GWR Newbury services

[Sebastian O]

I see the Newbury to Bedwyn services are now terminating into Newbury Racecourse, is this a permanent change?

 

[Peter Mugridge]

Is there not an engineering block on the Berks and Hants at the moment...?

 

[Siemens Staines]

It is probably due to Horse Racing at the race course this afternoon. The Paddington - Newbury service is also calling additionally at Newbury Racecourse

 

[FGW_DID]

Is there not an engineering block on the Berks and Hants at the moment...?

All complete, handed back this morning.

 

[Peter Mugridge]

All complete, handed back this morning.

That's good.

For some reason I had thought it was on until Sunday night.

 

[Horizon22]

No it isn't permanent and most of the day trains aren't doing this. They'll be race day specials hence the "2Z" headcode:

Realtime Trains | Departures from Newbury between 1500 and 1800 on 03/03/2023

Train information at Newbury between 1500 and 1800 on 03/03/2023. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.

www.realtimetrains.co.uk

 

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See also https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/802013-dumped-at-newbury-yard.244266/

For a day 1 handback morning of fun (plus the unit doing the first shuttles was cancelled)