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Sideshoots - associated subjects / Heritage railways, Railtours, buses, canals, steamships and other public transport based attractions / Re: Paddle Steamer Waverley - merged posts
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on: June 12, 2025, 09:14:55
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We're booked on an evening trip, late August, from Penzance to Falmouth, returning by coach.
Looking forward to it.
Spent many years in Dartmouth, so Dartmouth Castle, Kingswear Castle, Totnes Castle were all local paddle steamers.
A daily sight
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Journey by Journey / London to the West / Re: Night Riviera Sleeper train - between Paddington and Penzance
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on: May 28, 2025, 08:51:32
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23:45 London Paddington to Penzance due 07:55
27/05/25 23:45 London Paddington to Penzance due 07:55 was terminated at Exeter St Davids.
It will no longer call at Newton Abbot, Plymouth, Liskeard, Bodmin Parkway, Lostwithiel, Par, St Austell, Truro, Redruth, Camborne, Hayle, St Erth and Penzance.
This is due to a fault on this train.
.....all lines currently blocked at Exeter St Davids as a result.
Looking at RTT» , it was a 3 carriage train from London to Exeter! |
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All across the Great Western territory / The Wider Picture in the United Kingdom / Re: Taking Train Operation into public ownership - Govt planning from 4.12.2024
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on: May 25, 2025, 11:10:01
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Interesting blog by Roger French https://busandtrainuser.com/2025/05/24/drop-the-great-from-gbr/Drop the ‘Great’ from GBR▸ Secretary of State for Transport Heidi Alexander reckons tomorrow’s high profile ownership change of South Western Railway from First Group/ MTR▸ Corporation over to DfT» Operator Limited (DFTO) is “a watershed moment” marking the start of the much heralded re-nationalisation of Britain’s Railways. ..................continues................ Expect an overdose of hype as the first train – the 06:14 to Shepperton – leaves Waterloo’s platform 1 complete with a tease of a new Great British Railways logo on the side of the train and a pledge of better services to come. A few lines caught my eye-"It’s the lack of information, reassurance and explanations of alternatives which comes to the fore when using the rail network at times of disruption. I've lost count of the number of times research has shown rail passengers very much value being kept informed during disruption. But it still fails; all the more so when staff are less informed than passengers as they don't seem to have access to the same sources of electronic information which passengers now enjoy." |
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Journey by Journey / Shorter journeys in Plymouth and Cornwall / Re: Cornish delays
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on: May 17, 2025, 12:34:30
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Several branch cancellations this morning (shown as train failure).
St Ives, Falmouth and Par all lost their first runs.
5C52 0354 Penzance T.& R.S.M.D. to Penzance (which then forms three branch services) was 16 minutes late into Penzance.
Thereafter, a few departures from Pnz were late leaving (delayed by broken down train earlier).
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Journey by Journey / London to the West / Re: Night Riviera Sleeper train - between Paddington and Penzance
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on: May 12, 2025, 07:27:53
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It left Exeter St Davids 200 minutes late, having arrived there on time, and travelled via Honiton and back onto planned route at Castle Cary. It was planned to run via Melksham and Swindon but as far as I can tell diverted via Newbury and arrived reading at 06:30 - 145 minutes late as stated. I suspect it will be cancelled in from there.
Left Reading 179 minutes down, but heading for Paddington. |
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All across the Great Western territory / Across the West / Re: Shortage of train crews on Great Western Railway - ongoing discussion
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on: May 12, 2025, 07:12:58
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Might not be possible due to driver hours and route knowledge. I do wonder how many passengers this would impact and whether a taxi might be a better option
Does route knowledge apply to bus drivers? I can recall before the days of SatNav helping rail replacement bus drivers find the way. Oh yes, route knowledge is imperative. In training, it was always said "If you don't know a route, you don't drive it". Invariably we did, but if anything happened, you were automatically at fault. On rail replacement, drivers can be drafted in from many distant areas, and totally unfamiliar with local routes. |
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Journey by Journey / London to the West / Re: Night Riviera Sleeper train - between Paddington and Penzance
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on: May 12, 2025, 07:08:42
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21:45 Penzance to London Paddington due 05:04
21:45 Penzance to London Paddington due 05:04 will be diverted between Exeter St Davids and Reading.
It will be delayed between Exeter St Davids and Reading and is expected to be 120 minutes late.
This is due to a fault on this train.
Diverted via Melksham perhaps? A long lie-in this morning for passengers. Arrived Reading 0630 (145 minutes late), but still there as I type! |
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