14.06 Paddington to Penzance train has failed (27/07)

LiskeardRich

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Re: 14.06 Paddington to Penzance train has failed (27/07)

« Reply #15 on: July 28, 2013, 16:41:52 »

I'm guessing that it was a unit that has run short from Plymouth and back. Wouldn't want to go all the way to Paddington on that!
It will connect into the Newquay train and without a timetable to hand I'd have a guess there is a Plymouth to Paddington as well for passengers to use?


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Re: 14.06 Paddington to Penzance train has failed (27/07)

« Reply #16 on: July 28, 2013, 16:53:34 »

One slight snag... the on board crew for the down sleeper usually travel to Paddington on the 15:50 from Penzance. They could get the 17:25 but it would mean a late start for the sleeper and no early boarding.


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Re: 14.06 Paddington to Penzance train has failed (27/07)

« Reply #17 on: July 28, 2013, 17:27:52 »

I've just returned from Redruth station to pre purchase my weekly season ticket for the week ahead. The waiting room is rather crowded to say the least. The 1753 from Redruth to Paddington is showing on the boards that first class is declassified. If the number of people at Redruth is anything to go by its going to be a very full train.

Bear in mind I was at Redruth at about 1710, so a good 45 minutes before the service is due. The next Penzance bound wasn't until 1801 (showing as delayed on the boards, didn't catch how delayed though)


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Re: 14.06 Paddington to Penzance train has failed (27/07)

« Reply #18 on: July 29, 2013, 11:32:08 »

Quote from: bobm on July 28, 2013, 16:53:34

As it turned out, they somehow ended up on the NQY^▸ -PAD^» service, which the TM^▸ & Driver for the sleeper work up, so no sleeper delay. From all accounts that wasn't a very pleasant train to be on going up though.

The PLY^» -PNZ-PLY service was indeed a 150 vice HST^▸ .


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