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Cardiff Central Possibilities
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Cardiff Central is definitely in need of something doing to it. The services west of also need a rethink. I was in the area recently and...
30 Mar 2024
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GWR Class 165/166 Turbo Diagrams
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Not only Avoncliff but I think 6 coaches are too long for the platforms southbound at Oldfield Park, Freshford, Bradford-on-Avon, Frome...
30 Mar 2024
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Train departed 3 minutes ahead of schedule
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Isn’t it usually a five minute minimum connection time at stations? That Paddington - Didcot service is scheduled to arrive at 15:32...
29 Mar 2024
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GWR good customer service
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I agree if the announcement system is set up as global for a station, but not for somewhere like Reading where the automated system is...
28 Mar 2024
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Grand Central stranding passengers (28/03)?
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That’s ludicrous. If anything, they should be refunding the cost of the new ticket!
28 Mar 2024
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GWR Waterloo and Euston
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I think it was to do with testing if it would work operationally - I understand the answer was no as there wasn’t sufficient clearance...
22 Mar 2024
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5 car Turbo, Berks and Hants 17 March
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Maybe, though on IETs stopping at Bedwyn, the front four coaches are unlocked.
18 Mar 2024
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How many National Rail stations don't have gatelines? (estimates welcome)
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I agree. You can see this at Bristol Temple Meads after a train from Severn Beach rolls in. There’s often a long line of people waiting...
9 Mar 2024
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How many National Rail stations don't have gatelines? (estimates welcome)
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Some operators seem to have many stations gated such as SWR for example. Then cross over to GWR who have relatively few. WMT also seem...
9 Mar 2024
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Cornwall Metro funding approved
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Part of me does wonder if the additional service from Newquay should’ve been diverted to Plymouth, acting as an all-station stopper, so...
7 Mar 2024
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GWR crowding and bad unit change at Bristol
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The Weymouth train before it was also delayed due to a signalling fault, and passengers at Bristol were advised to wait on the platform...
6 Mar 2024
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Advice for travelling on IETs
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I find the seats on GWR’s IETs uncomfortable, and many seat cushions have sagged, so you can feel a metal bar underneath, making them...
6 Mar 2024
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Class 175 future speculation
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Cardiff - Portsmouth; Cardiff - Penzance; Gloucester - Weymouth could take 2x2 without platform issues. Only Avoncliff, Dilton Marsh...
2 Mar 2024
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Class 175 future speculation
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Bearing in mind how busy the 07:22 from Barnstaple to Exeter Central is with a 3 car 158, I think ideally you’d want to increase...
2 Mar 2024
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No working toilet on the train.
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I’ve used a class 153 on the Heart of Wales line before which had no working toilet. The guard arranged a toilet break at Llandrindod...
25 Feb 2024
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