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« Reply #45 on: December 24, 2012, 19:49:25 » |
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FGW▸ had basically uploaded an emergency timetable today and yesterday, so that what you search for in National Rail Enquiries and the like is what is running. That meant no through London-Penzance services were shown, instead London-Tiverton Parkway and Exeter-Penzance services were shown. It's probably easier for passengers than what Cross Country had done. They are just showing their normal timetable, with shorter notice alterations added on the day. It makes it much harder for passengers to plan their journeys. Of course the landslip at Teignmouth today through that out the water somewhat.
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« Reply #46 on: December 30, 2012, 19:24:14 » |
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Now that the dust has settled (or rather that the "waters have subsided"), I've been giving a bit of thought to what our little map does, what it should do, and what it could do.
Conclusion (1) ... at times of prolonged, mass disruption it's not at all obvious what the "baseline" that we're comparing services against should be; we're never going to have something that's totally natural and obvious both to regular travellers who would typically know what's been going on, and occasional visitors.
Conclusion (2) ... we should probably leave "as is" to mirror JourneyCheck (any awkward choices they make ... they're making for use too)
Corollory ... at exceptional times, we can add an extra blanket messages over the map. We're done this several times in the last fortnight, indicating (a) the split of London to West services and (b) the lack on any trains in 25th and 26th.
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« Reply #47 on: March 23, 2013, 13:28:33 » |
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The Cancellation map seems to have a very odd blue line at the moment. Or is there really an amended Paddington Dublin Service?
I know I am opening an old thread, but it is exactly the same subject. Mods feel free to move
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« Reply #48 on: March 23, 2013, 13:42:08 » |
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Looks as if they've laid an 'extra Cardigan' on, as its so cold crossing the Bay !!  |
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« Reply #49 on: March 23, 2013, 13:51:13 » |
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The Cancellation map seems to have a very odd blue line at the moment. Or is there really an amended Paddington Dublin Service?
I know I am opening an old thread, but it is exactly the same subject. Mods feel free to move
No - it's an old subject, so right to re-open. Our system hasn't heard of "Ash" before and believes that Cardigan Bay is a good point to put out the fire .. |
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« Reply #50 on: March 23, 2013, 13:57:34 » |
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... and I have now told our system roughly where it should be.
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« Reply #51 on: March 23, 2013, 13:59:50 » |
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It may feature for a while too this afternoon... the problem is a lack of a toilet on a unit doing the Reading/Ash shuttle but the set cannot be swapped off with one from the depot because of the engineering work at Reading today. (However at least the blue line will be in the right place now!)
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« Reply #52 on: March 24, 2013, 15:47:35 » |
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Spurious lines this evening are Ledury, which has been relocate to the Irish Sea somewhere off Dublin. I'll fax when I'm not moving - don'l like editing files on the server from a moving train in case the connection drops.
A place I know only from above. Ledbury was one of the turning points for my first ever solo cross-country flight. Ledbury was chosen by my instructor because of the layout of the roads and railway, which makes it a very easy place to identify positively. So I went from Filton to Abergavenny, then to Ledbury, then back down the Wye, doing a lap of honour over the hotel where my wife and her sister were having tea, before a flawless landing at Filton despite having the sun in my eyes. I have also landed once at Ledbury airfield, the only time I have ever been warned not to continue my approach if I see a bus or lorry coming, or the ferry from Dublin for that matter. |
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« Reply #53 on: April 03, 2013, 19:27:05 » |
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Today's turn to be dumped in the Irish Sea ... Reading West. Now returned to the Reading area.
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« Reply #54 on: April 03, 2013, 19:42:59 » |
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Today's turn to be dumped in the Irish Sea ... Reading West. Now returned to the Reading area.
Some would say the best location for it .................. mind others see it more cort de voir   |
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« Reply #55 on: April 03, 2013, 19:54:54 » |
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Today's turn to be dumped in the Irish Sea ... Reading West. Now returned to the Reading area.
Some would say the best location for it .................. mind others see it more cort de voir I came across a new one on Sunday ... there were buses leaving the station forecourt at Swindon for "Reading and Reading Only" ... and the pedant in me wondered about this other Reading station I hadn't heard of. "General", yes. "West", yes. But "Only" ... |
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« Reply #56 on: April 03, 2013, 20:35:34 » |
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Today's turn to be dumped in the Irish Sea ... Reading West. Now returned to the Reading area.
Some would say the best location for it .................. mind others see it more cort de voir I came across a new one on Sunday ... there were buses leaving the station forecourt at Swindon for "Reading and Reading Only" ... and the pedant in me wondered about this other Reading station I hadn't heard of. "General", yes. "West", yes. But "Only" ... It's on the cort de voir |
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« Reply #57 on: April 03, 2013, 21:43:59 » |
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It's on the cort de voir
Merci beaucoup, Didier Drogba! |
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« Reply #58 on: April 04, 2013, 10:42:57 » |
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Today's turn to be dumped in the Irish Sea ... Reading West. Now returned to the Reading area.
Some would say the best location for it .................. mind others see it more cort de voir I came across a new one on Sunday ... there were buses leaving the station forecourt at Swindon for "Reading and Reading Only" ... and the pedant in me wondered about this other Reading station I hadn't heard of. "General", yes. "West", yes. But "Only" ... Or South? |
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« Reply #59 on: June 09, 2013, 08:50:48 » |
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And today it's Okehampton! 09:01 St James' Park to Okehampton due 09:52 This train will be started from Exeter Central.
This train will no longer call at St James' Park.
This is due to signalling problems.  |
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