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From the South West Trains website: London Waterloo to Salisbury and Exeter St Davids: The stopping pattern of trains will be altered at Feniton, Whimple and Pinhoe. The standard stops in both directions after 1000 each day will be changed to provide up to 12 additional trains per week...

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The 9F hauled 'Windcutter' freights were certainly timed in the mid 60s, and the 9Fs very occasionally at 90mph hauling passenger expresses.

The 1961 timing for the ACE was 2h 56min to Exeter Central with two stops at Salisbury and Sidmouth Junction (now Feniton). --- old post above --- --- new post below --- Table 2 of the attached Western Region timetable from 1965 shows the stopping services between Salisbury and Exeter -...

2 BILs (2 coach bi-lavatory)and 2 HALs (2 coach half lavatory) were used on the Reading services.

The Treasury appear to want First to win: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/transport/9452570/Chancellor-urges-maximum-proceeds-from-rail-franchise-bids-or-risk-high-speed-line.html

To be competitive, this would need Salisbury - Exeter redoubling throughout, line speed increases where possible to 100mph and extra capacity at Waterloo to handle extra trains.

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The only record of sustained steam running above 100mph in the UK I have seen was the press preview run of the 'Silver Jubilee' in September 1935 hauled by A4 Silver Link - 100mph average over 43 miles with a 112 mph maximum.

They were capable of that speed, but certainly didn't run at that speed on any regular post war services - if you look at the attached link, there's one 94mph run on a railtour, the maxima for the other runs are all in the 70s and 80s. http://locoperformance.tripod.com/edition13/lnerpacifics.htm

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I thought the WCML moderation of competition arrangements were going to expire at the end of the current Virgin franchise?

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C2C generally cleaned to a good standard - as with all other aspects of their services

Found this on the web - the relevant article is on page 1: http://www.timlaw.supanet.com/tpcn114.pdf Unless I'm mistaken, the new platform won't involve track redoubling :( --- old post above --- --- new post below --- More info: the CCTV gate crossing which is operated from the signalbox...