Just a smidge over ten years ago it was 0% electric, 0% bimode, 100% diesel.

Surely a solution is provide a place to buy tickets at this new entrance?
A couple of machines would mean people can buy a ticket

11:52 London Paddington to Hereford due 14:43 will be cancelled.
This is due to more trains than usual needing repairs at the same time.

15:18 Hereford to London Paddington due 18:29 will be cancelled.
This is due to more trains than usual needing repairs at the same time.

The new data also has a split by traction type (table 1.1)
GWR is 1034 vehicles, just 12% are electric, 30% diesel, 59% bimode

and a regular pairing makes a reappearance:

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ISTR, that the dedicated graveyard, situated on a hillside nearby was recently refurbished. Each grave is marked by an arch of white marble, these had not stood up to the weather and were refurbished/renewed.
I visited the graveyard before the restoration, and was saddened by the (then) poor state of repair.

It's instructive to take a Streetview ramble around the station at Dinting. Are those 1954-era headspans from 1500 volt days?

https://maps.app.goo.gl/zsEeJEdnxxLUwUPg6

I think they would be called portals; not headspans, but yes, the structures are from the original electrification. Even the characteristic inverted-A that holds the registration arms for the catenary.

The lines from Liverpool Street to Shenfield were electrified around the same time as Woodhead and also at 1500V DC. Although the li.nes have been converted (twice! - to 6.25kV AC in 1960/61 and then 25kV in 1979/80) the original design of overhead is still evident. E.g this photo of Romford that appears on the Wikipedia page for that station:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ab/Romford_railway_station_MMB_10_315802.jpg

Network Rail and Great Western Railway are amending services after the Met Office issued an amber weather warning – its second highest – for strong winds and gusts, which could exceed 80mph in coastal areas.

Strong winds increase the risk of trees and other debris falling on to the railway. To keep trains running safely, lower speed limits will be introduced on routes in Devon and Cornwall between the start of service and 1300.

Speed restrictions mean that there will be fewer trains running than normal. Those trains that do run are expected to be busier and some journeys could take longer than usual.

Long-distance services will run between London Paddington and Plymouth only, with local services providing a shuttle between Penzance and Plymouth.

Tomorrow (Thursday) night’s Sleeper service from London Paddington will terminate at Plymouth.

Other services in the region are likely to change as we seek to minimise the impact of the storm and some early-morning services will be cancelled to allow us to assess the impact of any damage in full daylight.

Full details of the amended timetable will be published at GWR.com/check from tomorrow. GWR and Network Rail will continue to update customers throughout Friday as conditions change

Plymouth used a footway, similar to an air bridge last time I travelled through Plymouth Brittany Ferries.

Shiona was also asked about sky high long distance fares, people splitting tickets and then having to change seats along the way, and whether this was / is something she might address. 

It's instructive to take a Streetview ramble around the station at Dinting. Are those 1954-era headspans from 1500 volt days?

https://maps.app.goo.gl/zsEeJEdnxxLUwUPg6

An administrative error resulted in coach journeys to the Glastonbury Festival being oversold through its official ticketing partner.

More coach package tickets were sold for certain departures than there are seats available, according to an email See Tickets sent to customers.

Those affected will not lose their tickets however. Instead, their booking will automatically be converted into a general admission ticket and the coach fare will be refunded.

The ticketing agency declined to comment further, but the BBC understands Glastonbury Festival was not responsible for the error.

Glastonbury coach ticket prices range from £26 to £185 - on top of general admission - depending on the departure town or city and whether it is a single or return journey.

Amber warning issued as Storm Austen threatens UK with strong winds and heavy rain

The Met Office has issued an amber weather warning for strong winds as Storm Austen is forecast to sweep across parts of the UK.

The warning - the second-highest tier that the Met Office issues - is valid for Cornwall and parts of west Devon from 03:00 until 10:00 BST on Friday.  Wind gusts of up to 80mph (130km/h) are expected around exposed coasts, with 60-70mph gusts elsewhere.

Flying debris could lead to injuries or a danger to life, with the risk of power cuts and damage to buildings.

A broader yellow Met Office wind warning covers large swathes of southern England and south Wales with some travel disruption possible.

Southern and eastern Scotland is also covered by a Met Office yellow warning - this one for heavy rain which could bring the risk of flooding.

Storm Austen - an area of low pressure - is currently developing in the Atlantic and will continue to deepen as it approaches the UK.  It will move close to south-west England on Thursday night with the strongest winds expected to arrive early on Friday morning.

The very windiest conditions are expected on coastal headlands in north and west Cornwall - exposed to the north-westerly gales - but gusts of up to 70mph could occur even in inland areas.


Gusts of 60-70mph are expected across the amber warning area, with 80mph gusts possible in exposed areas.

According to the Met Office there is a high risk of 'significant' disruption with possible delays to road and rail transport.  Air and ferry services could also be affected.

Injuries and danger to life are likely from flying debris and large waves along the coast. Some power cuts are also possible.

The centre of Storm Austen is then forecast to move through the English Channel which could mean the Channel Islands - which are not covered by the Met Office warning system - are hit by damaging winds.  Gusts in excess of 80mph are possible.

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Those lines shut up shop in 2011, a few years after the huge superyacht builders saw their market bloom. Not saying that correlation is causation of course.