Falmouth Branch Line - stations, facilities, services and improvements

[whole diary]

[Coombe Stn]

All redundant track panels are taken away to Westbury to be broken up there or moved on to other disposal points.
They are not that easy to remove from where they are on the branch so it would cost the Helston group a lot of money to obtain it.

[vacman]

The Helston group had the last lot earlier this year but weren't in a financial position to get any more, plus they've got enough for the meantime!

[vacman]

The Falmouth branch was supposed to be closed all day tomorrow for engineering works but has now been cancelled, NR^» (Network Rail - home page) are replacing the set of points for the branch at Penweathers junction, the new turnout is all set out in the cess ready to go in but obviously the main line will have to be closed at the same time!

[oooooo]

Well the NQY^▸ (Newquay (Station)) is open after two weeks closure and am completely puzzled to what has been done, looks like errrrrrrrrrrrrr nothing!! Criminal.

[devon_metro]

Sounds like the average Network Rail farce then, Much tea and coffee to be had!

[oooooo]

Well the NQY^▸ (Newquay (Station)) is open after two weeks closure and am completely puzzled to what has been done, looks like errrrrrrrrrrrrr nothing!! Criminal.

Someone says the NQY is shut again soon?? Why they did NOTHING last time, about time Network Rail were put into place.....

[devon_metro]

Why don't they just put a blockade until HSTs^▸ (High Speed Train (Inter City class 43 125 units)) need it, then of course FGW^▸ (First Great Western) management will kick up a fuss if there good old Newquay service can't get there!!

[signalandtelegraph]

The new points were commisssioned at approx 0345 on Mon 14th January.  It was a very wet possession weekend! 

[Lee]

From the FGW^▸ (First Great Western) website :

19:42 Truro to Falmouth Docks due 20:05
This train has been cancelled.This is due to a member of train crew being unavailable.

Road transport will operate between Truro and Falmouth Docks.

20:08 Falmouth Docks to Truro due 20:32
This train has been cancelled.This is due to a member of train crew being unavailable.

Road transport will operate between Falmouth Docks and Truro.

20:50 Truro to Falmouth Docks due 21:13
This train has been cancelled.This is due to a member of train crew being unavailable.

Road transport will operate between Truro and Falmouth Docks.

21:20 Falmouth Docks to Truro due 21:44
This train has been cancelled.This is due to a member of train crew being unavailable.

Road transport will operate between Falmouth Docks and Truro.

22:00 Truro to Falmouth Docks due 22:23
This train has been cancelled.This is due to a member of train crew being unavailable.

Road transport will operate between Truro and Falmouth Docks.

[jester]

Shortages that are bound to occur again due to conductors being trained that are going to be train managers and their repalcements have yet to be trained to be conductors!! No forward thinking as ususal, other conductors have booked annual leave and of course it was a sunday turn, which you dont have to be 'available' for.

[Lee]

From the FGW^▸ (First Great Western) website :

18:24 Truro to Falmouth Docks due 18:47
This train will run short formed with 1 carriages.This is due to a passenger having been taken ill earlier.

19:12 Falmouth Docks to Truro due 19:36
This train will run short formed with 1 carriages.This is due to a passenger having been taken ill earlier.

20:00 Truro to Falmouth Docks due 20:23
This train will run short formed with 1 carriages.This is due to a passenger having been taken ill earlier.

[FarWestJohn]

The Falmouth branch seems to have had two 153s for the last week so a good thing in this case as one unit could be detached to keep the service going..

I suppose this will be the way forward when the Penryn passing loop is commissioned later in the year. Single 153s on the half hourly service then joining up for the hourly service and return to base at PNZ.

[Westernchallenger]

I believe that a pair of 153s are now diagrammed on the Falmouth branch - certainly on weekdays

[Lee]

The Falmouth branch seems to have had two 153s for the last week so a good thing in this case as one unit could be detached to keep the service going..

I suppose this will be the way forward when the Penryn passing loop is commissioned later in the year. Single 153s on the half hourly service then joining up for the hourly service and return to base at PNZ.

The current plan for the enhanced Falmouth service can be found in the link below.
http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/coffeeshop/index.php?topic=2940.msg22433#msg22433

I believe that a pair of 153s are now diagrammed on the Falmouth branch - certainly on weekdays

FGW^▸ (First Great Western) Class 153 diagrams can be found in the link below.
http://www.southwesternlines.co.uk/downloads/fgwdiagmay08/SX_PM153s.pdf

[vacman]

Fal is booked 2 153's now, the reason for the revision was someone decided to vomit over half of the unit and therefore had to be taken out of service for heavy cleaning!