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« on: June 26, 2014, 11:24:08 »
As well as the ongoing hire of a SWT▸ (South West Trains) Class 158, I noticed a Class 159 pressed into FGW▸ (First Great Western) service this past Tuesday. It was being used on the 0723 Warminster to Great Malvern service.

Here it is at Bristol Parkway earlier this week:
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« Reply #1 on: June 26, 2014, 11:28:44 »
Possibly hired in for a couple of weeks to allow services to be strengthened for Glastonbury?
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« Reply #2 on: June 26, 2014, 11:44:00 »
It was mentioned at the Community Rail Conference last month by Mark Hopwood (FGW▸ (First Great Western) MD) that a second unit was being hired in from SWT▸ (South West Trains).  It was to allow a unit to go west and strengthen holiday services in Devon & Cornwall.
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« Reply #3 on: June 26, 2014, 12:29:06 »
Quote from: bobm on June 26, 2014, 11:44:00
It was mentioned at the Community Rail Conference last month by Mark Hopwood (FGW▸ (First Great Western) MD) that a second unit was being hired in from SWT▸ (South West Trains).  It was to allow a unit to go west and strengthen holiday services in Devon & Cornwall.

This plan was SX High Summer from 04 July and every Saturday and Sunday throughout Summer.
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« Reply #4 on: June 26, 2014, 14:24:09 »
So it would appear that FGW▸ (First Great Western) have got this unit a little earlier than planned, yes?
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« Reply #5 on: June 26, 2014, 14:25:19 »
Looks like the Weekday hire has started a few weeks early. Should work roughly the same diagram Mondays-Saturdays:

2C04 0602 Salisbury-Westbury (With FGW▸ (First Great Western) 150 and SWT▸ (South West Trains) 158, the 159 is probably locked out of use.)
5E17 0653 Westbury-Warminster ECS▸ (Empty Coaching Stock)
2E17 0723 Warminster-Great Malvern
1O98 1050 Great Malvern-Brighton
1V96 1659 Brighton-Bristol Temple Meads
1O86 2223 Bristol Temple Meads-Salisbury (SWT service, with SWT 159 and SWT 158) (Not Saturdays)

Sundays it should work:
5F31 1550 St Phillips Marsh-Cardiff Central ECS
1F31 1740 Cardiff Central-Portsmouth Harbour
1F40 2205 Portsmouth Harbour-Westbury (With FGW 158. Locked out of use and detached at Salisbury)

So anyone travelling on the afternoon service to Brighton over the Summer should have a nice luxurious journey.
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« Reply #6 on: June 26, 2014, 14:29:58 »
Yep. And declassified 1st Class as well. My short trip from Temple Meads to Parkway on Tuesday was in the posh seats.  Cheesy
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