800 Cardiff to Taunton

[ValleyLines142]

I noticed a few weeks ago that one of the diagrams on the Cardiff to Taunton circuit is booked for an 800, starting with the 0742 Weston-super-Mare to Cardiff.

Today, I saw it was a double set, with 800014 leading. Can anyone confirm if it was a double set, or was I just seeing things?!

 

[louis97]

Part of the diagram was a double set, 800014 with 800010. This was only for the 1718 Taunton to Cardiff from Bristol at 1832 and 1954 Cardiff to Bristol, was not booked to be a double. 800020 was working this diagram until the swap this evening.

 

[FGW_DID]

Not booked to be a 10 car apart from the start of day move off Stoke Gifford Depot to Bristol Parkway, where it splits and remains as a single unit for the remainder of the day.

 

[Thunderer]

So which workings exactly feature a class 800 daily on Cardiff - Taunton & return services please? Is this just a Monday-Friday feature?

 

[PHILIPE]

So which workings exactly feature a class 800 daily on Cardiff - Taunton & return services please? Is this just a Monday-Friday feature?

Only that circuit on a Saturday.

 

[Wilts Wanderer]

So which workings exactly feature a class 800 daily on Cardiff - Taunton & return services please? Is this just a Monday-Friday feature?

0648 BRI-WSM
0742 WSM-CDF
1000 CDF-TAU
1218 TAU-CDF
1500 CDF-TAU
1718 TAU-CDF
1954 CDF-BRI
All Saturdays only.

 

[Railperf]

Only that circuit on a Saturday.

do they bother using electric en route? I guess only between severn tunnel and Cardiff Central?

 

[Wilts Wanderer]

do they bother using electric en route? I guess only between severn tunnel and Cardiff Central?

Yes, I imagine it isn’t worth raising the pan at Pilning just to drop it again at Patchway.