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Taunton   29th December 2008

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158957 prepares to depart Taunton with a stopping service towards Cardiff
A short formed HST slows to stop at Taunton whilst working 1C79 1106 Paddington - Plymouth "The Mayflower"
A voyager slows down to make a stop at Taunton 
Followed by 1A83 1000 Penzance - Paddington, this service now calls at Ivybridge
43011 leads 1C81 1206 Paddington - Penzance 
This service is non stop through Taunton
Worked by a brand new Cross Country HST the 1221 Plymouth - Edinburgh slows to stop at Taunton
Due to slack timings it arrived around 6 minutes early
150121 prepares to depart Taunton with a delayed service to Cardiff Central
The unit still retains Silverlink livery and is likely to do so for some time
An HST accelerates out of Taunton working 1A85 1255 Plymouth - Paddington
43188 terminates at Taunton having worked 1C82 1218 Paddington - Taunton
The 1321 Plymouth - Edinburgh is also booked to be an HST
43188 sits alongside 43285 for Cross Country both re-engineered with the MTU engine
The set departs providing much needed capacity compared to Voyagers
] 43034 "Travelwatch South West" waits to depart with 1A99 1519 Taunton - London Paddington stopping service
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