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« Reply #60 on: August 04, 2008, 12:22:31 »

if only they had more carrages... no need to run 2 sets together no need to rip units apart and get rid of the shop... there is something to be said for locos
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« Reply #61 on: August 04, 2008, 15:22:29 »

I've heard of plans to do a smaller buffet, swap it round, and do the seating as standard, which would be the best option really, so hope what I heard is correct.

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« Reply #62 on: August 04, 2008, 17:55:04 »

Ollie, that rumour has also made its way down to the South West too  Wink
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« Reply #63 on: August 04, 2008, 18:00:30 »

I've heard of plans to do a smaller buffet, swap it round, and do the seating as standard, which would be the best option really, so hope what I heard is correct.

Smiley

*FGW (First Great Western) btw

I'm sure that was suggested on the Coffee Shop sometime ago (maybe not the smaller buffet, but flipping the buffet around and installing standard class seats. Maybe have half a coach fully tabled as well, leave unreserved (or restrict reservations to groups of 3 or more in that coach if feasible) and have signs saying "these seats are served for groups of 3 or more"   
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« Reply #64 on: August 04, 2008, 18:58:59 »

Actually, having thought about it again, I thought it was XC (Cross Country Trains (franchise)) that was going to do a mini-buffet/standard class seating, and FGW (First Great Western) were just leaving as was.
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« Reply #65 on: August 04, 2008, 21:43:12 »

I think I might have it all written down somewhere, will have to see if I can find it =]
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« Reply #66 on: August 04, 2008, 23:32:11 »

Are there enough bufet cars around to do this though?  I thought all of the MK3 HST (High Speed Train) Buffets were going to FGW (First Great Western), even even then there wasn't enough for them?

Or can they make absorb the cost of converting a MK3 Coaching stock buffet?

WOuld definitely be a way of adding even more seats to those sets!
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« Reply #67 on: August 17, 2008, 20:21:14 »

Over the weekend one of the refurbed National Express HSTs (High Speed Train) on loan to XC (Cross Country Trains (franchise)) was in operation.

It looked quite smart, although rather white/grey/boring colours, seats looked the same style as Voyagers - although no idea how they actually felt in comparison.  I liked the extra touches on the door window that said.  "Welcome to NEx.  Please wait for the yellow light before attempting to open the door/yank the handle off" (or something like that  Grin)
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« Reply #68 on: September 14, 2009, 21:28:01 »

Sorry to drag this thread up again. Does anyone know which trains from Birmingham - Durham and Durham - Birmingham are run by XC (Cross Country Trains (franchise)) HSTs (High Speed Train) on weekdays?

Thanks in advance,

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« Reply #69 on: September 14, 2009, 22:00:14 »

Er.. can you work it out from this BT...best I can I find at the mo? Wink

http://www.icrs.org.uk/Site/Rolling%20Stock/crosscountry_hst.htm
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« Reply #70 on: September 14, 2009, 22:18:30 »

Er.. can you work it out from this BT...best I can I find at the mo? Wink

http://www.icrs.org.uk/Site/Rolling%20Stock/crosscountry_hst.htm

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« Reply #71 on: September 14, 2009, 22:50:49 »

For diagrams for all sorts of workings, written in plainer English than that other suggestion, see this site http://www.thejunction.org.uk/ and click on the Diagrams link at the top of the page. The XC (Cross Country Trains (franchise)) HSTs (High Speed Train) ones are pretty near the top of the list and were up-to-date in May, so can't imagine they will have altered since.
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« Reply #72 on: September 14, 2009, 22:58:21 »

All the XC (Cross Country Trains (franchise)) HST (High Speed Train) services run through FGW (First Great Western) territory, and the appropriate FGW timetable tells you which ones are HSTs, so if you compare the FGW and XC timetables you can work it out...

But if you want to go Birmingham > Durham > Birmingham as posted, you can't do it in one day, because the HSTs all go from various points North to  Plymouth then return North in the afternoon...

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« Reply #73 on: September 14, 2009, 23:45:42 »

Someone had better tell the folks at the ICRS site that the CRS code for Plymouth is PLY» (Plymouth - next trains) and not PMH, unless there's been a dramatic change if plan I'm not aware of and Portsmouth Harbour is now served by XC (Cross Country Trains (franchise)) HSTs (High Speed Train) (which if I recall correctly from an earlier thread, don't all have the requisite bogie types to run over the 3rd rail).

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« Reply #74 on: September 15, 2009, 00:22:20 »

Well, as I was tripped up on my spelling, and blatant misuse of an apostrophe, recently, I'll just shrug myself into that anorak, and also point out the following:

DUN is Dunbar, not Dundee - that's DEE;

MAP doesn't exist - Manchester Piccadilly is MAN;

PTN is Portadown, not Paignton - that's PGN.

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