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« Reply #75 on: August 13, 2018, 18:29:03 »
Oh you mean it doesn't?
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« Reply #76 on: August 13, 2018, 21:20:04 »
Did the Boardmasters event pass without major incident this year?  If so, well done GWR▸ (Great Western Railway) for providing a suitable enhanced service.
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« Reply #77 on: August 13, 2018, 21:50:27 »
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Did the Boardmasters event pass without major incident this year?  If so, well done GWR▸ (Great Western Railway) for providing a suitable enhanced service.

Well, unrelated to the transport provision, there was another serious sexual assault at the event this year.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-45168559
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« Reply #78 on: August 13, 2018, 23:44:07 »
Almost made it  - just this:-

18:55 Newquay to London Paddington due 00:02 

18:55 Newquay to London Paddington due 00:02 will be terminated at Taunton.
It will no longer call at Reading and London Paddington.
This is due to a fault on this train.

Last Updated:13/08/2018 21:48

Local services to Bristol Temple Meads and then what? Or wait for the sleeper!
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« Reply #79 on: July 28, 2019, 08:13:23 »
Not sure if I should (or should not) have added this to the diary ... I guess the train is an excellent way for spectators to travel to Newquay.   A search for "Boardmasters by train" came up with last years's page

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Travel in style to the Boardmasters Festival this summer with train operator Great Western Railway set to run 13 additional trains to/from Newquay, however passengers must make a reservation to travel.

It will be ... interesting ... to see what happens this year now that the HSTs▸ (High Speed Train (Inter City class 43 125 units)) are gone (except they're not gone in the west - just shrunk and renamed) and the new trains are allergic to surfboards.  I hope thought has been given (and necessary plans implemented) to allow people to enjoy the event and get to and from it without hiccoughs ... whether there travel needs are met by road, rail or air.
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« Reply #80 on: July 31, 2019, 22:00:58 »
Quote from: grahame on July 28, 2019, 08:13:23
 A search for "Boardmasters by train" came up with last years's page ....

Now from Cornwall Live

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Over 9,000 extra train seats are being provided for this year’s Boardmasters festival but customers are being warned that they must reserve a seat to be able to travel.

With the ever-popular Watergate Bay and Fistral Beach festival attracting more and more visitors each year, train operator Great Western Railway will operate a specific train reservation only system ensuring everyone who wants to travel is able to book a service of their choice.

The train company is providing 14 additional Intercity Express Train services or 9,100 extra seats, and a 27% increase on 2018, to support travel to and from the festival, but is also warning customers that surfboards can not be carried on long distance trains; and those with excessive luggage, and trolleys, will not be allowed to board.
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« Reply #81 on: August 01, 2019, 08:23:41 »
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I guess the train is an excellent way for spectators to travel to Newquay.

Or you could fly!...(if there's availability), the site is almost next to Newquay Airport. 4 flights a day from Heathrow, as well as daily (or lesser frequencies) from many other points around the UK▸ (United Kingdom) at this time of year.
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« Reply #82 on: August 01, 2019, 08:36:19 »
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I guess the train is an excellent way for spectators to travel to Newquay.

Or you could fly!...(if there's availability), the site is almost next to Newquay Airport. 4 flights a day from Heathrow, as well as daily (or lesser frequencies) from many other points around the UK▸ (United Kingdom) at this time of year.
And take a surf board on the flight!
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« Reply #83 on: August 01, 2019, 10:45:36 »
Quote from: grahame on July 31, 2019, 22:00:58
Quote from: grahame on July 28, 2019, 08:13:23
 A search for "Boardmasters by train" came up with last years's page ....

Now from Cornwall Live

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Over 9,000 extra train seats are being provided for this year’s Boardmasters festival but customers are being warned that they must reserve a seat to be able to travel.

With the ever-popular Watergate Bay and Fistral Beach festival attracting more and more visitors each year, train operator Great Western Railway will operate a specific train reservation only system ensuring everyone who wants to travel is able to book a service of their choice.

The train company is providing 14 additional Intercity Express Train services or 9,100 extra seats, and a 27% increase on 2018, to support travel to and from the festival, but is also warning customers that surfboards can not be carried on long distance trains; and those with excessive luggage, and trolleys, will not be allowed to board.

How are the compulsory reservations/luggage limits going to be enforced?
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« Reply #84 on: August 01, 2019, 15:10:52 »
Queuing, I suspect & being checked....
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« Reply #85 on: August 01, 2019, 18:26:31 »
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Queuing, I suspect & being checked....

It would appear so. Interesting, they can do it when they want to.

I wonder how many stations they will do so - just Paddington & Reading or more further West too? Could get quite lively.

Are there plans for other trains to be cancelled to provide the extras heading for Newquay?
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« Reply #86 on: August 01, 2019, 20:37:48 »
Same as last year I think - some local stations having a replacement bus for some services.
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« Reply #87 on: August 01, 2019, 21:21:52 »
Quote from: TaplowGreen on August 01, 2019, 10:45:36
Quote from: grahame on July 31, 2019, 22:00:58
Quote from: grahame on July 28, 2019, 08:13:23
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Over 9,000 extra train seats are being provided for this year’s Boardmasters festival but customers are being warned that they must reserve a seat to be able to travel.

With the ever-popular Watergate Bay and Fistral Beach festival attracting more and more visitors each year, train operator Great Western Railway will operate a specific train reservation only system ensuring everyone who wants to travel is able to book a service of their choice.

The train company is providing 14 additional Intercity Express Train services or 9,100 extra seats, and a 27% increase on 2018, to support travel to and from the festival, but is also warning customers that surfboards can not be carried on long distance trains; and those with excessive luggage, and trolleys, will not be allowed to board.

How are the compulsory reservations/luggage limits going to be enforced?

I understand compulsory reservations are only on trains departing Newquay on Monday. The advise is to arrive a minimum of an hour before your booked train to pass through border control!
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« Reply #88 on: August 01, 2019, 21:32:38 »
Boarder control, surely?  Wink
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« Reply #89 on: August 02, 2019, 06:48:37 »
I think in the past the clever dicky's got an earlier train to Reading and then boarded the Newquay bound train at Reading
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