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    Class 175 future speculation

    And if NR ever feels flush and reinstate Coleford Junction proper, reinstate an up/down line (and upgrade what is currently the Oke line between Crediton and Coleford Just) you would easily shave off a couple more minutes and improve resilience. I don't get this idea that Devon branches trundle.
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    GWR Class 150s

    The rear 4 will have been locked out.
  3. M

    Class 175 future speculation

    No training required.... Drivers: Go & Stop. Guards: Open & Close. Depot: NFF... :lol:
  4. M

    Class 175 future speculation

    Quite the opposite, the messroom chat (and other sources) is the 175's are coming to GWR.
  5. M

    I Broke My Head on Great Anglia Train

    Initial treatment in ED is free for non UK residents, costs are only claimed for post ED care.
  6. M

    Rail Strikes & General Election: what might happen ?

    I see Huw Merriman is the latest rat to leave the sinking ship.....
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    Rail Strikes & General Election: what might happen ?

    Seems the DfT/Govt have been doing the same with the RMT ......
  8. M

    150's. They belong in the cess pool of history.

    Yes they look smarter, that's all, I don't like being in them as a passenger or working them. The only redeeming feature is they are crowd guzzlers and they have plenty of door controls, otherwise they can get in the bin.
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    150's. They belong in the cess pool of history.

    The GWR 150s coming out of C6 have 3x2 seating and unless you are in a table or priority seat your knees won't fit, even following C6 still failing. Noisy and bouncy, can't wait to see the back of them.
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    GWR Class 150s

    Worked it today, already got a nice film of grime on the windows... Very bright inside and smells of fresh paint but either way you can roll a t**d in glitter but it's still a t**d...
  11. M

    How could Okehampton patronage be increased (including bus links/through fares)?

    No as in capacity of the line. With the time taken to travel between Barnstaple and Eggesford (30 minutes) a second platform at Barny is pointless because by the time a unit travels up to Eggesford and the unit comes down from Eggesford you have had a unit sitting in Barnstaple for an hour...
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    How could Okehampton patronage be increased (including bus links/through fares)?

    Barny trains used to run to Exmouth but when things went Pete Tong you often ended up loosing a whole service as they are only hourly, at least having the Paignton trains running to Exmouth better options for recovery. I was told that the old Yeoford platform and land is in private hands and...
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    How could Okehampton patronage be increased (including bus links/through fares)?

    It's about capacity, with only one passing loop at Eggesford you can't increase frequency, you can get a 3 car unit in every platform (except Newton St Cyers) and a 4 car except St Cyres, Portsmouth Arms and one other I forget and one platform (which escapes me) is really really tight with a 4 car.
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    How could Okehampton patronage be increased (including bus links/through fares)?

    Then you need to stump up to extend platforms or retrofitting SDO, and the added hassle of said SDO and getting PAX into the right carriage therin..
  15. M

    How could Okehampton patronage be increased (including bus links/through fares)?

    A second platform at Barnstaple isn't going to be any use unless they put in a second loop between Eggesford and Barnstaple, it's usually only a 5 minute turnaround.
  16. M

    How could Okehampton patronage be increased (including bus links/through fares)?

    That's the line to Barnstaple not the Dartmoor Line (to Okehampton).
  17. M

    Do drivers of Guarded Trains make announcements?

    Search buzzer codes on this site. I only ever remember three or four of them, rest are stuck to the back of my ID badge on my lanyard.
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    Thameslink driver refuses to move train 16/11

    I (a guard) delayed a train (by many minutes) recently until I got a clear PTI put it into the Delay Reporting App , not a single word said and nor would I expect one. The Merseyrail James St incident is highlighted to us in training and we are reminded the guard went to jail.
  19. M

    Attempts at humour by TM's

    I think you need to have a word with yourself. As for the TM, inappropriate.

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