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Bristol Parkway to London Paddington journey times
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eastwestdivide
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In the sense that given a clear run, they wouldn't need it? Maybe padding's the wrong word, but extra minutes added in to the schedule. Allowances might be a better word, as per cle's post above.
cactustwirly
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That's assuming they get a clear run
In theory, yes.
1H33 is planned #1 at Parkway, and the proceeding XC, 1V58 is planned #2 (1621-1623).
I don't se it happening though, as 1H33 is tight behind 1C19 (1502 Pad-BRI (box)) at Wottoon Bassett Jn.
By the time 1H33 is approaching Westerleigh Jn, the XC should have been through / on its way at 16/16. If the XC is late, but still ahead of the GWR I suspect it would get priority over Westerleigh Jn.
That would be, I think, highly undesirable. The job of an engine driver is to run to time. As explained above, he would end up needlessly braking, incurring extra cost and pollution, and even if the 64 minutes were achievable, the onboard pax would get bored at Parkway while waiting time, thinking they were held up
.The 68 minute schedules were still going until the late 1990s, in fact I think the 1700 from Paddington had such a schedule until the post Hatfield chaos. Interesting to note that the 1745 on your timetable took 1h54 to Cardiff. A few years ago I had a few 1h53 runs up the 0825 up from Cardiff. It usually departed Cardiff late but then got a clear run. It was also one of the few South Wales trains not booked to follow a train which stopped at Slough from Reading.
So better to run deliberately slower? Is that safe/advisable given other traffic? I'd think sitting in a station is better - plus negative PR for pax might balanced with the positive PR of an early arrival for those alighting at BPW.That would be, I think, highly undesirable. The job of an engine driver is to run to time. As explained above, he would end up needlessly braking, incurring extra cost and pollution, and even if the 64 minutes were achievable, the onboard pax would get bored at Parkway while waiting time, thinking they were held up
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You still have engineering time regardless. Allowance is the correct word!
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