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    Confused about why there is an hourly service on the Colne line today

    GWR Severn Beach Line to Temple Meads Bristol every hour Sunday and two hours weekdays. Also no trains after 19.00hrs week days.Saturday night 23.00hr. This is not key workers. May be some ? Face palm #(
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    GWR 166 Turbo - Noise

    Hi, How do you get a copy of the local instructions ? or an extract of this statement. Many thanks for this information. DCLI. @KT530 It looks like I cant message anyone as I have such a low post count at the moment. I wish Sprinter107 was a driver on the Severn Beach line, I have no...
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    GWR 166 Turbo - Noise

    Thanks for replies , have been surfing the web in Canada and USA they have stop and start trains, Automatic Engine Start-Stop (AESS) Control Technology How it works: AESS turns the locomotive engine on and off to maintain cooling water temperature, lube oil and fuel temperature, air brake...
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    GWR 166 Turbo - Noise

    Severn Beach Station BS354PL 30 mins hr21.14 leave hr 21.35/ . GWR has informed me that they should be turned off, if longer than Ten minutes. I have spoken to drivers say they have no instruction.Have GWR given me wrong information.
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    GWR 166 Turbo - Noise

    Hi All, I live near a railway station and the above units have long stopovers and leave the engines running. The 166 is very noisy when idling. I was wondering if anybody knows of a reason why they could not be switched off say after 10 minutes, or is there a technical reason why they cant:be...
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