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    Stagecoach West - Fleet News & Discussion

    Cheltenham Depot will be operating it and it’s booked to use the existing E300s. Timetable has been published to us drivers but not sure about the public yet. 4 return journeys Monday to Saturday only difference to Saturday timetable is the first journey starts later. No Sunday timetable...
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    Stagecoach West/South West/South Wales - Fleet News & Discussion

    10994 10995 10996 All allocated to Cheltenham from the Swindon order. 47596 now also allocated to Cheltenham.
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    Stagecoach West/South West/South Wales - Fleet News & Discussion

    Cheltenham is pretty decent for allocation's these days mainly it's all correct but anything that's out of place is normally for operational reasons. The MANs seem to be having major issues so this will be why there is changes with allocations. Gloucester does seem to be an odd one though...
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    Stagecoach West/South West/South Wales - Fleet News & Discussion

    It is indeed Cheltenham - Arle Court P&R however during peak periods AM/PM there are a few runs to Gloucester via Gloucester Royal Hospital. The dedicated branded 93 vehicles generally stick to the 93 route though they have popped up recently on the 94 and even the A in Cheltenham. 93 is a...
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    Stagecoach West/South West/South Wales - Fleet News & Discussion

    Staff from Stroud depot on a day out. The 18 plate deckers arrived to cover the 93 dutys to/from Gloucester and remain unbranded so they can end up on 94s without looking different and probably As too! Last week seen 2 gold buses on the A route in Cheltenham most days. Plenty of ex Wessex...
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    ITV Saturday Night Takeaway chartered train (24/02 - SWR)

    Assuming this was the return journey departed from the same platform as the arrival and nothing left between the arrival and departure http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/Q42511/2018/02/24/advanced
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    Public Access to Lympstone Commando station?

    Geoff Marshall who did All the Stations filmed there for a Request Stop video (6 minutes into the video) He tells you about what you can and can’t do at the station.
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    Rail replacement buses and lack of seat belts

    As someone who works as a Rail Replacement Coordinator for Arriva and is also training as I coach driver from what I understand if it’s a service bus without seat belts it’s no major issue. If seat bealts are their they must be warn it’s the law and you can be personally fined as well as the...
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    New European Destinations on RTT

    They've been there for 5 years.
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    Pendolino coaches Long Marston?

    Hi, I'm sure I've came across an image somewhere on the internet recently which may of been these forums of Class 390 coaches in storage at Long Marston. (I presume there from the derailed pendo) Can anyone help with the picture if you have it or have seen it? Can't find it for the life...
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    TOPS Requests (including headcodes, allocations, traction, etc) [Instructions in Post 2]

    Anyone able to confirm what is on 2R29 1425 Lincoln Central to Adwick
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    New GWR brand

    Some nice shots there. I rather like the GWR livery. Would love to see a 158 refurbished into the livery....
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    CrossCountry Most calls per hour

    Hi, For some random reason I got thinking about which station on the CrossCountry Trains Network has the most services per an hour excluding Birmingham New Street. Birmingham for example has 9 trains between 1200-1300 on Monday (Excluding ECS movements). I'd imagine it's got to be...
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    SWT app

    This went live as part of the new website. I believe they said Android is on the way. I've already spotted a bug and that's the fact there is an arrow on the live departures to suggest you can click it to view the trains live progress but you can't
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    CrossCountry at Swindon; via the Golden Valley line (30/05)

    Have just double checked with a TM friend of mine who confirms Bristol sign Swindon and the golden valley. Birmingham don't and I have noticed some crew changes at Cheltenham this weekend which would be Birmingham staff.

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