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    Plymouth Citybus

    Service 27 apparently
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    Plymouth Citybus

    The Plymouth City Bus service 48 City Centre - Plymstock - Wembury, from Sunday 2nd September 2018, although there is no Sunday service. https://assets.goaheadbus.com/media/timetable_pdf/48_AW_030818AH_18-4986_TIMETABLES_SEPT_2018.pdf
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    Plymouth Citybus

    If it were to be possible that would be very useful for me. After the 18.15 no 48 from Royal Parade, that is included in the new timetable, a departure, perhaps by extending an existing 5 service around 20.30 and 23.00 would be great and make the 48 service far more usable for a day/evening out.
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    Plymouth Citybus

    ["DaveHarries - Interesting point about the morning provision although I wonder if the person who uploaded the new TT to TSW might have missed one out? (I wonder what the 0906 Plymouth to Wembury journey works beforehand?). As for evening provision I could hardly see a call for that where...
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    Plymouth Citybus

    Whilst not wanting to be ungrateful that Plymouth City Bus are trying to improve the 48 Wembury service, I personally am not sure what it achieves over the 48 as provided by Stagecoach. The morning service still causes problems for people who start work between 9am and 9.30 and there is no...
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    Stagecoach West/South West/South Wales - Fleet News & Discussion

    I had forgotten that the 48 used to go via Prince Rock and the 23.05 last bus. It was great for returning home after an evening out in Plymouth. It also continued (on request) from Wembury to Heybrook Bay. Seems like another world ago now!
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    Stagecoach West/South West/South Wales - Fleet News & Discussion

    Things very different today (June 2018) last 48 bus Mondays to Saturdays from Royal Parade, to Wembury 17.55 and from Wembury to Plymstock only at 18.30
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    Stagecoach West/South West/South Wales - Fleet News & Discussion

    Yes I have been travelling on the 48 since the mid 1990's when it was provided by Western National under Badgerline ownership. The service has been significantly cut back since those days and currently there is no Sunday service at any time of the year. Since Stagecoach took over the service a...
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    Stagecoach West/South West/South Wales - Fleet News & Discussion

    Does anyone know what is happening with the Wembury service 48 from September?
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    Great Western Electrification Progress

    Thanks for that, that's a relief, pardon the pun!
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    Great Western Electrification Progress

    I would imagine that the potential issue with the Dawlish Warren to Teignmouth sea wall section will have been considered. The Cross Country Voyager trains are prohibited from this section when the waves are breaking over the sea wall, does anyone know if this is likely to be a problem with the...
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    Great Western Electrification Progress

    tsangpogorge wrote "Just a little something regarding high speed operation using two pantographs. While reading up about the APT I came to know that the engineers solution to the problem of oscillating head spans was to couple the two power cars together in the centre of the train, is this...
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    Stagecoach West/South West/South Wales - Fleet News & Discussion

    DaveHarries wrote: "I also overheard something interesting. A passenger who alighted at the same stop as me asked the driver if this new coach service was likely to be expanded if all goes well. The driver replied with words to the effect of: "I am not allowed to say too much but I can tell you...
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    Stagecoach West/South West/South Wales - Fleet News & Discussion

    Unfortunately it appears that for some reason the Stagecoach Explorplus day ticket (I think it is called the Devon Explorer from Plymouth City Bus) at £8.50 cannot be purchased from the drivers on the Falcon service. It is, however, valid on it between Taunton and Plymouth, which means...
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    Great Western Electrification Progress

    Many thanks for that explanation, very interesting and appreciated. Now we are getting photographs of some of the Great Western OHLE it is good to know why it has been designed in the way it is and makes the engineering more interesting (for me anyway). I must say that I think the OHE looks to...
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    Great Western Electrification Progress

    HowardGWR wrote "I agree, though, visually, the bits that stick out at the top, of varying heights, seem to shout 'please cut me off and make it all level'. I think our colleague Philip Phlopp explained why it is so designed, but I've already forgotten why." Isn't it so that the...
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    Goring Gap/AONBs and Electrification of the GWML

    "The railway was present before the AONB was established, and it was fitted with enormous signalling and telegraph wiring along the trackside from new (we've had this discussion before). http://freepages.nostalgia.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cyberheritage/cary2.jpg That photograph wonderfully...
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    Goring Gap/AONBs and Electrification of the GWML

    "The power pylons were there before the AONB.... And will perhaps be removed ( as many others have - including in the Goring Gap - over the past 20 years ) by an industry with a bit more social conscience than NR...." To be fair to Network Rail they don't really have the option of burying...
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    Goring Gap/AONBs and Electrification of the GWML

    My personal opinion is that the only design change that will placate the situation in the Goring Gap is to use some kind of headspan arrangement, as some seem to feel this is more aesthetically pleasing than the portal structures that have been installed. I do, however, suspect that this is more...

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