In contrast to my 'very bad day' thread, today was an exceptionally good journey on my 1728 Warminster- Oldfield Park travel home. Thumbs up to FGW on this occasion.

- Train pulled in to the platform 10 minutes early at Warminster, an unrefurbished ex - Alphaline 158
- Clean windows and a table, surprisingly comfortable chair!
- Clean train
- Windows were all open in the carriage- the airflow was very welcoming on the very warm, sunny day we had. Marvellous views
- No yobs
- Train only just over a third full until Bath
- Nice conductor! He let me go on to Oldfield Park even though I only had a Bath Spa ticket today!
- Departed on time at all stations, we had green lights all thje way through, even on the approach to Bath Spa where we arrived there 4 minutes early. Usually the train stops before Bathampton Junction or in Sydney Gardens before Bath Spa
- Arrived Oldfield Park 1809, also early.

If only it went like clockwork like this all the time- I'd be happy to pay more for such a service!

I wasn't intending to fool anyone, that was the truth!  that said, maybe it was FGW's April Fools joke to passengers on that train! (Just kidding, it usually is good! ). It didn't originate at Salisbury, that service is the 1728 Warminster- Great Malvern evening stopper. It starts from Westbury to serve Dilton Marsh, terminates Warminster and usually hangs around on the track south of platform 2 for 10 minutes, but in this case it was only there a few minutes before coming back to platform 1.

I must say though, it was much faster than normal!

Meaning the air conditioning was out of service!! Have the refreshed 158s had anything done to the air con?? Unlikely, 158s are rubbish in hot weather, roll on summer.

Still the old stuff as some have the non standard variety. The purple paint has clearly worked wonders 

Well,the amount of units I have seen with windows open doesn't make good reading!