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Great Western Coffee Shop > Journey by Journey > Shorter journeys in Plymouth and Cornwall > St Ives branch line - engineering work, closures, incidents (merged topics)
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« Reply #45 on: March 22, 2008, 08:58:23 »
Quote from: hymek on March 21, 2008, 23:19:26
i see they still not got the fares sorted yet! Undecided
I guess you mean that they only sell an all line rover which is quite expensive.
Best way to do it is to go from Hayle, only ^2.50 instead of ^4.00 as long as the trains connect that is a brilliant money saver.
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« Reply #46 on: March 22, 2008, 12:03:23 »
Quote from: qprrule on March 22, 2008, 08:58:23
Quote from: hymek on March 21, 2008, 23:19:26
i see they still not got the fares sorted yet! Undecided
I guess you mean that they only sell an all line rover which is quite expensive.
Best way to do it is to go from Hayle, only ^2.50 instead of ^4.00 as long as the trains connect that is a brilliant money saver.
Most of the locals know about that little loophole, the train crew tell them about it, good on em.
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« Reply #47 on: March 22, 2008, 12:04:14 »
Mind you, whilst the St Ives is a 150, the Falmouth is a 153! they swapped em around for the busy easter weekend!
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« Reply #48 on: March 22, 2008, 12:30:07 »
It certainly did a great job, plenty of space for luggage, prams etc.,and made excellent time connection wise.
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« Reply #49 on: March 22, 2008, 17:05:10 »
Quote from: vacman on March 22, 2008, 12:04:14
Mind you, whilst the St Ives is a 150, the Falmouth is a 153! they swapped em around for the busy easter weekend!
Nah! Falmouth was 150 today aswell.
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« Reply #50 on: March 22, 2008, 21:55:21 »
The 150/1 was working on the Devon Metro today. Sighted at NTA» (Newton Abbott - next trains) working the 2024 NTA-EXD» (Exeter St Davids - next trains)
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« Reply #51 on: March 22, 2008, 21:57:17 »
Quote from: devon_metro on March 22, 2008, 21:55:21
The 150/1 was working on the Devon Metro today. Sighted at NTA» (Newton Abbott - next trains) working the 2024 NTA-EXD» (Exeter St Davids - next trains)
I saw it between Torre and Torquay on the 12:20 Exmouth-Paignton while on a 142 bash.
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« Reply #52 on: March 23, 2008, 21:58:17 »
Quote from: qprrule on March 22, 2008, 17:05:10
Quote from: vacman on March 22, 2008, 12:04:14
Mind you, whilst the St Ives is a 150, the Falmouth is a 153! they swapped em around for the busy easter weekend!
Nah! Falmouth was 150 today aswell.
It wasn't on friday! St Ives was 153 saturday morning, then control realised that it gets slightly busy at Easter so they swapped it for a 150 mid afternoon!
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« Reply #53 on: March 23, 2008, 22:26:26 »
Quote from: vacman on March 23, 2008, 21:58:17
Quote from: qprrule on March 22, 2008, 17:05:10
Quote from: vacman on March 22, 2008, 12:04:14
Mind you, whilst the St Ives is a 150, the Falmouth is a 153! they swapped em around for the busy easter weekend!
Nah! Falmouth was 150 today aswell.
It wasn't on friday! St Ives was 153 saturday morning, then control realised that it gets slightly busy at Easter so they swapped it for a 150 mid afternoon!
Assumed St.Ives was 150 Saturday, didn't see it but did see 150 on Falmouth, how did they magically materailse a 150?
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« Reply #54 on: March 24, 2008, 00:22:04 »
could have been the taken off the 14.44 plymouth service, or control found one inside an easter egg! Grin
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« Reply #55 on: March 24, 2008, 00:40:00 »
Quote from: cornishman on March 24, 2008, 00:22:04
could have been the taken off the 14.44 plymouth service, or control found one inside an easter egg! Grin
I think the 142's came out of a Kinder egg!! Cheesy Cheesy
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« Reply #56 on: March 24, 2008, 00:55:47 »
well on that note vacman it must be time for bed and dream of the 151 back on the st. ives easter monday. Wink Cheesy
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« Reply #57 on: March 24, 2008, 01:19:19 »
Eggsactly!   Wink Cheesy Grin

Welcome to the forum, cornishman!
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« Reply #58 on: March 24, 2008, 08:24:44 »
Quote from: cornishman on March 24, 2008, 00:22:04
could have been the taken off the 14.44 plymouth service, or control found one inside an easter egg! Grin
Makes sense as that is even more stupid as a 153 on that would prevent people getting connections at Plymouth as that is the main use of that service which gets quite busy.
A typical FGW▸ (First Great Western) thing to do then.
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« Reply #59 on: March 24, 2008, 23:51:02 »
I believe St Ives was booked to be a 150 from easter sunday onwards, hence the cock ups on friday/saturday.
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