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Recent content by Nick O. Teen

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    FGW looking at loco hauled for the Cardiff - Taunton route

    No. Nowt bigger than a 2-car.
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    ASLEF votes for protection against far right

    I once had a carriage full of EDL on one of my trains. There were BTP and civvy police on the platform where they got on; when I walked through the train, one of them showed me his ticket (they all had valid tickets) and asked me if the police had said anything, like 'keep an eye on that lot...
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    H&S at Marlow station

    About five minutes...
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    Diagrams for FGW Turbos

    Drivers' diagrams normally show this info (e.g. 165/2 or 166/6).
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    When will the Class 150's start doing the Reading to Basingstoke route?

    Yes, Redhill crew work B/stokes, and they will be 150-trained at some stage.
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    When will the Class 150's start doing the Reading to Basingstoke route?

    I followed the Captain on the 1507, 1607, and 1707 (after which 150001 was taken off for a snooze in the depot), and yes, I copped a couple of moans! And one jovial chap who came out with "Oi, mate! Which museum did you get this out of, eh?"
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    When will the Class 150's start doing the Reading to Basingstoke route?

    No they haven't, Rich. It's dispatch from the rear; the intermediate panels are not enabled, and there is some confusion as to whether they ever will be. We'll see.... (nice paint job, though). Three trips today - good to get started on 'em.
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    FGW Reading

    150s are on their way - late this month or early Feb. As of this afty I am competent to work one! Wa-hey!!
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    FGW Route Numbers

    They are, in fact, meaningless. I don't know why they are there.
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    FGW Depot Reading

    Absolutely correct. Anyone going to the depot on foot needs to sign the route, so anyone untrained would need to be accompanied. Or there'll be taxis from the main station. Sultan, p/m me if you're reading this.
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    New years day - Newcastle to Sunderland

    Never troubled me when Aa wes a young'un up there. The Red Bull and the Joiners were a brisk stagger from wor hoose. That was far enough for me...
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    Marlow and Henley-on-Thames branches.

    The 180s are coming back, but they are going on the N. Cotswold line, to free up Turbos. Also, 150s will run Reading-Basingstoke, for the same reason. These changes are to take effect from May next year, so I am told.
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    Basingstoke - Theale Offpeak Day RTN

    Make that 200%!
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    maidenhead cis

    Erratum: The screen in the booking hall is live, but platform 2 appears to have missed out on a new one.
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    maidenhead cis

    The new CIS at Maidenhead is operational - and not, I may say, before time. I was last there last night on my way home from work; Telent (the contractors) have had a lot of overnight re-wiring to do, and it appears that all that's left to install is a screen in the ticket hall. The...
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