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« on: February 14, 2011, 19:34:12 »

On FGW (First Great Western) live updates

18:30 London Paddington to Weston-Super-Mare due 20:53
This train will be formed of 2 coaches instead of 8.


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« Reply #1 on: February 14, 2011, 19:49:10 »

18:00 Pad to Bristol Temple Meads was cancelled as well - so a two carriage train is going to be a tight squeeze!

I assume this isn't actually a 2carriage train from Pad?
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« Reply #2 on: February 14, 2011, 20:05:34 »

From what I can gather the 1830 PAD» (Paddington (London) - next trains)-WSM (1C26) just left Bath 3 down having run more or less on time all the way from Paddington. So I would guess that the two-car service alert might be a mistake. Unless they're planning to terminate the HST (High Speed Train) at Temple Meads and run a DMU (Diesel Multiple Unit) from there, I suppose, although there's no evidence of that on the live departure boards.
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« Reply #3 on: February 14, 2011, 20:12:31 »

Interestingly, also from FGW (First Great Western) live updates:

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This train will be formed of 2 coaches instead of 8.
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« Reply #4 on: February 14, 2011, 20:17:07 »

Must be an error.

It's surely not even possible for a two car unit substitute for a HST (High Speed Train) from Paddington to Bristol. Turbos don't go beyond Didcot and west DMUs (Diesel Multiple Unit) not beyond Swindon. There'd be a distinct lack of route and traction knowledge!
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« Reply #5 on: February 14, 2011, 20:21:48 »

Now departed Temple Meads 1 late at 2019; it must be an HST (High Speed Train) to have kept time all the way from Paddington, and it doesn't look like there's been any kind of set swap at BRI» (Bristol Temple Meads - next trains) unless they've managed to set a world record shortest time for doing it.
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« Reply #6 on: February 14, 2011, 20:24:13 »

Damn!  Too late for me to nip down to NLS to see what goes past!  Shocked
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« Reply #7 on: February 14, 2011, 21:51:24 »

A Turbo could go to Temple Meads, they certainly used to when the Temple Meads to Oxford was running so I guess an extension to Weston Super Mare could be done (although that is more suspect unless it is permitted somewhere, perhaps the sectional appendix?)
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« Reply #8 on: February 14, 2011, 22:21:17 »

Yes a Turbo could go to BRI» (Bristol Temple Meads - next trains), but I very much doubt there are any LTV (London [and] Thames Valley) drivers out there who have up to date route knowledge.
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« Reply #9 on: February 14, 2011, 23:17:05 »

Easy, 1830 ex Padd caped at Bristol to form the 2030 BTM (Bristol Temple Meads (strictly, it should be BRI)) Padd, a Sprinter provided to form C26/M70.
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« Reply #10 on: February 15, 2011, 06:19:50 »

Easy, 1830 ex Padd caped at Bristol to form the 2030 BTM (Bristol Temple Meads (strictly, it should be BRI)) Padd, a Sprinter provided to form C26/M70.


Maybe just my quirky sense of humour, but I love the thought of a caped service going to Weston Super Mare
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« Reply #11 on: February 15, 2011, 09:38:45 »

Except the caped crusader was bat man not superman
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