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Hello, in rail this week there was an article on Grand Union plans. A lot of opposition to their plans; GWR (for South Wales), XC (Didcot-Reading possible impact), various HS2/Network rail fears (Great to discover that Wales won't benefit but that we have to compound with services reductions)...
In December 2022, according to RTT, Mk4 diagrams seem to be as follow:
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Cardiff C 1W11 04:35 - 10:15 Manchester Picadilly
Manchester Picadilly 1V37 08:30 -11:53 Cardiff C
Cardiff C 1W19 12:49 - 16:15 Manchester Picadilly
Manchester Picadilly 1V50 16:30 - 20:42 Swansea
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Swansea 1W13 05:36 -...
TfW confirms the purchase of additional Mk4 (30 of them)(including GC refurbished ones):
https://news.tfw.wales/news/transport-for-wales-introduce-premium-trains
Reintroduction of the Welsh Premier Service 1 return trip per day from the 7th of June (Weekdays only).
The GC ones seems to be...
Cross-Country trains, very complicated all the more when they are the only TOC operating on the route. Cheltenham-Birmingham quite complicated at times... I managed to grab an off-peak return to take whichever I wanted, they don't prevent you from boarding and there is always some room inside...
in RTT for September (for example here is 29/09/2021) there are some schedules for loco-hauled 100mph 140T load services. All services have different stop patterns)
Holyhead -> Cardiff
1V91 05:33-09:58 (Direct Wrexham - Shrewsbury)
1V96 11:33-16:15 (No direct stretch)
1V98 16:51-20:47 (Direct...
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