GWR providing ad hoc stock replacements

[RPI]

I see today the 14:25 Exeter- Waterloo was cancelled so GWR ran a 14:25 Exeter-Yeovil Junction in its place!

 

[SJ21]

I see today the 14:25 Exeter- Waterloo was cancelled so GWR ran a 14:25 Exeter-Yeovil Junction in its place!

That's got to be a first! Had a Castle on a XC Voyager Diagram on Saturday It's nice to see GW stepping up when needed.

 

[fandroid]

I see today the 14:25 Exeter- Waterloo was cancelled so GWR ran a 14:25 Exeter-Yeovil Junction in its place!

That implies cooperation and/or nifty operations planning plus spare crew and stock just waiting for something to do!

I thought GWR was getting very short of diesels!

 

[pompeyfan]

That implies cooperation and/or nifty operations planning plus spare crew and stock just waiting for something to do!

I thought GWR was getting very short of diesels!

Potentially the stock is available between peak diagrams?

I would imagine this would fall under the remit of AOM, something that is a benefit of having on the ground controllers talking with people in Swindon.

 

[SJ21]

Today's Ad-Hoc Answer appeared to be this Castle on the Devon Metro.

Realtime Trains | 2F25 1551 Paignton to Exmouth | 07/02/2023

Real-time train running information for 2F25 1551 departure from Paignton to Exmouth on 07/02/2023. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.

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Did not see it with my own eyes but is fantastic if its true

 

[JonathanH]

Today's Ad-Hoc Answer appeared to be this Castle on the Devon Metro.

Did not see it with my own eyes but is fantastic if its true

It seems to have only run between Paignton and Exmouth with a change of stock (to 150263) at Exeter.

 

[43096]

It seems to have only run between Paignton and Exmouth with a change of stock (to 150263) at Exeter.

The full set of workings for the HST set was
5M98 1318 Laira T.& R.S.M.D. to St Philips Mrsh H S T D (PINE Exeter St Davids)
2T22 1423 Exmouth to Paignton (from Exeter St Davids)
2F25 1551 Paignton to Exmouth (to Exeter St Davids)
5Z74 1655 Exeter St David’s to St Philips Mrsh H S T D

 

[RPI]

It seems to have only run between Paignton and Exmouth with a change of stock (to 150263) at Exeter.

So the 16:48 Exmouth was a 2 car 150 from St Davids

 

[richw]

I thought GWR was getting very short of diesels!

Several castle sets spare perhaps with IETs taking over some workings? Still in serviceable condition pending formal withdrawal?

 

[33056]

So the 16:48 Exmouth was a 2 car 150 from St Davids

It was, and it was wedged....
The HST set terminated at Exeter St Davids with the 150 being shunted to the same platform after the HST had arrived from Paignton.

 

[testertrev]

The 1725 to to Waterloo started from the bay at Central on Monday as well, a 3 car 158 was provided up the hill into plat 2 for the interchange. An outbreak of common sense!

 

[RPI]

The 1725 to to Waterloo started from the bay at Central on Monday as well, a 3 car 158 was provided up the hill into plat 2 for the interchange. An outbreak of common sense!

It was the same unit that did the 14:25 (and same guard!) After it went to Yeovil Junction, empty via Castle Cary and Taunton then back on the 17:25 to Central

 

[Deepgreen]

That's got to be a first! Had a Castle on a XC Voyager Diagram on Saturday It's nice to see GW stepping up when needed.

Yes, but they won't have done it gratis.

 

[LowLevel]

Yes, but they won't have done it gratis.

Depends what's going on. I doubt there's any exorbitant charge or they wouldn't bother. EMR occasionally runs trains for Cross Country further north when there's disruption (usually running Nottingham to Derby ECS trains in service vice cancelled XC trains to Birmingham for a Derby connection), and they do the same in return (the last train from Nottingham to Leicester has been an XC 170 and Leicester crew on plenty of occasions vice their ECS move back).

 

[Jrocks]

Today's replacement is 1Z76 - 1925 Exeter St David's to Exeter Central to connect in with 1L76 which is starting at Central due to late running. Not the most exciting replacement but still people thinking on their feet!

 

[Melancholia]

GWR covering XC today (43155 + GW07 + 43192)

1Z53 1327 Plymouth - Bristol TM (vice 1S53)
1T58 1645 Bristol TM - Plymouth (vice 1V58)