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« on: January 02, 2010, 14:08:44 »
The Falmouth Line is showing short train services today on Current Running, how can this be? Has the NR» (Network Rail - home page)/FGW▸ (First Great Western) system gone a bit mad?
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« Reply #1 on: January 02, 2010, 14:33:26 »
Quote from: RailCornwall on January 02, 2010, 14:08:44
The Falmouth Line is showing short train services today on Current Running, how can this be? Has the NR» (Network Rail - home page)/FGW▸ (First Great Western) system gone a bit mad?



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20100102   11:50   Falmouth Docks   12:18   Truro   rolling stock issues, knock-on effect

Full report: "This train will be formed of 1 coach instead of 2.This is due to an earlier train fault. Last Updated: 02/01/2010 09:25 "
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« Reply #2 on: January 02, 2010, 14:47:59 »
So one or both of the alternate half-hour services on a Saturday must be two carriaged now then? Peculiar, wonder where the additional carriage has come from.
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« Reply #3 on: January 02, 2010, 20:59:49 »
It's been quite busy in Truro the past week with all the sales, all the car parks full up. So maybe theres extra passengers using the branch. I went to Truro last monday and I wish I did take the train, I live 10 minutes drive from Penryn station, on the A394 between Helston and Penryn. I had to wait about 10 minutes to get a parking space.
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« Reply #4 on: January 03, 2010, 10:09:41 »
There has been a 150 on alternate services some days recently, mainly for late night shopping. I believe it's the one from the St Ives line
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