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« on: May 02, 2018, 06:52:13 »
question as in the header.

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« Reply #1 on: May 02, 2018, 07:03:47 »
Quote from: infoman on May 02, 2018, 06:52:13
question as in the header.

Thanks in advance.

HSTs▸ (High Speed Train (Inter City class 43 125 units)) started scheduled working to Fishguard from 12th May 1986.  Finished [estimate] around 2005/2006.    Source - an old RMWeb thread; dates and estimate seems reasonable to me.

Others may be able to confirm start / be more accurate on the end.
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« Reply #2 on: May 02, 2018, 07:29:50 »
There used to be a BR▸ (British Rail(ways)) Press Officer who caught the early morning train from Fishguard somewhere in South Wales to get to work in Swindon.  In those pre internet days his job was to feed information to local radio stations about any problems with the morning commute. 

One morning he was delayed because the train was late waiting for the ferry.   Thus the only train he could report on was the Fishguard - which he told everyone was delayed "because the tide was out".
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« Reply #3 on: May 02, 2018, 12:41:23 »
FGW▸ (First Great Western) (as it was then) ceased running there on ATW▸ (Arriva Trains Wales (former Train Operating Company)) taking on their current franchise in December 2003
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