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Platform lengths on the Barny are already a problem, we now have to local door at a couple of stations with a 4 car 150 (not including Newton St Cyres).

Apologies, it's residential and duty, staff only (not spouse's or dependants).

Yes, for instance, Newton Abbot to Exeter St Davids GWR staff can get a XC and similarly XC staff can travel GWR Newton Abbot to Plymouth etc

GWR and XC have reciprocal duty travel (as long as it's within the boundaries of GWR routes).

It's more than 11 seats when you have a short formed 2 car 150 instead of the booked 4 car or 3 car turbo

Not particularly, there is plenty of time in the timetables for securing the unit and the passengers are pretty much up and ready to get off.

And if NR ever feels flush and reinstate Coleford Junction proper, reinstate an up/down line (and upgrade what is currently the Oke line between Crediton and Coleford Just) you would easily shave off a couple more minutes and improve resilience. I don't get this idea that Devon branches trundle.

The rear 4 will have been locked out.

No training required.... Drivers: Go & Stop. Guards: Open & Close. Depot: NFF... :lol:

Quite the opposite, the messroom chat (and other sources) is the 175's are coming to GWR.

Initial treatment in ED is free for non UK residents, costs are only claimed for post ED care.

I see Huw Merriman is the latest rat to leave the sinking ship.....

Seems the DfT/Govt have been doing the same with the RMT ......

Yes they look smarter, that's all, I don't like being in them as a passenger or working them. The only redeeming feature is they are crowd guzzlers and they have plenty of door controls, otherwise they can get in the bin.

Still awful.

The GWR 150s coming out of C6 have 3x2 seating and unless you are in a table or priority seat your knees won't fit, even following C6 still failing. Noisy and bouncy, can't wait to see the back of them.

Worked it today, already got a nice film of grime on the windows... Very bright inside and smells of fresh paint but either way you can roll a t**d in glitter but it's still a t**d...

No as in capacity of the line. With the time taken to travel between Barnstaple and Eggesford (30 minutes) a second platform at Barny is pointless because by the time a unit travels up to Eggesford and the unit comes down from Eggesford you have had a unit sitting in Barnstaple for an hour...

Barny trains used to run to Exmouth but when things went Pete Tong you often ended up loosing a whole service as they are only hourly, at least having the Paignton trains running to Exmouth better options for recovery. I was told that the old Yeoford platform and land is in private hands and...

It's about capacity, with only one passing loop at Eggesford you can't increase frequency, you can get a 3 car unit in every platform (except Newton St Cyers) and a 4 car except St Cyres, Portsmouth Arms and one other I forget and one platform (which escapes me) is really really tight with a 4 car.