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« on: November 24, 2008, 22:24:53 »
Our favourite sardine can, the 1753 for Nailsea and beyond is going to be 3 coaches from the new timetable. This news comes from the latest Customer Panel minutes, which have now been posted on the FGW▸ (First Great Western) website.

Curiously, the minutes confirm that the loco hauled set is funded by the DaFT» (Department for Transport - critical sounding abbreviation I discourage - about), not to strengthen Bristol area services, but to enable a Cl150 to be displaced to the south west to cover for a withdrawn evening XC▸ (Cross Country Trains (franchise)) service in the new timetable (which is mentioned in another thread).
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« Reply #1 on: November 24, 2008, 22:32:53 »
It was a three car 158 this evening, John - sheer bliss!  Grin
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« Reply #2 on: November 25, 2008, 14:53:13 »
Quote from: John R on November 24, 2008, 22:24:53
Our favourite sardine can, the 1753 for Nailsea and beyond is going to be 3 coaches from the new timetable. This news comes from the latest Customer Panel minutes, which have now been posted on the FGW▸ (First Great Western) website.

Curiously, the minutes confirm that the loco hauled set is funded by the DaFT» (Department for Transport - critical sounding abbreviation I discourage - about), not to strengthen Bristol area services, but to enable a Cl150 to be displaced to the south west to cover for a withdrawn evening XC▸ (Cross Country Trains (franchise)) service in the new timetable (which is mentioned in another thread).

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