Has anyone had an opportunity to read Alison Forsters PR spin in the latest issue of RAIL magazine, she does like her shiney new HSTs doesn't she, funny how she found time to talk to a major industry mag and has declined to talk to customers, apart from one grovelling letter under pressure from ministers. Wonder if Frome was an early diagram. 

She didn't appear to get much of a grilling over continuing problems such as the 3 recent HST fires, the customers this morning who were frustrated by delays due to lack of coolant in a 143, delayed 15 min at Temple Meads while a watering can was found. FGW obviously more interested in sticking bits of blue plastic to the outsides of the trains than trying to fix internal problems. 

And there was a worrying statement  "….But I think there was another agenda, by people not interested in fixing those problems". It would be interesting to hear what other people's thoughts are on that one.

Admittedly Nigel Harris' editorial at least made the point that something should be done, and soon.

Another frustrating timetabletable anomaly is the lack of any fast/semi-fast options from Trowbridge to Bristol, although most in the Portsmouth direction are. All morning peak trains take just over an hour from Trowbridge to Filton and stop all stations including 10-15 min 'rest' at BTM, whereas I can make the return journey in a tad over 40 mins in the evening, 1809 Filton stops at BTM, Bath then Trowbridge.