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FGW unit diagrams 17/08/2014 at 08:24 #63862
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Online 		Does anyone know where I can find Saturday unit diagrams for FGW? Alternatively, does anyone know what tends to work the Swindon-Westbury services and the various Gloucester/Bristol/Great Malvern- Weymouth/Warminster/Southampton services? Am I correct in thinking that all Cardiff- Portsmouths are 3-car 158?
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FGW unit diagrams 17/08/2014 at 08:33 #63863
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989 posts 		Are you talking about the current or past timetable?
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FGW unit diagrams 17/08/2014 at 08:41 #63864
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Online 		" said:
Are you talking about the current or past timetable?
Sorry, current timetable, Saturday diagrams.
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FGW unit diagrams 17/08/2014 at 09:03 #63865
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587 posts 		The rest of the week could potentially be useful for other TT developers, or indeed any diagrams or CWN's... :whistle:
Sorry guys, I am in the business of making people wait!
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FGW unit diagrams 17/08/2014 at 10:25 #63867
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FGW unit diagrams 17/08/2014 at 10:28 #63868
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1611 posts 		Swindon - Melksham is usually a single 153 that splits off a working from Gloucester in the morning. Bristol - Westbury - Weymouth corridor is a mix of 15x units. Cardiff is generally the preserve of the 158/9s, but the 3car 150s do venture out that way
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FGW unit diagrams 17/08/2014 at 15:39 #63872
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916 posts 		Generally speaking, services around Bristol consist of:

Great Malvern - Gloucester - Bristol - Westbury - Weymouth - Typically 150 with sometimes 153's attached
Cardiff Central - Bristol - Portsmouth - Almost always 158 - Only ever seen a 150 coupled on once
Cardiff Central - Bristol - Weston SM - Taunton - 15x timed for 75mph, but do from time to time see a 158


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FGW unit diagrams 18/08/2014 at 11:25 #63897
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748 posts 		At least on a Friday, unsure on the rest of the week, the 1O98 1050 Gt Malvern - Brighton is a 159. Works off of 2E17 from Warminster and I believe takes a piggy back ride on the 0602 Salisbury - Westbury.
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FGW unit diagrams 18/08/2014 at 11:38 #63898
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410 posts 		FGW are currently hiring in a 3/159 & a 2/158 from SWT to provide additional seats on other services throughout the Bristol area. The 159 & 158 arrive at Westbury by way of 2C04 06:02 SAL-WSB, usually dragged there by the Cl.150 off 2O01 (05:24 WSB-SAL).

The Cl.159 then goes on to work;
5E17 06+53 Westbury - Warminster (SX)/5E17 06+52 Westbury - Warminster (SO)
2E17 07:23 Warminster - Great Malvern
1O98 10:50 Great Malvern - Brighton (SX)/1O99 10:46 Great Malvern - Brighton (SO)
1V96 16:59 Brighton - Bristol Temple Meads(SX)/1V96 17:00 Brighton - Bristol Temple Meads (SO)
1O86 22:23 Bristol Temple Meads - Salisbury (with the unit off 1V62 2057 SAL-BRI)

plus any associated ECS moves required at end points to facilitate the next working.
When in doubt - Contingency plan 2A. Someone didn't buy the milk - 2A. Someone sneezed at Swansea - 2A. A driver complains the cab is too cold - 2A. Unable to operate a HEx service 4 vice 8 - 2A. Points failure at Ipswich - 2A. Landslip at Pitlochry - 2A
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FGW unit diagrams 18/08/2014 at 19:22 #63909
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587 posts 		" said:
FGW are currently hiring in a 3/159 & a 2/158 from SWT to provide additional seats on other services throughout the Bristol area. The 159 & 158 arrive at Westbury by way of 2C04 06:02 SAL-WSB, usually dragged there by the Cl.150 off 2O01 (05:24 WSB-SAL).

The Cl.159 then goes on to work;
5E17 06+53 Westbury - Warminster (SX)/5E17 06+52 Westbury - Warminster (SO)
2E17 07:23 Warminster - Great Malvern
1O98 10:50 Great Malvern - Brighton (SX)/1O99 10:46 Great Malvern - Brighton (SO)
1V96 16:59 Brighton - Bristol Temple Meads(SX)/1V96 17:00 Brighton - Bristol Temple Meads (SO)
1O86 22:23 Bristol Temple Meads - Salisbury (with the unit off 1V62 2057 SAL-BRI)

plus any associated ECS moves required at end points to facilitate the next working.
Okay so this is the former ex SWT 158 diagram. Where does the 158 now go?

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FGW unit diagrams 18/08/2014 at 19:49 #63910
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410 posts 		From a set of unit allox I have for Westbury for 02/08/14 (I have done a T/T due to HST diversions).

158888 did the following;

2V16 06:03 Salisbury - Westbury (with 150128 & 159002)
2M10 08:22 Westbury - Swindon (via Melksham)
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2M24 20:01 Cheltenham Spa - Westbury (via Melksham)
1O86 22:23 Bristol Temple Meads - Salisbury (with 159003)

I was at work that day, I believe it stayed on the "Golden Valley" between Swindon & Gloucester/Cheltenham Spa,
which seems to be the standard diagram for the unit.
When in doubt - Contingency plan 2A. Someone didn't buy the milk - 2A. Someone sneezed at Swansea - 2A. A driver complains the cab is too cold - 2A. Unable to operate a HEx service 4 vice 8 - 2A. Points failure at Ipswich - 2A. Landslip at Pitlochry - 2A
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