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« on: February 06, 2011, 19:25:29 »
Trying to get my head around whats happening weekends end of Feb and during March.  FGW▸ (First Great Western) timetable is suggesting rail relief buses but there seems to be the odd through train that doesn't require getting on a bus.

For example 19th March catch the 15.32 from Reading to Plymouth and you need to take a bus from Taunton to Tiverton but catch the 12.32 from Reading and it seems to be direct to Plymouth.

Is this a mistake on the timetable or can one with a careful train choice avoid the bus.
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« Reply #1 on: February 06, 2011, 19:34:04 »
Trains going via Honiton.
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« Reply #2 on: February 06, 2011, 19:54:52 »
That makes sense. Am actually trying to get Plymouth - Newbury on Sundays

Can't understand why the FGW▸ (First Great Western) website insists on sending me on the rail relief bus service (other than its a bit quicker) rather than letting me catch the 2.15 from Plymouth (via Honiton) and change on to the Taunton Newbury service at Castle Cary (as its a scheduled stop for both services). Whatever I try to do it - it doesn't allow me to pull it up as a connection.
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« Reply #3 on: February 06, 2011, 19:59:13 »
Quote from: amiddl on February 06, 2011, 19:54:52
That makes sense. Am actually trying to get Plymouth - Newbury on Sundays

Can't understand why the FGW▸ (First Great Western) website insists on sending me on the rail relief bus service (other than its a bit quicker) rather than letting me catch the 2.15 from Plymouth (via Honiton) and change on to the Taunton Newbury service at Castle Cary (as its a scheduled stop for both services). Whatever I try to do it - it doesn't allow me to pull it up as a connection.
Try putting in via Honiton might work =]
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« Reply #4 on: February 06, 2011, 20:04:44 »
Fair enough - but you'd need to know it was going 'via Honiton' to do that, surely?

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« Reply #5 on: February 06, 2011, 20:05:09 »
As normal FGW▸ (First Great Western)'s planner defaults to suppressing some overtaken trains.

On NR» (Network Rail - home page)'s planner, ticking the box for 'include slower trains' brings up your proposed journey, there doesn't seem an equivalent option on FGW's, but selecting via Honiton ought to do it, as just suggested.

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« Reply #6 on: February 06, 2011, 20:13:18 »
Success (thanks for tip re include slower trains) on National Rail Enquiries but no go using Honiton on FGW▸ (First Great Western)

14:15 Plymouth  Castle Cary 17:13 3 2h 58m   
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Exeter Central [EXC]  15:29  15:31 
Honiton [HON]  15:46  15:53 
 
Train  17:40 Castle Cary  Newbury 18:36  0h 56m 
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