FGW suffered a power car failure on 1A83 on 10/4/12 and instead of capping at Exeter where the failure occurred, FGW connected up a set of back to back powercars to lead the service up to Reading where the service terminated due to pathing issues going into Paddington.
Service left Exeter 84 late and caped at Reading 120 late
I've heard the reason it wasnt caped at Exeter was the service was full and standing as was the following services so no other way of conveying the passengers to Reading.
Not my video, but one i discovered on youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4N8ABM-hrl8&feature=related
Service left Exeter 84 late and caped at Reading 120 late
I've heard the reason it wasnt caped at Exeter was the service was full and standing as was the following services so no other way of conveying the passengers to Reading.
Not my video, but one i discovered on youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4N8ABM-hrl8&feature=related