Thank you 43096. I'm finding this forum very informative.You’re not wrong! There’s been a swap over of sets between Reading and Penzance today with one up and one down.
Thank you 43096. I'm finding this forum very informative.You’re not wrong! There’s been a swap over of sets between Reading and Penzance today with one up and one down.
I can understand your exasperation as a member of long-standing re 'Here we go again' so thank you for being gentle with us relative 'newbies', amateurs, 'crayonists', outsiders ... It will take a while to become familiar with the ways of the forum.Here we go again. How many pages in this thread have been repeats of the HST/67/68 thing ? Fed up of repeating ... Rant over.
Set swap to allow heavy cleaning to be done although thats a staff bain of contention regarding is it important at the moment regarding staying safe/reduced working etc. Shan't go there as this thread is not about politics either. Still planned for a May return to service but obviously may change. Still hopeful of increase in train length as originally planned too.
Keep safe and do the right thing.
P.S
Our condolences to all at Reading from the train prep team at Long Rock.
Our condolences to all at Reading from the train prep team at Long Rock.
Yes but removes a huge amount of resilience. Ideally, Penzance men would only sign 57s for depot moves and then they wouldn't need to constantly complain about a lack of mainline work on it . As I said, there will be a big problem going forward when Exeter are short and unable to cover the morning down service .Or there is less work now the summer service with the day coaches has gone and no need for the occasional move of HST trailers, so reducing the number of depots signing the 57s makes traction knowledge retention easier.
No not yet, although it due to be running shortly for Crew Refresh purposes.Has this now resumed with the "timetable change" and the gradual ramping up of services?
Given compartments, the sleeper 'should' be the ideal train for distancing. I'm sure much could be made of that if all the relevant decision makers wanted that to happen.We have been told august but may change. Last phase of return to normal timetable.
Until two people try to use the corridor at once.Given compartments, the sleeper 'should' be the ideal train for distancing.
Until two people try to use the corridor at once.
Guess it would also be more challenging to clean thoroughly as well with bedding to deal with as well as all the nooks and crannies of a berth!
Though CS seem to be managing.
Ah that makes sense - perhaps I'm look at an old timetable - I couldn't find anything on GWR site - I'm planning for a trip later in the year ( hopefully )It doesn’t take an extra hour.
It’s allowed 24 minutes on Monday mornings and 29 minutes on other weekdays for that part of the trip - remember that the timetable only shows arrival times as it’s set down only.
There’s a lot of slack built into the schedule between Paddington and Plymouth to allow for the impact of engineering works on Sunday nights.
It doesn’t take an extra hour.
It’s allowed 24 minutes on Monday mornings and 29 minutes on other weekdays for that part of the trip - remember that the timetable only shows arrival times as it’s set down only.
There’s a lot of slack built into the schedule between Paddington and Plymouth to allow for the impact of engineering works on Sunday nights.
Look at it in Realtime trains - pick a date in August and you can see the base timetable.Ah that makes sense - perhaps I'm look at an old timetable - I couldn't find anything on GWR site - I'm planning for a trip later in the year ( hopefully )
Possible ecs set swap Friday or next week. 604 at PZ swapped for 605 with its refurbished bogies as train loco. Still early July for restarting of service but obviously, may change.
57603 and 5 took a short end set up to Reading today.
A service running 2 nights only MAY start from next week but details are changing almost daily. Seating only. Coaches A and B. Staff in coach C with some refreshments available. Although 2 sleepers are in formation, they will be locked out except for toilets. To be reviewed after 3 weeks. Next timetable increase reported as early July to 84% normality.
Indeed, that does confuse me. Seating only makes no sense to me, especially only with a couple of coaches.Why seating only when the Cally has gone the opposite way? Surely cabins are the definition of social distancing?
if doing that why even run the SLEP cars or even mark 3's at all?Indeed, that does confuse me. Seating only makes no sense to me, especially only with a couple of coaches.
Traction knowledge I'd assume for the 57sif doing that why even run the SLEP cars or even mark 3's at all?
just run a 5 car 802