QUIZ: First HST run from london - bristol

What time, day, month and year did the first hst run from london to bristol run and how many minutes late/early was it? Also what stations did the board on the platform say the train was stopping at and how many minutes was it expected to cut off journey times???

october 1976 monday time about 10 1100 o clock i say 10 mins early calls at reading and bristol

matthew wrote:october 1976 monday time about 10 1100 o clock i say 10 mins early calls at reading and bristol

Correct: Monday October 1976,

Incorrect: Time, Stations and early/late

Hints - Try and get the day it was on e.g 1st, 2nd etc
Stations are correcxt but there is one more needed
The train was early but not 10 mins early

Need: 1 more station
How much time would be cut off journey

good try btw I didnt know it was a monday i just was getting the number, you learn something new everyday! Thanks :>

ok its 5 mins early time 1330 and reading bath and bristol

matthew wrote:ok its 5 mins early time 1330 and reading bath and bristol

Stations are all correct, but the other arent although some are closer so ill give more hints

the train was early but it was less than 5 mins early, it set off in the morning before 10 am

great try with this one, i know its a tough one!

Ok i'll post the whole answer in a few days if no one gets it, so far you have

Monday * October 1976
Stopped at Reading Bristol and Bath

But you still need

How early the train was (HINT - It was under five minutes)
The Number of the date it went e.g 19th October 1976 (it wasnt the 19th)
The time the train set off (HINT - It was before 10:00 am)
How much time the train was meant to cut off journey times.

Stations stopped at: Reading, Bath, Bristol
Time it departed: 0805
Early/late: 3 minutes early
Day it ran: 4th October 1976
How much it was meant to cut off journey times: 15 minutes

Yownanymous wrote:Stations stopped at: Reading, Bath, Bristol
Time it departed: 0805
Early/late: 3 minutes early
Day it ran: 4th October 1976
How much it was meant to cut off journey times: 15 minutes

all correct! nice one!!!