to meetups we may be having ...

 
Pages: [1] 2 3 ... 5
  Print  
 
Jump to:  

Powered by MySQL Powered by PHP Powered by SMF 1.1.2 | SMF © 2006-2007, Simple Machines LLC Valid XHTML 1.0! Valid CSS!
This forum is provided by customers of Great Western Railway (formerly First Great Western), and the views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that the content provided by one of our posters contravenes our posting rules (email link to report). Forum hosted by Well House Consultants

Jump to top of pageJump to Forum Home Page