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« on: September 23, 2011, 20:01:55 »

I see that XC (Cross Country Trains (franchise)) Oxford to Bournemouth Trains are calling Reading WEST on Sunday 25 Sept with a bus to/from Reading main station.

Do I take it that the XC trains will take the Oxford Road to Reading West Junc line?
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« Reply #1 on: September 23, 2011, 22:27:47 »

That is what it means due to Engineering work preventing them using Reading General Station.   It is nothing new at all.
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« Reply #2 on: September 23, 2011, 22:29:11 »

What engineering work? I'm travelling from reading Sunday morning with fgw
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« Reply #3 on: September 23, 2011, 22:56:27 »

What engineering work? I'm travelling from reading Sunday morning with fgw

Not by train from Reading though!!!

Buses operate to/from Reading West for Basingstoke services.

Buses opearate throughout Reading to Newbury / Bedwyn services.

HSS (High Speed Services) services divert via Melksham or Bridgwater
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« Reply #4 on: September 23, 2011, 23:18:50 »

Ok journey planner makes no mention of works, thanks
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« Reply #5 on: September 24, 2011, 10:16:17 »

Ok journey planner makes no mention of works, thanks

Not sure what journey planner you are using but all National Rail powered ones are correct and have been for some time.

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« Reply #6 on: September 24, 2011, 12:20:37 »

Im on a penzance service, is the closures just local services?
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« Reply #7 on: September 25, 2011, 10:39:18 »

Am at reading now, only platform 8 for westbound trains, and 9 and 10th for London bound, the swt to waterloo appear to be in the normal bay platform as well
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« Reply #8 on: September 25, 2011, 18:14:31 »

As far as I know SWT (South West Trains) have to operate from those bay platforms because they're the only ones with a juice rail.
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« Reply #9 on: September 25, 2011, 18:20:16 »

yes they are, forgot about the juice rail
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« Reply #10 on: September 25, 2011, 20:28:07 »

If I remember correctly You get a really good view of Reading depot going round what I would call reading west curve.
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« Reply #11 on: September 25, 2011, 20:49:21 »

If I remember correctly You get a really good view of Reading depot going round what I would call reading west curve.

You do indeed.  Make the most of it, as it won't be there much longer!
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« Reply #12 on: September 26, 2011, 08:50:34 »

Which - the depot or the curve (or both?)
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« Reply #13 on: September 26, 2011, 10:28:47 »

The depot moves to the North side of the Main line around Cow lane and a new East curve is built across to the the space to go under the Mainline flyovers to link with the Relief lines.

The West curve is also I think realinged to go under the Mainline flyover.

The Cow Lane road bridge will be totally transformed.

See Reading Rebuild plans There are some artists impressions on:

http://www.networkrail.co.uk/aspx/6339.aspx

But I can't seem to find teh proposed track plans.

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« Reply #14 on: September 26, 2011, 11:43:47 »


But I can't seem to find the proposed track plans.


I posted them as an attachment to post #216 in the 'Reading Station Improvements' thread:

http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/coffeeshop/index.php?topic=6405.210

Hope that is of interest - but if I might suggest that any further discussion takes place in the relevant thread...

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