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May I ask, and apologies if this has already been asked:
Will there be any Cotswold Line HSTs on the last day of HST operation (the 18th?)?

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May I ask, and apologies if this has already been asked:
Will there be any Cotswold Line HSTs on the last day of HST operation (the 18th?)?

Thanks,

-Peter

Yes - see below from post #1176 above:

11.21 Padd-Great Malvern and 14.35 Great Malvern-Padd return

0729 EXD PAD
1121 PAD GMV
1435 GMV PAD

1815 PAD CNM
 

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May I ask, and apologies if this has already been asked:
Will there be any Cotswold Line HSTs on the last day of HST operation (the 18th?)?

Thanks,

-Peter
Yes, on 18th May
the 11.21 Paddington to Gt Malvern and
14.35 Gt Malvern to Paddington

as listed on the last day diagrams up this thread somewhere or other will be

The set then runs as the 18.15 Paddington to Cheltenham as one of the last 4 HST departures in the grand finale from Paddington that commences at 18.03
 

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Yes, on 18th May
the 11.21 Paddington to Gt Malvern and
14.35 Gt Malvern to Paddington

as listed on the last day diagrams up this thread somewhere or other will be

The set then runs as the 18.15 Paddington to Cheltenham as one of the last 4 HST departures in the grand finale from Paddington that commences at 18.03
There's also the 1822 departure from Paddington to Hereford.
Thanks very much to both of you.

-Peter
 

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I just checked this on GWR.com and amusingly it immediately guessed what I was doing and produced this message. (I've already reserved a seat at a ticket office). Obiligitary warning not to ever use Trainline as every ticket they sell without exception can be purchased without any fees elsewhere and EMT & Greater Anglia have the same layout.

So can you not just book a ticket like normal or do you have to contact GWR to make a seat reservation? As it seems like the service is listed like all others on the GWR booking tool.
 

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So can you not just book a ticket like normal or do you have to contact GWR to make a seat reservation? As it seems like the service is listed like all others on the GWR booking tool.
What about rail rovers eg fosw on 1803 padd- Plymouth?
 

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So can you not just book a ticket like normal or do you have to contact GWR to make a seat reservation? As it seems like the service is listed like all others on the GWR booking tool.
You can purchase a ticket like normal, as I mentioned in that post I reserved a seat on the 18:30 through the usual channels. As far as I can tell you would only have to call GWR if you want to reserve a seat through from before Taunton to Tiverton Parkway or Exeter, as the 18:32 makes it impossible to generate an itinerary for this. Otherwise just treat it like any other service.
 

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The 18.32 is an IET isn't it? The 18.30 is the final HST out of Paddington - and it's reservation only.
I saw a week or so ago (on farcebook I think) that the HST is now full. However the booking engines were still allowing it to be booked for a time. I mentioned it to GWR and they're looking into it, but one would assume this won't matter on the day as there will be checks done at Pad pl.1, and/or on board, tipping standing pax off?
 

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I saw a week or so ago (on farcebook I think) that the HST is now full. However the booking engines were still allowing it to be booked for a time. I mentioned it to GWR and they're looking into it, but one would assume this won't matter on the day as there will be checks done at Pad pl.1, and/or on board, tipping standing pax off?
It isn't full yet you can still get a seat number by doing a dummy booking on GWR.com. I have a feeling this whole "reservation only" policy will be a farce though.
 

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Would anyone be kind enough to tell me which power car is paired with 43196 on diagram IW1 today, please?
 

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It isn't full yet you can still get a seat number by doing a dummy booking on GWR.com. I have a feeling this whole "reservation only" policy will be a farce though.

Especially when it rolls into Reading, unless it will be put to platform 14/15 making sure nothing else is due to use those platforms and controlling access to those holding valid reservations.
 

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I hope so as I don't want gangway standers on it!
On another note, does anyone know if 002 is going to re-acquire its yellow coupler hatch any time soon?
 

