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May 28th 10, 11:37 PM
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Ealing Broadway to Wandsworth Road
On Friday (yesterday) I had a day off, and I tried catching the 10.48
Wandsworth Road to Ealing Broadway, and the return at 12.07, but while the services were shown on the repeater boards at each station (until about 5 minutes after it was due at WR, and ten minutes after at EB), neither of the trains turned up! Is this up and running yet? |
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May 29th 10, 12:36 PM
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Ealing Broadway to Wandsworth Road
"Dr. Sunil" wrote in message ... On Friday (yesterday) I had a day off, and I tried catching the 10.48 Wandsworth Road to Ealing Broadway, and the return at 12.07, but while the services were shown on the repeater boards at each station (until about 5 minutes after it was due at WR, and ten minutes after at EB), neither of the trains turned up! Is this up and running yet? It doesn't ever run, NR came up with some obstacle or other. SN's website stated it won't run on their summer timetable announcement: http://southernrailway.com/southern/...e-they-travel/ Posts elsewhere suggest it is to do with not allowing 'foreign DMUs' on the GW because they cannot be rescued due to coupling incompatability... Paul S |
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May 29th 10, 01:46 PM
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Ealing Broadway to Wandsworth Road
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s.com, Dr. Sunil writes On Friday (yesterday) I had a day off, and I tried catching the 10.48 Wandsworth Road to Ealing Broadway, and the return at 12.07, but while the services were shown on the repeater boards at each station (until about 5 minutes after it was due at WR, and ten minutes after at EB), neither of the trains turned up! Is this up and running yet? Was a taxi offered? After all, this was the last train of the day ... -- Bill Borland |
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May 30th 10, 12:21 AM
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Ealing Broadway to Wandsworth Road
On 29 May, 14:46, Bill Borland wrote:
In article s.com, Dr. Sunil writes On Friday (yesterday) I had a day off, and I tried catching the 10.48 Wandsworth Road to Ealing Broadway, and the return at 12.07, but while the services were shown on the repeater boards at each station (until about 5 minutes after it was due at WR, and ten minutes after at EB), neither of the trains turned up! Is this up and running yet? Was a taxi offered? *After all, this was the last train of the day ... -- * Bill Borland Hehe! Well I just took the 10.59 to Victoria then the District Line... |
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May 30th 10, 12:22 AM
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On 29 May, 13:36, "Paul Scott" wrote:
"Dr. Sunil" wrote in message ... On Friday (yesterday) I had a day off, and I tried catching the 10.48 Wandsworth Road to Ealing Broadway, and the return at 12.07, but while the services were shown on the repeater boards at each station (until about 5 minutes after it was due at WR, and ten minutes after at EB), neither of the trains turned up! Is this up and running yet? It doesn't ever run, NR came up with some obstacle or other. SN's website stated it won't run on their summer timetable announcement: http://southernrailway.com/southern/...to-the-new-sou... Posts elsewhere suggest it is to do with not allowing 'foreign DMUs' on the GW because they cannot be rescued due to coupling incompatability... Paul S Oh I presumed it would be a 377/2 - DC from Wandsworth as far as Mitre Bridge then AC after that. |
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May 30th 10, 03:34 PM
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"Dr. Sunil" wrote in message ... On 29 May, 13:36, "Paul Scott" wrote: Posts elsewhere suggest it is to do with not allowing 'foreign DMUs' on the GW because they cannot be rescued due to coupling incompatability... Oh I presumed it would be a 377/2 - DC from Wandsworth as far as Mitre Bridge then AC after that. That would have been too simple... There are a couple of significant non-electrified bits, eg to get from the NLL to the GW reliefs around Acton somewhere; and the route from Mitre Bridge Jn loses its OHLE once past the WCML and turning round towards the SW direction. (IYSWIM - it is AC as far as whichever WCML tracks that the SN Milton Keynes service uses, but then DMU required...) The whole idea of this service is a complete waste of everyone's time, and surely must have already cost the railway more than it would cost the DfT to close it... Paul S |
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June 1st 10, 10:46 AM
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Ealing Broadway to Wandsworth Road
On 30 May, 16:34, "Paul Scott" wrote:
"Dr. Sunil" wrote in message ... On 29 May, 13:36, "Paul Scott" wrote: Posts elsewhere suggest it is to do with not allowing 'foreign DMUs' on the GW because they cannot be rescued due to coupling incompatability... Oh I presumed it would be a 377/2 - DC from Wandsworth as far as Mitre Bridge then AC after that. That would have been too simple... *There are a couple of significant non-electrified bits, eg to get from the NLL to the GW reliefs around Acton somewhere; and the route from Mitre Bridge Jn loses its OHLE once past the WCML and turning round towards the SW direction. *(IYSWIM - it is AC as far as whichever WCML tracks that the SN Milton Keynes service uses, but then DMU required...) Oh I forgot about having to cross the fast WCML. Still, how come I knew about the service from the National Rail Journey Planner, and why did it appear on the repeater boards at both WR and EB? |
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