Coming soon to FGW: Passenger Boarding Assistants ?

[whole diary]

[Electric train]

Ah but you can't make them longer at the country end either as the buffer stops at the other ends (Penzance, Carmarthen & Swansea) get in the way. 

Not forgetting Platform 13 at Bristol TM^▸ (Train Manager, or Ticket Machine, or Temple Meads (Bristol), depending on context), and Pembroke Dock, Newquay and Weymouth in the Summer.

Are there any more country end platform buffer stops visited by scheduled FGW^▸ (First Great Western) HSTs^▸ (High Speed Train (Inter City class 43 125 units))? 

Weymouth

[JayMac]

Err... did you read the post you quoted Electric train? 

[bobm]

You could add Paignton to the list as they usually run to Goodrington, where there are buffers, before returning.

As for Carmarthen - that's an interesting one as, after reversing at Swansea, it's the London end on the stops when it gets there.

[Rhydgaled]

You could add Paignton to the list as they usually run to Goodrington, where there are buffers, before returning.

As for Carmarthen - that's an interesting one as, after reversing at Swansea, it's the London end on the stops when it gets there.

And, when the line between Swansea and Llanelli was shut a while back to replace the bridge, I think FirstGW terminated all their Carmarthen services at Swansea for replacment road transport onwards, rather than diverting services as ATW^▸ (Arriva Trains Wales (former Train Operating Company)) did (although not all their trains were diverted).