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Question about which train I'll be using.
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Peter Mugridge
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It's guaranteed to be an HST.
The 166s do not currently operate beyond Didcot ( except north to Oxford ) and Bedwyn.
The 166s do not currently operate beyond Didcot ( except north to Oxford ) and Bedwyn.
Except over Easter when Turbos will run services to Westbury and ECS movements will run as far as Bristol St Phillips Marsh.
Peter Mugridge
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That's interesting - are they running through via the B&H ( am I right in thinking the blockade is the Swindon line? ) or just doing shuttles between Bristol and Westbury?
PHILIPE
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No. The Blockade is at Reading, major diversions and which have been well publicised in one way or another on the Forum
Peter Mugridge
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Yeah, I'll try to find the thread again - I saw it by headline the other day but as I'm not planning to travel in the area over the relevant period I didn't really study it...
There's probably more than one thread, but here is one: FGW HST diversions via High Wycombe and SWML, Easter 2015
Hartington
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The 165/6s have been used on Glastonbury specials to Castle Cary for at least the last 2 occasions. There's a 165/6 4/5 car stop sign on platform 2 specially for that operation!
PHILIPE
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Another source of info would be in the Future Engineering Works on National Rail Website.
Flamingo
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Weekend First should be available, £15.tomorrow I'm going on the 9:00 from paddington to bath, will it certainly be a hst? Or will it be a 166? Just making sure. If it's not a hst I'll be a little disappointed but whatever.
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