Buses replace trains between Plymouth and Exeter

woody

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Buses replace trains between Plymouth and Exeter

« on: January 26, 2010, 15:36:09 »

According to the National Rail journey planner buses replace trains between Plymouth and Exeter every Sunday(7th,14th,21st,28th) and one Saturday(13th) in March.Any idea what and where the engineering work is.


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Branch Line Connor

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Re: Buses replace trains between Plymouth and Exeter

« Reply #1 on: February 05, 2010, 09:15:26 »

On the Sea Wall? Has that took any damage recently?


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JayMac

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Re: Buses replace trains between Plymouth and Exeter

« Reply #2 on: February 05, 2010, 12:27:18 »

Track improvement work according to FGW^▸ .


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Branch Line Connor

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Re: Buses replace trains between Plymouth and Exeter

« Reply #3 on: February 05, 2010, 12:30:34 »

Is that at Ivybridge? A couple times I have gone on the Fgw Website on the service updates it says about overunning work at Ivybridge. I doubt it though Huh


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Coombe Stn

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Re: Buses replace trains between Plymouth and Exeter

« Reply #4 on: February 05, 2010, 12:56:57 »

You will often find that when these Possesions are taken there more than one Worksite, with oppertunity being taken to do work in various places that would not be available during normal service.
They all have a time to ''Give Up'' by but this is often overran by at least one where as others may actually finish early.
The line cannot be re opened before all Worksites have given up.


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woody

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Re: Buses replace trains between Plymouth and Exeter

« Reply #5 on: February 13, 2010, 21:41:58 »

Apparently the Sunday engineering blockades between Exeter and Plymouth in March are basically AM as they will terminate between 1200 and 1320 on Sundays throughout March with the exception of the weekend of the 13th/14th March which is a complete 2 day blockade.


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signalandtelegraph

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Re: Buses replace trains between Plymouth and Exeter

« Reply #6 on: February 14, 2010, 09:01:40 »

They are finally replacing the temporary UM218R signal on the first weekend.


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devon_metro

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Re: Buses replace trains between Plymouth and Exeter

« Reply #7 on: February 14, 2010, 14:00:40 »

Quote from: signalandtelegraph on February 14, 2010, 09:01:40

They are finally replacing the temporary UM218R signal on the first weekend.

Did Network Rail stumble across a briefcase full of cash??

That's been needing doing for ages. Presume it will be a new fangled LED signal, with one lens.


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Re: Buses replace trains between Plymouth and Exeter

« Reply #8 on: February 14, 2010, 14:03:10 »

Quote from: devon_metro on February 14, 2010, 14:00:40

Quote from: signalandtelegraph on February 14, 2010, 09:01:40

They are finally replacing the temporary UM218R signal on the first weekend.

Did Network Rail stumble across a briefcase full of cash??

That's been needing doing for ages. Presume it will be a new fangled LED signal, with one lens.

They have put a new one of those up just before Exeter St. Thomas on the up.


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Re: Buses replace trains between Plymouth and Exeter

« Reply #9 on: February 14, 2010, 18:31:39 »

Quote from: devon_metro on February 14, 2010, 14:00:40

Quote from: signalandtelegraph on February 14, 2010, 09:01:40

They are finally replacing the temporary UM218R signal on the first weekend.

Did Network Rail stumble across a briefcase full of cash??

End of the financial year, innit - spend it or lose it!


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chrisoates

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Re: Buses replace trains between Plymouth and Exeter

« Reply #10 on: February 14, 2010, 21:59:59 »

Quote from: moonrakerz on February 14, 2010, 18:31:39

Quote from: devon_metro on February 14, 2010, 14:00:40

Quote from: signalandtelegraph on February 14, 2010, 09:01:40

They are finally replacing the temporary UM218R signal on the first weekend.

Did Network Rail stumble across a briefcase full of cash??

End of the financial year, innit - spend it or lose it!

Must be why the bend at Chacewater (runs by the A30) is being relayed - it's only just been changed from 'bolted'.


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