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« on: May 06, 2008, 04:24:39 PM »
More people got off at Pilning today than Melksham!

1429 Swansea to London Paddytoon called at Pilning at 1600 to 1610.

Exciting stuff. I think I may need to go cuddle my teddy bear....  Wink Grin Grin Grin
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« Reply #1 on: May 06, 2008, 04:49:51 PM »
Were you there to count?
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« Reply #2 on: May 06, 2008, 05:55:30 PM »
No, the Doctor was.  Grin
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« Reply #3 on: May 06, 2008, 09:49:42 PM »
Why did it call? And who many boarded/got off? Not that I'm complaining or anything! Wink
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« Reply #4 on: May 06, 2008, 10:37:46 PM »
 http://www.bristol-rail.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1540

If you'll permit the link to another site, this shows the first day of operation of the newly enhanced Pilning (Severn Gateway) Parkway.
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« Reply #5 on: May 07, 2008, 10:34:24 AM »
 Grin Thanks for that John! If only...

If there was ever a Pilning campaign for service improvement website, that photo might be there somewhere!
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« Reply #6 on: May 07, 2008, 10:42:16 AM »
John R

What actually happened? Presumably a tunnel bound train failed and passengers were put on the next train back to Parkway. Good job it wasn't a 150/8 coming out of the tunnel.

How did they move the HST presumably the following service could have used used the freight loop to bypass it. Nice bit of rare track if you were on one of those.
 
It's how the TOCs and Networkrail respond to incidents like this that shows how good or bad they are at running the railway.
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« Reply #7 on: May 07, 2008, 11:03:58 AM »
A tunnel bound train failed near Filton Abbey Wood (not on that line of course, but near the junction) - was put in the goods loop and then dunno what happened - it passed Newport 140 down though!
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