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« on: January 09, 2008, 12:27:00 » |
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i think that their should be a service from hereford to london paddington calling at abergavenny, bristol parkway, swindon, didcot, reading and london paddington.......... great western run back emty stock back this way, so why not have a revenue service this way ?
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« Reply #1 on: January 09, 2008, 12:34:28 » |
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You do know how long and pointless that would actually be if you wanted to get to hereford?
Do you deffinatly run stock back that route? as it seems incredibly pointless
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« Reply #2 on: January 09, 2008, 12:43:52 » |
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i think that their should be a service from hereford to london paddington calling at abergavenny, bristol parkway, swindon, didcot, reading and london paddington.......... great western run back emty stock back this way, so why not have a revenue service this way ?
First Send their 1721 Padd to Hereford back to Bristol that way, and a few others not sure which ones.. |
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« Reply #3 on: January 09, 2008, 12:44:46 » |
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You do know how long and pointless that would actually be if you wanted to get to hereford?
Do you deffinatly run stock back that route? as it seems incredibly pointless
It wouldnt be that pointless, might be quicker than using the evesham route.. |
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« Reply #4 on: January 09, 2008, 17:24:47 » |
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Both the 1721 and 1821 Paddington to Hereford HST▸ 's run empty from Hereford to Bristol St Philips Marsh for servicing. The HST off 2020 Paddington to Great Malvern is supposed to stay in the sidings at Hereford, but cannot at the moment because the shore supply (external electrical supply to keep the engines warm etc) doesn't work and is so old that Network Rail are having problems finding obsolete spares. This HST is having to run empty to Bristol TM▸ .
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« Reply #5 on: January 17, 2008, 19:20:42 » |
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Both the 1721 and 1821 Paddington to Hereford HST▸ 's run empty from Hereford to Bristol St Philips Marsh for servicing. The HST off 2020 Paddington to Great Malvern is supposed to stay in the sidings at Hereford, but cannot at the moment because the shore supply (external electrical supply to keep the engines warm etc) doesn't work and is so old that Network Rail are having problems finding obsolete spares. This HST is having to run empty to Bristol TM▸ .
I was told that was fixed?  |
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« Reply #6 on: January 18, 2008, 16:34:31 » |
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Yeh - it is.
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« Reply #7 on: January 18, 2008, 18:26:54 » |
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You do know how long and pointless that would actually be if you wanted to get to hereford?
Do you deffinatly run stock back that route? as it seems incredibly pointless
As someone who has done that route and the evesham (and regularly) I can say its not that long and pointless. Hereford -> PAD» via evesham takes about 3 hours but is incrredibably subject to delay Ludlow -> Newport takes an hour but hereford is 15 or so before so 45 Then newport to pad is 2 hours now, given you would not have to change, and you could cut out newport......... Its not as stupid as it sounds (PS - if they did a service that route I wold seriously be tempted) |
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« Reply #8 on: January 18, 2008, 23:31:15 » |
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Hereford sidings electricity shore supply is not fixed yet, but Mike Carroll (FGW▸ route director east) told a public meeting in Charlbury tonight that it was a top priority and he expected it to be done within a week.
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« Reply #9 on: January 29, 2008, 01:09:16 » |
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According to a post by David Cameron's researcher on the Charlbury.info website, FGW▸ has informed him that the 05.30 from Malvern to London is now being stabled overnight at Hereford, so it looks like the electricity supply is back on tap.
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« Reply #10 on: January 29, 2008, 19:51:49 » |
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You do know how long and pointless that would actually be if you wanted to get to hereford?
Do you deffinatly run stock back that route? as it seems incredibly pointless
What about the old BR▸ London Paddington-Hull service, that train made up many reasonable journey options like Reading-Doncaster, Oxford-HUll, or indeed the old SW & W London Waterloo-Manchester via Hereford trains, very useful trains for some journeys. |
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« Reply #11 on: January 29, 2008, 20:05:29 » |
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I liked the London Waterloo to Manchester service - via Salisbury and Hereford - and Ludlow - now is there anyone there who might like to have a dirfect London train!  |
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« Reply #12 on: March 10, 2008, 20:31:27 » |
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I liked the London Waterloo to Manchester service - via Salisbury and Hereford - and Ludlow - now is there anyone there who might like to have a dirfect London train! When did this service run? Was it BR▸ or Wales and West? Also- I think that running HSTs▸ from Bristol area to Hereford is a bad idea, because sets could constantly be put into reverse formation- upsetting the Charbury Commuter group! |
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« Reply #13 on: March 11, 2008, 20:45:41 » |
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Wales & West I believe.
Well there are two triangles at Bristol and Newport to make sure the train stays in the correct formation (ie so that it can platform the leading first class and annoy Mookie)
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« Reply #14 on: March 11, 2008, 22:16:26 » |
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ie so that it can platform the leading first class and annoy Mookie
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