"Roland Perry" wrote in message
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In message
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net, at 08:10:57 on Sun, 29 Jul 2012, Neil Williams
remarked:
Not that it would have been sensible to plan on using those services
after a late evening event anyway.

Given that that is their explicit purpose that seems a silly statement,
though as with taking any last train or bus there is always a small risk
of
getting stuck.

The services are simply not late enough to be able to make an exit from
the events and get to the stations in time. eg The late basketball
sessions don't even start until 22.15 and are scheduled to run up till
midnight. A last train at 00:30 is hopeless for that.
--
Roland Perry

There are several unadvertised extras which run "on condition" (in other
words if there are enough people). This evening an HST has gone down to
Weymouth empty to form a 2053 departure if necessary
http://www.opentraintimes.com/schedule/V76583/2012/7/29 There is reported
to be a 1z25 at 0215 from Paddington to Bath, Bristol and Cardiff on an as
required basis and that one is loco hauled but it's not showing on
opentraintimes so maybe I'm misinformed. On the same basis there are
supposed to be similar timed trains from other London termini "as required".