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« on: November 09, 2008, 14:42:08 »

 I'm sat on the delayed fgw service at chard junction have been here 20 mins train was already 30 mins late is this because it's fgw or because dmus out perform locos?
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« Reply #1 on: November 09, 2008, 15:11:55 »

Its because 1A17 got stuck on Hemmerdon near Plymouth and was 90 late at Yeovil Jn messing up the whole WoE line
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« Reply #2 on: November 09, 2008, 15:20:11 »

... not helped by a bridge strike near Yeovil Junction, either!  Huh

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Train services between Castle Cary and Exeter St Davids have been disrupted due to a vehicle striking a bridge earlier in the Yeovil Junction area. Delays of up to 20 minutes may still occur.

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« Reply #3 on: November 09, 2008, 16:18:36 »

I can confirm that trains are now running ok in the Yeovil Jnc area.
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« Reply #4 on: November 09, 2008, 16:43:19 »

Its because 1A17 got stuck on Hemmerdon near Plymouth and was 90 late at Yeovil Jn messing up the whole WoE line

I was on that one. The delay was "only" 38 minutes out of Plymouth in the end (due to leaf-fall) - the real problem was caused by having to await a SWT (South West Trains) train coming into Exeter Central, which added a further half hour delay (and then, as mentioned above, there was the bridge strike near Chard Junction...)
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« Reply #5 on: November 09, 2008, 16:57:26 »

More problems (and solutions), from the FGW (First Great Western) website:

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This train will be terminated at Plymouth.  It will no longer call at: Totnes, Newton Abbot, Exeter St Davids, Exeter Central, Castle Cary, Reading and London Paddington.  This is due to a train fault.  Replacement road transport will operate from Plymouth to Taunton.

16:00 Exeter St Davids to London Paddington due 19:17
An additional train service has been planned to operate as shown 16:00 Exeter St Davids to London Paddington due 19:17 run on 09/11/08.
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« Reply #6 on: November 09, 2008, 17:54:40 »

Well talk about make up time just got the 1657 at yeovil ended up leaving 25mins late got into honiton 1749...impressive or what how fast were we going?! Ended up one min early
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« Reply #7 on: November 09, 2008, 18:14:43 »

It was booked to sit at Honiton for 16 minutes.
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« Reply #8 on: November 09, 2008, 18:16:16 »

All that padding in the timetable is just so useful, isn't it??  Wink Cheesy Grin
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« Reply #9 on: November 09, 2008, 18:36:26 »

Though in fairness the wait was probably a constraint of the single line route and the difficulty of timetabling the diversionary services.
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« Reply #10 on: November 09, 2008, 20:01:14 »

yes the delay was due to the fact that the train in the opposite direction was late and would have been even later if it waited in the passing loop at chard for us, so we waited then made up the time big style! i was impressed yeovil to honiton in 24 mins
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« Reply #11 on: November 10, 2008, 09:45:49 »

All that padding in the timetable is just so useful, isn't it??  Wink Cheesy Grin

its called Service Recovery Time
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« Reply #12 on: November 10, 2008, 17:57:08 »

well i noticed its 85mph out of yeovil i dont know how far that goes but at that speed you can make up time i guess
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