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Topic: 06.47 Frome - Cardiff (Read 2902 times)
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Ruthg
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Was anyone at Westbury station this morning 22/2/07, who can tell me if the usual 06.47 from Frome to Cardiff started at Westbury rather than Frome. It was cancelled from Frome and it was delayed by 15 minutes on Tuesday morning as it was on Tuesday 13th. It means we have to get the slow running 06.52 from Weymouth which hangs around everywhere and as a consequence my 1 hr journey to Swindon becomes 1hr and 50 minutes because I miss the connection at Westbury and one at Bath Spa as well.
I want an answer from FGW as to why it ran from Westbury rather than Frome, so I'd be grateful if anyone knows if it did, or how I can find out.
Thanks
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Graham Ellis
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FGW's customer services do a fairly efficicient job it giving you an official reason for delays / cancellations / short runnings, and it IS worth asking as the number of complaints / issues / passenger concerns does - I think - get noticed. Getting at the absolute truth is another matter - there are times that I think that things like "mechical failure" can be a technically correct - but it can mean "late off depot so turned train around short of destination". Thus a Westbury start ...
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Ruthg
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A very speedy reply to my letter from FGW, but it doesn't quite answer my question in full, as to why it was late two Tuesdays in a row.
"Thank you for your letter of 21 February 2007 regarding your journey from Frome to Swindon on 20 February 2007...Unfortunately the train was running late due to empty coaching stock, and was 10 minutes late leaving depot..."
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tramway
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Not entirely sure this is the right thread to post, but your comment Graham reminded me of an explanation from on-train staff last week on a Cardiff/Portsmouth run why it was a single 158, that there wasn't a driver available to attach the additional set to make it 4 coaches. FGW still sailing very close to the wind with all resources not just stock.
Can't find the thread where staff shortages was mentioned to be able to post the link.
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James
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Not entirely sure this is the right thread to post, but your comment Graham reminded me of an explanation from on-train staff last week on a Cardiff/Portsmouth run why it was a single 158, that there wasn't a driver available to attach the additional set to make it 4 coaches. FGW still sailing very close to the wind with all resources not just stock.
Can't find the thread where staff shortages was mentioned to be able to post the link.
the Driver from the set being driven in can couple them up, all he needs is someone to help him do the brake test with! |
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Regards
James - Full on Pacer Fan
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