Vincent Vega Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 WHY ARE YOU ALWAYS SO OBSESSED WITH WHAT TRAIN PEOPLE ARE CATCHING??? Lonely....? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckobcfc Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 1 that arrives around 10 30 mate not sure what time from temple meads sorry mate cousins sorting train tickets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port Said Red Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 That's the Gas on the way to Tranmere I assume. Higgs told them there was a pot of gold at the end of the line........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coxy27 Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 Higgs told them there was a pot of gold at the end of the line........... and an equine sanctuary? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeh Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 1 that arrives around 10 30 mate not sure what time from temple meads sorry mate cousins sorting train tickets that will be ether the 9:41 (you have to change at Parkway) which arrives in Swindon at 10:28 or the 10:00 which arrives in Swindon at 10:39 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Cyril Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 What are we wearing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinmabbuttshair Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 What are we wearing? A war face? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTFiGO!?! Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 WHY ARE YOU ALWAYS SO OBSESSED WITH WHAT TRAIN PEOPLE ARE CATCHING???Could be like the guy in The Railway Man? Very moving film, I recommend it if you haven't seen it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hartcliffe red Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 Im going on the toffee train Its a chew chew train Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T R Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 Can't someone tell them that Britain is full up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zyderiup Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 You know me. Nothing but the Fun-Kay way to travel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottMurray'srightboot Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 1 that arrives around 10 30 mate not sure what time from temple meads sorry mate cousins sorting train tickets That's early Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTFiGO!?! Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 Ah cool, an excuse to post songs about trains: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTFiGO!?! Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew Peacock Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KV8Hj_E8LJc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckobcfc Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 that will be ether the 9:41 (you have to change at Parkway) which arrives in Swindon at 10:28 or the 10:00 which arrives in Swindon at 10:39 think its direct so that would be the 10.00 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckobcfc Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 That's early yea just incase the pigs change the kick off time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cidered abroad Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 Is there a choice? I'd like the locomotive to be one of these I thought these were obsolete? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottMurray'srightboot Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 I got an 'anytime return' for just over a tenner from Bath (my closest station) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aizoon Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 Is this your garden railway special, if so wheres Horace? If you could see the nameplate, you'd see that it's called HEDGEHOG But, just for ETR -https://www.dropbox.com/s/mx52oxzdg6mxdmo/120608-28BEARDEDPIG-132605.mpg?dl=0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Maesknoll Red Posted November 5, 2014 Admin Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 First Great Western HST ether called the bristolian or the Westbury, it will have 8 carrages 3 for first class one dining and 4 standard class, It will go about 125 MPH in places and pass through Keynsham, Bath, Chippenham before arriving at Swindon (about40 minutes) 3 first class?? Plenty with only 1 1st class now, get with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aizoon Posted November 6, 2014 Report Share Posted November 6, 2014 3 first class?? Plenty with only 1 1st class now, get with it. But surely the Dolman ST holders will be in first class? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Robbo Posted November 6, 2014 Report Share Posted November 6, 2014 3 first class?? Plenty with only 1 1st class now, get with it. Not enough though. Trains I take from Paddington habitually have three virtually empty first class carriages. Last one was on Monday. 08:30 three very sparse first classes and they take out the coach E - meaning all the way to Swindon there were poor sods standing. It was as a fellow passenger said, "a diabolical liberty". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Rob Posted November 6, 2014 Report Share Posted November 6, 2014 I thought these were obsolete? No, oblong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Maesknoll Red Posted November 6, 2014 Admin Report Share Posted November 6, 2014 Not enough though. Trains I take from Paddington habitually have three virtually empty first class carriages. Last one was on Monday. 08:30 three very sparse first classes and they take out the coach E - meaning all the way to Swindon there were poor sods standing. It was as a fellow passenger said, "a diabolical liberty". It can't be done overnight, there are 52 HST sets on GWR, of which 27 are now in the new 1st class configuration of 1 or 1 1/2 coaches. The others will follow as the 1st class coaches are converted to standard. There are 12 sets with the newly refreshed 1st class coaches, very nice too, spend the extra cash and get a comfy seat Whilst the original buffets were all 1st class, that's less than half a coach worth of seats, so its never been 3 1st class coaches. As for taking coaches out, it's not decided on by class, a set will only run with a coach missing if the coach has been taken out as it is unserviceable, so thats not decided by class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RumRed Posted November 6, 2014 Report Share Posted November 6, 2014 I'll keep it local. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fodbarmyarmy Posted November 6, 2014 Report Share Posted November 6, 2014 Guys guys... you are not using your brains are you.... you got to keep it low key.... Go past Swindon....change at Reading and come back in on the Down line as if heading towards Bristol then you can walk out the station without attracting any attention from Mr Plod......simples innit... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Robbo Posted November 6, 2014 Report Share Posted November 6, 2014 It can't be done overnight, there are 52 HST sets on GWR, of which 27 are now in the new 1st class configuration of 1 or 1 1/2 coaches. The others will follow as the 1st class coaches are converted to standard. There are 12 sets with the newly refreshed 1st class coaches, very nice too, spend the extra cash and get a comfy seat Whilst the original buffets were all 1st class, that's less than half a coach worth of seats, so its never been 3 1st class coaches. As for taking coaches out, it's not decided on by class, a set will only run with a coach missing if the coach has been taken out as it is unserviceable, so thats not decided by class. I spend the extra cash when it's a tenner or something, but at the times I travel you have to arrange a mortgage to go first class! I'm glad FGW are seeing sense and converting many of these chronically underused carriages for us plebs. Southwest Trains have always had far fewer first class seats, yet observation suggests they probably serve posher areas of the country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan Posted November 6, 2014 Report Share Posted November 6, 2014 Guys guys... you are not using your brains are you.... you got to keep it low key.... Go past Swindon....change at Reading and come back in on the Down line as if heading towards Bristol then you can walk out the station without attracting any attention from Mr Plod......simples innit... Or....pull the emergency passcom on the approach to Keynsham at just the right time so that the trains emergency break will bring it to a stand on the platform. Then everyone can pile into the back of an old removals van and carry on by road. That's what they did in Green Street and Trains, Planes and Automobiles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Maesknoll Red Posted November 6, 2014 Admin Report Share Posted November 6, 2014 I spend the extra cash when it's a tenner or something, but at the times I travel you have to arrange a mortgage to go first class! I'm glad FGW are seeing sense and converting many of these chronically underused carriages for us plebs. Southwest Trains have always had far fewer first class seats, yet observation suggests they probably serve posher areas of the country. It's not just down to FGW, there are franchise commitments which must be met, so these changes have to be agreed by the DfT, the DfT and the terms of the franchise mean that FGW ( nor any other TOC) hasn't got free reign to make changes as they want, this offers some protection to rural, local services, but also slows down beneficial changes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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