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« on: October 05, 2007, 10:08:34 »
Not plushness but roominess.

From the FGW▸ (First Great Western) website on 01/10/2007 ;-

12:42 Penzance to Plymouth due 14:38
This train will run short formed with 4 carriages. This is due to an earlier train fault.

Unusual for FGW to run a normal scheduled local service with more than 4 carriages, must be the number finger in need of a FGW makeover OR is it a short formed high density FGW HST▸ (High Speed Train (Inter City class 43 125 units)).
 
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« Reply #1 on: October 05, 2007, 12:01:06 »
Quote from: martyjon on October 05, 2007, 10:08:34
Not plushness but roominess.

From the FGW▸ (First Great Western) website on 01/10/2007 ;-

12:42 Penzance to Plymouth due 14:38
This train will run short formed with 4 carriages. This is due to an earlier train fault.

Unusual for FGW to run a normal scheduled local service with more than 4 carriages, must be the number finger in need of a FGW makeover OR is it a short formed high density FGW HST▸ (High Speed Train (Inter City class 43 125 units)).
 
Thats very odd because that train is booked to be a three car (158+153)!!!!! They're apologising for running more coaches?HuhHuh
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« Reply #2 on: October 05, 2007, 17:51:16 »
If it was meant to be three-car today FGW▸ (First Great Western) now have to apoliges to us even if there doing something good for once. I expect it wasn't a 158.
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« Reply #3 on: October 05, 2007, 21:48:37 »
Service was as booked today (158+153), for the second time this week.............
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« Reply #4 on: October 06, 2007, 09:49:27 »
Apart from HSTs▸ (High Speed Train (Inter City class 43 125 units)) I have only ever been cramed into a unit with no air-con in Cornwall. Nice.
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« Reply #5 on: October 06, 2007, 16:23:21 »
Nearly every "local" service in Cornwall is an HST▸ (High Speed Train (Inter City class 43 125 units))!
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