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« Reply #1815 on: July 14, 2023, 06:42:25 »
Lovely write up for the sleeper here.

https://www.lonelyplanet.com/articles/night-train-sleeper-london-cornwall-penzance

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« Reply #1816 on: July 14, 2023, 10:49:51 »
Apart from the HST▸ (High Speed Train (Inter City class 43 125 units)) in the opening picture, a lovely article  Shocked
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« Reply #1817 on: July 14, 2023, 11:43:43 »
Quote from: GBM on July 14, 2023, 10:49:51
Apart from the HST▸ (High Speed Train (Inter City class 43 125 units)) in the opening picture, a lovely article  Shocked

Never mind the HST, just look at the lovely Sn'erth semaphores
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« Reply #1818 on: July 14, 2023, 12:13:55 »
Quote from: Witham Bobby on July 14, 2023, 11:43:43
Quote from: GBM on July 14, 2023, 10:49:51
Apart from the HST▸ (High Speed Train (Inter City class 43 125 units)) in the opening picture, a lovely article  Shocked

Never mind the HST, just look at the lovely Sn'erth semaphores
Oops, never spotted them!
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« Reply #1819 on: July 14, 2023, 14:26:41 »
Quote from: GBM on July 14, 2023, 12:13:55
Quote from: Witham Bobby on July 14, 2023, 11:43:43
Quote from: GBM on July 14, 2023, 10:49:51
Apart from the HST▸ (High Speed Train (Inter City class 43 125 units)) in the opening picture, a lovely article  Shocked

Never mind the HST, just look at the lovely Sn'erth semaphores
Oops, never spotted them!

It's a good job that the drivers do, though  Wink
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« Reply #1820 on: July 14, 2023, 16:13:41 »
But you can just make out the ZZ carriage stop sign for the sleeper in front of the signals.
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« Reply #1821 on: July 14, 2023, 20:38:59 »
Quote from: GBM on July 14, 2023, 10:49:51
Apart from the HST▸ (High Speed Train (Inter City class 43 125 units)) in the opening picture, a lovely article  Shocked

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Instead of a shower on the train, I opted for a dip in the Jubilee Pool © Tom Hall/Lonely Planet

Shower on the train, have I missed something?
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« Reply #1822 on: July 14, 2023, 22:26:14 »
Quote from: 1st fan on July 14, 2023, 20:38:59
Shower on the train, have I missed something?
You weren’t the only one thinking that.
Confusing it with the Caledonian Sleeper perhaps?
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« Reply #1823 on: July 15, 2023, 06:54:26 »
Note to self.
Read properly. Don't skim read.
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« Reply #1824 on: August 14, 2023, 15:02:05 »
It appears that last night's sleeper was an IET▸ (Intercity Express Train - replacement for HSTs (manufactured by Hitachi in Kobe, Japan)). Via Swindon and then Yeovil for good measure.

Mark

https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:L51037/2023-08-13/detailed
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« Reply #1825 on: August 14, 2023, 15:44:53 »
Bemused to have just seen a sleeper train heading west on the down relief at Goring and Streatley.......
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« Reply #1826 on: August 14, 2023, 15:46:44 »
It might get to PNZ in time for the evening's departure then
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« Reply #1827 on: August 14, 2023, 17:20:54 »
Quote from: Mark A on August 14, 2023, 15:02:05
It appears that last night's sleeper was an IET▸ (Intercity Express Train - replacement for HSTs (manufactured by Hitachi in Kobe, Japan)). Via Swindon and then Yeovil for good measure.

Mark

https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:L51037/2023-08-13/detailed

People would pay good money for such a railtour in a classic HST▸ (High Speed Train (Inter City class 43 125 units)) or with D1000/50XXX hauling some rattly old MkI stock
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« Reply #1828 on: August 14, 2023, 21:34:56 »
Quote from: Mark A on August 14, 2023, 15:02:05
It appears that last night's sleeper was an IET▸ (Intercity Express Train - replacement for HSTs (manufactured by Hitachi in Kobe, Japan)). Via Swindon and then Yeovil for good measure.

Mark

https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:L51037/2023-08-13/detailed

Not to mention Melksham...
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« Reply #1829 on: August 15, 2023, 06:07:07 »
Quote from: ChrisB on August 14, 2023, 15:46:44
It might get to PNZ in time for the evening's departure then

Left Penzance an hour late.
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