Pacers paired up to stay legal
GWR is running Pacer Class 143 units paired up with Class 150s on Exmouth to Paignton trains so that they comply with new disability...
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Ed Goodridge
Jan 8, 20201 min read
South Western Railway post loss
The company holding the franchise to run trains between Exeter, east Devon and Waterloo has posted a loss of £137m in the year ending...
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Ed Goodridge
Dec 27, 20191 min read
Single to Salisbury
If you wanted to travel from London to Exeter in the 1950's you had a choice of comparable trains. Expresses from Paddington and Waterloo...
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Ed Goodridge
Dec 27, 20191 min read
Sea Wall needs repair
Brunel's 173 year old sea wall between Dawlish and Dawlish Warren seems to be in need of some attention. Six years after a large section...
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Ed Goodridge
Dec 17, 20191 min read
Dawlish sea wall delayed
Unstable ground conditions have delayed the construction of a new sea wall along the GWR mainline in Devon according to RAIL magazine. ....
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Ed Goodridge
Dec 17, 20191 min read
Barnstaple Platform Two
Rails and sleepers recovered during Network Rail's recent Tarka Line track renewal programme could be relayed along platform two at...
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Ed Goodridge
Dec 11, 20191 min read
Let's split again
With fare rises due in January by around 3% it must be time to look again at splitting your journey and buying two or more tickets...
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Ed Goodridge
Dec 11, 20191 min read
What price a faster train?
From January 2020, two trains will leave Exeter St Davids for London within minutes of each other. A seat on the 0645 to Paddington will...
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Ed Goodridge
Dec 3, 20192 min read
Devon's shortest railway
A couple of miles along the south west coast path from Kingswear towards Brixham there’s a piece of Devon’s wartime history that contains...
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Speed restrictions lifted on the West of England line.
Network Rail says a speed restriction of 40mph imposed on the Waterloo to Exeter line will end on Monday November 14th. The limit was...
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SWR looks at green replacements for Class 159
South Western Railway says it’s committed to becoming a net zero railway by 2040, 10 years ahead of the UK target. Part of its plan is a...
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GWR grant for Bideford extension plan
A project to develop the case for an extension and upgrade of the Tarka Line has received a £6,500 grant from Great Western Railway. The...
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