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Post by Philip Ayres on Jun 9, 2013 13:43:35 GMT
Had my first return trip through the new Reading Station this week. Can't do an interchange in the prescribed time. No seats on the overbridge while you're waiting for your train to be called. Whoever did the redesign is obviously changing from a Newbury train to a Paddington one! But did get some nice photos: www.flickr.com/photos/philip_ayres/sets/72157634025359936/ |
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 9, 2013 20:42:30 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 16, 2013 17:45:17 GMT
This was Waterloo as SWT went Tango Ultra cos of the heat at the height of rush hour last night:
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 16, 2013 17:54:01 GMT
Chucking hell. It's not exactly extraordinary heat out there!
-Ralph
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Post by legios on Jul 16, 2013 19:33:52 GMT
Jings. That is... interesting indeed. That would have taken them some time to get unpicked even when they got services up and running.
Karl
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Post by Philip Ayres on Aug 5, 2013 9:50:01 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Aug 28, 2013 18:12:12 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Aug 30, 2013 18:42:49 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Oct 10, 2013 22:07:03 GMT
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Post by kayevcee on Oct 11, 2013 7:10:27 GMT
Aw, it could be worse. If it trims a couple of minutes off the journey time in the long run, I'm fine with it.
-Nick
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Oct 11, 2013 10:59:52 GMT
I'll take a month of short delays to get a dozen trains an hour shuttling between Edinburgh and Glasgow in the long term!
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Post by The Doctor on Oct 11, 2013 13:34:08 GMT
A Scotrail engineering project that will proceed on time? Never happens.
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Oct 11, 2013 16:54:12 GMT
I'll take a month of short delays to get a dozen trains an hour shuttling between Edinburgh and Glasgow in the long term! I would rather they improved other services given the fact there are enough trains between Glasgow and Edinburgh. Useless cunts. Andy |
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Oct 11, 2013 17:10:00 GMT
The G-E line is clearly essential. How else will Glasgow folk get the tram to work??
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Post by legios on Oct 11, 2013 19:10:41 GMT
It won't be a month of short delays - the only ways to route around the Winchburgh Tunnel would involve either using the line that connects through down near the airport - which isn't able to accept full speed running and so trains would have to crawl along and then wait whilst they fiddle about with the points, or would involve insanely long detours around via Dundee (I think the latter is unlikely). This is going to be an enormous pain for those who have to use that line to get to and from work - which is most of the users. And there is no way I can see them getting the job done in the quoted 44 days...
Karl
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Post by Philip Ayres on Oct 28, 2013 7:31:19 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Oct 8, 2014 6:28:07 GMT
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Oct 10, 2014 22:18:48 GMT
Nobody is exactly shedding tears, but the system is as much a problem as the franchise operators themselves.
Andy
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 9, 2015 11:12:59 GMT
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Feb 9, 2015 11:53:27 GMT
Seems to be. The station is in fact currently running an information campaign at the station highlighting the literary links to the name. I will try to grab you some photos later in the week when I am passing through.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 9, 2015 13:21:35 GMT
Much appreciated! The name Waverley came up in connection with Scotland and the station was the first thing I thought of.
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Post by The Doctor on Feb 9, 2015 15:22:30 GMT
Yes.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 14, 2015 16:26:40 GMT
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Post by kayevcee on Feb 14, 2015 22:38:03 GMT
I'm sure that didn't lead to a whole load of confused tourists missing their trains.
-Nick
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 14, 2015 22:41:55 GMT
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Feb 14, 2015 22:46:09 GMT
Loathe to describe the Italians getting pumped in the Six Nations as a major event!
Andy
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 14, 2015 22:49:43 GMT
But in terms of extra people travelling on SWT network, including a large number from abroad....
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 22, 2015 13:04:54 GMT
A letter arrived from FGW yesterday warning me of travel disruption over Easter because the line is closed Didcot Parkway to Hayes & Harlington. Those who've done the journey will know this is a MASSIVE area for possession to be taken over.
I thought that was that and our trip to Mum's was out the window.....
.... but then I spotted that they are running a Swindon -> Paddington service via Oxford of all places. A chance to do a new bit of rail I'd not had the opportunity to before (Banbury -> Old Oak Common) and ride the seldom used curve round the outside of Didcot Power station? Count me in!
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Post by legios on Feb 22, 2015 14:04:58 GMT
Excellent! Not often that a line closure and diversion works out positively!
Karl
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 22, 2015 15:00:10 GMT
Engineering works and diversions can frequently lead to some adventures via seldom used routings :-) I'm waiting for my source in FGW to confirm exactly how it's being run but there will be tickets booked on payday.... along with buying Magnus, the Protectobots wave and the Verity Lambert hardback
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