I was in Taunton station tonight. A service arrived from Penzance (1644 dep) terminating at Taunton 2022. I was not aware of any train from the south terminating at Taunton normally. It appears this is a Friday only service, it normally ends at Exeter St Davids I think.
The station staff made all the passengers get off, whist another unit arrived from the north, the two coupled, passengers got back on, and went off to Bristol at 2030.
Questions:
why does this service "end" in Taunton only on a Friday, and Exeter on other weekdays.
Why is it not advertised as going to Bristol, when it continued 8 minutes later with a lot of the same passengers on board. I assume they had to get off so the units could be coupled, but I've been on many trains where passengers don't have to get off when joining/decoupling trains.
Where did the unit from the north come from?
The station staff made all the passengers get off, whist another unit arrived from the north, the two coupled, passengers got back on, and went off to Bristol at 2030.
Questions:
why does this service "end" in Taunton only on a Friday, and Exeter on other weekdays.
Why is it not advertised as going to Bristol, when it continued 8 minutes later with a lot of the same passengers on board. I assume they had to get off so the units could be coupled, but I've been on many trains where passengers don't have to get off when joining/decoupling trains.
Where did the unit from the north come from?