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« on: June 29, 2008, 23:40:00 »
So here's TCs▸ (Train Crew, or Travelling Chef, depending on context) service review of the day!

The London-Oxford/Worcester line had a lot of alterations today, these being:

Service: 08:42 London Paddington to Oxford on 29/06/2008 operated by First Great Western.
Details: This train will run short formed with 3 carriages.

Service: 11:38 Oxford to London Paddington on 29/06/2008 operated by First Great Western.
Details: This train will run short formed with 3 carriages.

Service: 09:35 London Paddington to Hereford on 29/06/2008 operated by First Great Western.
Details: This train has run short formed with 3 carriages.

Service: 10:42 London Paddington to Hereford on 29/06/2008 operated by First Great Western.
Details: This train will be started from Reading. It will no longer call at: London Paddington and Slough. This is due to a member of train crew being unavailable.

Service: 13:42 London Paddington to Worcester Shrub Hill on 29/06/2008 operated by First Great Western.
Details: This train will run short formed with 3 carriages.

Service: 13:30 Hereford to London Paddington on 29/06/2008 operated by First Great Western.
Details: This train will run short formed with 3 carriages.

Service: 15:42 London Paddington to Worcester Shrub Hill on 29/06/2008 operated by First Great Western.
Details: This train has been revised. Light refreshments available in carriage A.

Service: 16:25 Worcester Shrub Hill to London Paddington on 29/06/2008 operated by First Great Western.
Details: This train will run short formed with 3 carriages.

Glastonbury caused a few alterations too:

Service: 14:00 Castle Cary to Bath Spa on 29/06/2008 operated by First Great Western.
Details: An additional train service has been planned to operate as shown.

Service: 17:30 Castle Cary to Reading on 29/06/2008 operated by First Great Western.
Details: An additional train service has been planned to operate as shown.

Service: 15:48 Penzance to London Paddington on 29/06/2008 operated by First Great Western.
Details: This train will be revised. It will additionally call at: Castle Cary. This is due to an unusually large passenger flow.

And that refreshments in coach A has been floating around:

Service: 18:25 Worcester Shrub Hill to London Paddington on 29/06/2008 operated by First Great Western.
Details: This train has been revised. Light refreshments available in carriage A.

Service: 22:07 London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads on 29/06/2008 operated by First Great Western.
Details: This train has been revised. Light refreshments available in carriage A.

And finally, a few cancellations and revisions:

Service: 10:30 Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington on 29/06/2008 operated by First Great Western.
Details: This train has been cancelled. This is due to a member of train crew being unavailable.

Service: 15:50 Bristol Parkway to Portsmouth Harbour on 29/06/2008 operated by First Great Western.
Details: This train has been revised. It will additionally call at: Keynsham.

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