Travel from Newton Abbot to Paddington w/b 1st April

warrej

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Travel from Newton Abbot to Paddington w/b 1st April

« on: January 11, 2013, 20:11:55 »

Hi All,

I am attempting to book a ticket from Newton Abbot to Paddington on 2nd April. There appears to be a much changed timetable that week, with a lot longer travelling times than normal. I think it is just for this week, but before I go ahead and book could some knowledgeable soul let me know:

1) Reasons for the longer journey times? I'm assuming engineering works and re-routed trains
2) Will there be a 0631 service from Newton Abbot? This is not currently listed.

Thanks in advance
Jonathan


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ellendune

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Re: Travel from Newton Abbot to Paddington w/b 1st April

« Reply #1 on: January 11, 2013, 20:20:06 »

There is a closure of the line at Reading due to the station works there.

See http://www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk/About-Us/Rail-improvements/Reading-station-improvements for details.

See also the thread on Reading Station Improvements in Across the West


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bobm

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Re: Travel from Newton Abbot to Paddington w/b 1st April

« Reply #2 on: January 11, 2013, 20:23:06 »

See also this note on the FGW^▸ website

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Booking Tickets between 28 March - 08 April

Due to a temporary technical issue with our booking system, customers wishing to purchase tickets to/from the West of England between 28 March - 08 April should enter "London Waterloo" as their departing/arrival station.

This is owing to the Reading station improvement works during Easter.


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Southern Stag

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Re: Travel from Newton Abbot to Paddington w/b 1st April

« Reply #3 on: January 12, 2013, 21:08:48 »

Quote from: warrej on January 11, 2013, 20:11:55

1) Reasons for the longer journey times? I'm assuming engineering works and re-routed trains
2) Will there be a 0631 service from Newton Abbot? This is not currently listed.

The services listed are the services that will be running. There is only 1 train an hour throughout the day which means there is a reduced level of service running in the morning.


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warrej

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Re: Travel from Newton Abbot to Paddington w/b 1st April

« Reply #4 on: January 14, 2013, 10:53:26 »

Thanks all for the answers


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