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Tornado to haul PAD to PNZ sleeper on 6 April ?

Discussion in 'What's Going On' started by spicer21, Mar 5, 2014.

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  1. Paul42

    Paul42 Part of the furniture

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    There is no reference to FGW on the Pathfinder website only the VT one.The previous VT specials have been in conjunction with FGW.
     
    Paul42, Mar 20, 2014
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  2. spicer21

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    As I recall, VT have worked with FGW on their previous non-stop specials from Bristol and Gloucester to Paddington, albeit not in a TOC capacity, so suspect that fact may be behind the reference to one tour in the FGW piece. The run on the 9th is being operated by DBS, who will presumably deal with NR, so in theory, no more to do with FGW than Cross Country's trains over the same route.
     
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    MellishR Resident of Nat Pres Friend

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    OK, that's a good explanation. Thank you.
     
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    Big Al Nat Pres stalwart Staff Member Moderator

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    On both the Bristolian and the Cheltenham Spa, the involvement of FGW included riding the trains on the day and monitoring other train movements to look for opportunities to keep the VT trip running non stop. Whilst the issues on Z48 are somewhat less you still have to keep the wretched Torbay and Weston Super Mare stoppers out of the way, so I imagine that they will ride this train back from Plymouth as well.
     
    Big Al, Mar 20, 2014
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  5. spicer21

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    Thanks, and to add, Al's follow up is 100% spot on
     
    spicer21, Mar 22, 2014
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