| Glastonbury exodus Posted by matth1j at 08:34, 30th June 2025 |     |
It was standing room only when I boarded the 6:46 Trowbridge-Bristol service this morning due to early risers exiting the music festival (then going back to sleep on the train). Quite a few got off at Bath though and there were a few seats after that.
It didn't help that there were only 2 carriages; sometimes there are 3. I asked the train manager about this and he said he was somewhat surprised when he saw he'd only got a short formation today. He never knows what he's going to get. Perhaps they were saving the longer trains for when it gets even busier later?
| Re: Glastonbury exodus Posted by Mark A at 11:39, 30th June 2025 | |
Not sure what this is about: hope it doesn't mean that a non-passenger-service train has sat down in Castle Cary platform 3.
Mark
https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:U54327/2025-06-30/detailed
| Re: Glastonbury exodus Posted by Phantom at 11:51, 30th June 2025 | |
It was standing room only when I boarded the 6:46 Trowbridge-Bristol service this morning due to early risers exiting the music festival (then going back to sleep on the train). Quite a few got off at Bath though and there were a few seats after that.
It didn't help that there were only 2 carriages; sometimes there are 3. I asked the train manager about this and he said he was somewhat surprised when he saw he'd only got a short formation today. He never knows what he's going to get. Perhaps they were saving the longer trains for when it gets even busier later?
It didn't help that there were only 2 carriages; sometimes there are 3. I asked the train manager about this and he said he was somewhat surprised when he saw he'd only got a short formation today. He never knows what he's going to get. Perhaps they were saving the longer trains for when it gets even busier later?
That was the service I always used to get home, ironically got to BTM about the same time I would normally arrive when commuting to work from WSM
It was amusing passing the usual commuters at BTM in smart attire and me looking like death usually caked in mud
| Re: Glastonbury exodus Posted by Gordon the Blue Engine at 12:21, 30th June 2025 | |
I notice to-day’s 1012 Castle Cary to Padd special - a 9 coach IET - left CC 20 late. The ECS for this service arrived on time at 1011. So notwithstanding the fact that this train would arrive to a platform full of people and rucksacks etc, the train planners allowed just 1 minute to load this train.
Why?
| Re: Glastonbury exodus Posted by bobm at 19:04, 30th June 2025 | |
The 10:20 from Penzance to London Paddington called at Castle Cary just after 14:00. It was booked to dwell for one minute but was stopped for four.
Not surprising
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