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    Travelling with a disabled persons.

    We built an even newer station with only 2 lifts (Paddington crossrail), that are so woefully over subscribed, TfL have thrown the kitchen sink at dissuading people from using the escalators instead; you can't expect things to change.
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    Evening Day Return GWR

    Obviously someone didn't read the last 2 weekly retail circulars.
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    Class 175s to GWR

    It was a detached brake hose.
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    Class 175s to GWR

    175007 is stuck in the oil sidings at Penzance after failure earlier this week.
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    GWR 1st class catering announcements, trains with no standard trolley

    Rather than cut announcements like they said they would, the DfT mandated MORE announcements as part of Service Quality Excellence. These get audited regularly; if a mandated announcement isn't heard during the [short] time the auditor is on board, it's a fail.
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    Class 175s to GWR

    Guards who are passed out on 175s HAVE been TUDI trained - it's not added to their licence if they haven't been assessed on it. The TUDI has NOT been passed to be used in passenger service with passengers in the isolated unit, therefore the blanket method of operation at the moment is to have...
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    Class 175s to GWR

    Currently the TUDI is not permitted to be used when in public service, so even if there are double units, the trailing unit must be locked out of use.
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    New Cross Country Advert views

    The very end is at Plymouth too. The viaduct in the background and overbridge is Forder near St Germans and the beach is Goodrington.
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    Hot Weather TOC Uniforms

    Not just shorts, GWR train crew (except drivers) are forbidden from wearing a hat too no matter what traction.
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    Aberdeen to Penzance

    S&T have found a broken cable [at Largin] and have high confidence in carrying out a temp repair to get the axle counters back which will take an estimated 30 mins to complete.
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    London Terminals Tickets with HS1

    https://internal.nationalrail.co.uk/ikb/london/travel-to-from-london-terminals-and-london-thameslink/ High Speed Customers with ‘London Terminals’ tickets routed “Plus High Speed” are also permitted to travel in either direction on Thameslink services between London St Pancras International and...
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    cheapest way London - Plymouth and back between the 5th and 21st of April

    Are you staying for a couple of days to ride them or just going to Plymouth for the day to photograph during turn around? A Freedom of Devon and Cornwall 3 in 7 Rover for £33.50 child might be appropriate for the former. Becomes valid at Tiverton Parkway and Axminster.
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    Uxbridge English Dictionary

    Molestation - transit stop for small burrowing mammals.
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    Devon and Cornwall Railcard Validity at 08:44

    Yes, there is a local easement if travelling from Dawlish towards Exmouth for the 08.44. Full list of local easements: Exeter St Davids/St Thomas/Central towards Barnstaple (and all inclusive stations) - valid anytime Exeter St Davids/St Thomas/Central towards Okehampton (including Crediton) -...
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    Independent businesses on stations?

    Centenary Lounge has just opened at Taunton platform 2. Liskeard/Bodmin Parkway/Penzance have the Cornish Coffee Co, run by the Bodmin Railway Redruth has The Station Buffet
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    GWR Sunday Cancellations - crew availability - why?

    That is up to GWR's competency system. And drivers at some depots are set to have more routes taken off them in the New Year.
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    Excessing Railcard Discounted Tickets Used at an Invalid Time

    I'll just point out that this forum's own ticket system doesn't warn about not using a non-mimimum fare applied Anytime tickets before 10am.
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    Abbreviations where they aren’t required

    Lympstone Comma. The text to speech announcements at Topsham say Lympstone comma instead of Commando.
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    GWR cutting down bike reservations

    GWR have effectively abolished bike reservations with the exceptions of: on the Night Riviera trains arriving at Paddington 07.30 - 09.30 Mon-Fri except Public Holidays trains departing Paddington 16:00 - 19:00 Mon-Fri except Public Holidays All other times and routes are now TUAG subject to...
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    Stopper allowed out first

    1C77 and 1C78 is a near-daily occurance. 1C78 usually then ends up late at Cogload so 2C73 gets to go first and follows it all the way to Plymouth. Passengers on 1C78 miss out on the Ivybridge connection onto 2C73 which invariable leads to a last minute scramble to get from 1C78 at Plymouth to...

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