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IrishDave replied to the thread UK’s Longest Train Journey Just Got Even Longer (briefly).But it's a different schedule with a different headcode. In scheduling terms it's no different than a train terminating at, say, Wrexham... -
IrishDave replied to the thread Avanti Trains - Easter Bank Holiday.This year *is* one of those where Easter is very late, though - most schools are on holiday for the two weeks before Easter and go back...
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IrishDave replied to the thread May 2025 Timetable Change - Confirmed Changes Only.These turn out to be one and the same issue - the current 0821 departure from Birmingham (headcode 1L98) starts back from Bristol at...
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IrishDave replied to the thread May 2025 Timetable Change - Confirmed Changes Only.Basically this is part of restoring the XC Birmingham-Stansted service to hourly (instead of terminating at Cambridge every two hours)...
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IrishDave replied to the thread May 2025 Timetable Change - Confirmed Changes Only.Yes, that's exactly what's happening in September - there is a 30-day blockade of Huddersfield from Saturday 30th August to Sunday 28th...
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IrishDave replied to the thread Simultaneous arrivals London Bridge Thamelink in the morning peak..Coincidence. The timetable is written around trains making parallel moves over Blackfriars Junction, as the only way of achieving 24tph...
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IrishDave replied to the thread Hayes Line peak frequency.No, there are only cameras for 4, 8 and 12, so a 10-car stops two carriage lengths from the buffers in order that the rear lines up with...
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IrishDave replied to the thread Why was my diverted Victoria to Brighton train (via Worthing) only 8 coaches instead of 12?.There were no express buses; as far as I know they haven't run for over a year now. Furthermore, the all-stops buses between Brighton...
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IrishDave replied to the thread 1S72 2340 Victoria to Ramsgate.On Tuesday nights / Wednesday mornings only, there is a longer opportunity for overnight maintenance access on the down line between...
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IrishDave replied to the thread Delay repay advice on abandoned journey and replacement ticket.I would agree with Hadders and say it's definitely worth contacting Trainsplit and explaining the situation - there is definitely an...
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IrishDave replied to the thread Delay repay advice on abandoned journey and replacement ticket.For the record, the reason there is no 16:48 from Ely is that, on Sundays, the train that would be the 16:48 is planned instead to use...
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IrishDave replied to the thread CrossCountry diversionary route (Stafford > Birmingham New St.).Almost certainly that will have run up the Trent Valley to Nuneaton, reversed, and proceeded onwards to Birmingham via Water Orton...
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IrishDave replied to the thread Will the Birmingham Camp hill line trains be diesel or electric?.The issue is more with how they did it - because some of the wiring is done with headspans, with only two of the four tracks...