PHILIPE
Veteran Member
Am unfamiliar with the area so might have missed something, but are all the Portsmouth to Cardiff services Turbos on a Saturday or are 158s still used?
There is a paired 158/0 and 158/9 out
Am unfamiliar with the area so might have missed something, but are all the Portsmouth to Cardiff services Turbos on a Saturday or are 158s still used?
Ok thanks! Do you know which diagrams they're on?There is a paired 158/0 and 158/9 out
Ok thanks! Do you know which diagrams they're on?
Yes, thank you!05+30 SPM to CDF
0730 and 1530 CDF to PMH
1123 and 1923 PMH to CDF
I think you mean what train services they work as a unit only works one diagram each day and which is the block of train services above.
There would be 2 diagrams here, one for each unit.
ADD
I should have mentioned that diagrams will be subject to alteration into September due to major Engineering work in the Bristol area.
Due to the amount of crews self isolating, more 16x are needed in the Bristol area to cover for HST turns, as they are core traction and more likely to be a crew available that will sign the stock and route. We may see some Castle sets head south to release 158s from Exeter-Penzance services for Devon Metro, but stock availability hasn't been great, as well as having crew available to diagram sets south.Only one Turbo on Exmouth - Paignton today, plus three four car and three TWO car 150s. Is there an issue with Turbo availability, meaning that GWR is having to split pairs of 150s?
Had a quick look at dawlish cams and the school train 2T07 was a 2 car 158. That would have been fun. Lost a minute at Newton Abbot and another at Torre.Due to the amount of crews self isolating, more 16x are needed in the Bristol area to cover for HST turns, as they are core traction and more likely to be a crew available that will sign the stock and route. We may see some Castle sets head south to release 158s from Exeter-Penzance services for Devon Metro, but stock availability hasn't been great, as well as having crew available to diagram sets south.
I didn't see a 158 all morning (I was in the Dawlish area from 10.00 until 14.50 but had to walk along the main road to avoid the section of sea wall closure).Had a quick look at dawlish cams and the school train 2T07 was a 2 car 158. That would have been fun. Lost a minute at Newton Abbot and another at Torre.
I didn't see a 158 all morning (I was in the Dawlish area from 10.00 until 14.50 but had to walk along the main road to avoid the section of sea wall closure).
They break up on Friday according to their websites but the older pupils will have left and there may be a year group or two sent home to self-isolate.
Sorry if already asked, is there any booked 166/165 workings from Exeter towards Bristol on Sundays to get the units back to Bristol?
2M73 2030 Exeter St David's to Bristol TM
I believe that 2F05, the service from Bristol to Exmouth yesterday morning was formed of 150266 + 150219 instead of the booked turbo hence why they were working 2F12 instead.165129 working 2F10 this morning as I was passing. Usually three turbos (166s) in a row. I'll try and check with dawlish cams.
166 working 2F11.
150 x 2 working 2F12
Noticed 2C19 working wrong road between Dawlish and Teignmouth was a 3 car 158