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« on: March 15, 2015, 09:30:23 »
http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/Train-disruption-Plymouth-London-Paddington/story-26175130-detail/story.html

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« Reply #1 on: March 15, 2015, 09:44:30 »
No trains between plymouth newton abbot, and the herald has a picture of bristol temple meads!!!! Roll Eyes Roll Eyes
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« Reply #2 on: March 15, 2015, 09:58:57 »
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Cancellations to services between Plymouth and Newton Abbot
Due to over-running engineering works between Plymouth and Newton Abbot all lines are blocked.

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Train services running through these stations may be cancelled. Disruption is expected until 14:00 15/03.
 
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« Reply #3 on: March 15, 2015, 10:22:01 »
Quote from: TRAINMAN57 on March 15, 2015, 09:44:30
No trains between plymouth newton abbot, and the herald has a picture of bristol temple meads!!!! Roll Eyes Roll Eyes

Welcome to the World of the Plymouth Herald........personally I wouldn't have been surprised if they'd used a picture of Gare Du Nord!
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« Reply #4 on: March 15, 2015, 11:00:58 »
Quote from: TaplowGreen on March 15, 2015, 10:22:01
Quote from: TRAINMAN57 on March 15, 2015, 09:44:30
No trains between plymouth newton abbot, and the herald has a picture of bristol temple meads!!!! Roll Eyes Roll Eyes

Welcome to the World of the Plymouth Herald........personally I wouldn't have been surprised if they'd used a picture of Gare Du Nord!

That's a bit unfair - there is at least one timetabled HST▸ (High Speed Train (Inter City class 43 125 units)) from Plymouth to Paddington this morning that goes via Bristol.

What is fanciful is the customer advice quoted - unless XC▸ (Cross Country Trains (franchise)) have got hold of some of these Hitachi Super-Express RRV▸ (Road Rail Vehicle (for example, JCB-type diggers adapted for use also on rails)) bogies ...
 
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« Reply #5 on: March 15, 2015, 11:20:21 »
Of course, if there was a duplication of routes that provided alternative routes at times of engineering, it would be very much less of a problem if engineering works such as these between Newton Abbott and Plymouth overran - or indeed such engineering works could be planned with a somewhat longer stoppage. Is the population to the south west of Exeter the greatest population in the UK▸ (United Kingdom) to be served via a single rail pinch point?
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« Reply #6 on: March 15, 2015, 13:37:39 »
Line reopened about 1315 hours.
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