158953, GW 10.23 Portsmouth Harbour-Cardiff Central (Cancelled at Bristol Temple Meads) (1F14) & 43026, GW 08.44 Penzance-London Paddington (1A81), Bath Spa station
Whilst 158953 has stopped at Bath Spa's platform one working
the 1F14 10.23 Portsmouth Harbour to Cardiff Central (cancelled from Bristol) the 08.44 Penzance to Paddington arrives at platform two. The HST service is being led by 43026 a power car that has been operating on this route since its introduction during the autumn of 1976. If all goes to plan it will reach its fortieth year of operation in 2016 prior to the introduction of the new electric trains whenever that may be given the appalling delays to the electrification process.