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Especially when it rolls into Reading, unless it will be put to platform 14/15 making sure nothing else is due to use those platforms and controlling access to those holding valid reservations.

It can't be put into 14/15, as it's a messy crossover blocking the up/down mains.
Secondly you wouldn't be able to control access, as you'll be affecting local passengers heading towards Maidenhead, as 2P78 1832 Didcot - Paddington is booked to use 15 at the same time.
 

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I made a reservation yesterday at Paddington Travel Centre for the 18.30 departure from Paddington on the 18 May.
I was given a seat in coach J which normally does not exist in a HST.
I have just spoken to Customer Services and they made a dummy booking and came up with the same coach.
Can anybody help with this because obviously I do not wish to get moved to the 18.32 departure on the day.
 

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I made a reservation yesterday at Paddington Travel Centre for the 18.30 departure from Paddington on the 18 May.
I was given a seat in coach J which normally does not exist in a HST.
I have just spoken to Customer Services and they made a dummy booking and came up with the same coach.
Can anybody help with this because obviously I do not wish to get moved to the 18.32 departure on the day.

The HSTs were relettered just before christmas, with E becoming H, and F becoming J.
 

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It can't be put into 14/15, as it's a messy crossover blocking the up/down mains.
Secondly you wouldn't be able to control access, as you'll be affecting local passengers heading towards Maidenhead, as 2P78 1832 Didcot - Paddington is booked to use 15 at the same time.

So crowd control will be a nightmare with some 'norms' trying to board the next service towards Didcot/Swansea without knowing that you need a reservation, and that another train to those places is a couple minutes behind.

Add in crowd control measures as during the time those HSTs are due to be a Reading, a XC to Bournemouth will be using platform 8
 

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So crowd control will be a nightmare with some 'norms' trying to board the next service towards Didcot/Swansea without knowing that you need a reservation, and that another train to those places is a couple minutes behind.

Add in crowd control measures as during the time those HSTs are due to be a Reading, a XC to Bournemouth will be using platform 8

Not really, the service gets overtaken by the 1832 IET, so all the 'norms' will be getting that service
 

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So crowd control will be a nightmare with some 'norms' trying to board the next service towards Didcot/Swansea without knowing that you need a reservation, and that another train to those places is a couple minutes behind.

Add in crowd control measures as during the time those HSTs are due to be a Reading, a XC to Bournemouth will be using platform 8

Its a Saturday so I doubt there will be many "normals", certainly compared to a M-F evening.
 

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I've a gut feeling this compulsory reservation is going to end up more of a plea than an enforcement.
 

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Not really, the service gets overtaken by the 1832 IET, so all the 'norms' will be getting that service

Which is fine until that XC gets delayed blocking platform 8 with the 1832 sat outside the station waiting for either the 1830 HST to depart or the XC to go.

And unless it gets announced as "the first train to depart will be the 2nd train to arrive" the shoppers will be joining the first train regardless. Happens at the moment when a London bound Turbo from Bedwyn is overtaken at Reading by an IET from elsewhere [or an IET from the Newbury direction arrives before one from the Didcot direction but is due out after the one from Didcot] everybody joins the first train which rolls in
 

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Which is fine until that XC gets delayed blocking platform 8 with the 1832 sat outside the station waiting for either the 1830 HST to depart or the XC to go.

And unless it gets announced as "the first train to depart will be the 2nd train to arrive" the shoppers will be joining the first train regardless. Happens at the moment when a London bound Turbo from Bedwyn is overtaken at Reading by an IET from elsewhere [or an IET from the Newbury direction arrives before one from the Didcot direction but is due out after the one from Didcot] everybody joins the first train which rolls in

Unless they stick the Bournemouth train on 3?
 

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My guess is that the 4 services out of Paddington with be from Platforms 1-4 ( for Photo Opportunities as well ).

Normal passengers can then be advised that the "Next non-special service to xxxx" will depart from Platform 10...
 
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