The Bristol Railway Archive

correct, they got shelved by NR

seeing as thats 1 of the things the council paid and contracted fgw to do, i'm fairly sure it'll happen

There is *supposed* to be a sunday service implemented when the trains go to every 40 minutes in May, so i'd assume so

From: http://www.dailypost.co.uk
FASTER and longer trains with first class carriages could be operating rail services between North Wales and Cardiff within a few weeks, the Daily Post can reveal.

Sources at Arriva Trains Wales say the firm is close to agreeing a deal with a train leasing company ...

Looks like its still on to me

dual 67's and 4 mk2s +BSO

by the looks of it

replacement for 158 refurbs

This isnt something to do with the huge revamp Network rail plan to do to BTM and using the old station etc as well is it?

meh, been a while since i've been up there. Unless they're shortened it recently i swear it seemed long enough for a full hst

bit late, but 43015 (if i got the number right) is a valenta still, and it seems to be on regular cardiff > pad workings

i thought stonehouse was long enough to accomodate a full HST?

have they been aking lessons off FGW management? it seems like the kinda excuse they'd use!

surely they'd have to replace it anyway if they added another 2 tracks, or?

god knows:

I actually read in Rail Mag thats out this wednesday (I get it by post) and not an internal source like I usually get it from!

From another forum ^

EDIT: aparently we are keeping the entire 158 fleet, theres a railway mag out weds that aparently confirms it all