2022 - TransWilts cancellations and amendments log

[whole diary]

[bobm]

08:34 Westbury to Swindon due 09:23

08:34 Westbury to Swindon due 09:23 will be starting late from Westbury.
This is due to train crew being delayed by service disruption.

It left on time and arrived in Swindon two minutes early.

[grahame]

11:03 Weymouth to Swindon due 13:29

Facilities on the 11:03 Weymouth to Swindon due 13:29.
Disabled toilet facilities are not available.
This is due to a fault on this train.

[grahame]

In the topsy turvey world of train operation, this one is a gem!

06:35 Salisbury to Cheltenham Spa due 09:03

Facilities on the 06:35 Salisbury to Cheltenham Spa due 09:03.
Disabled toilet facilities are available as normal.
This is due to a fault on this train.

[grahame]

Sun, 12 June 11:03 Weymouth to Swindon due 13:29
Sun, 12 June 13:41 Swindon to Weymouth due 15:51

12/06/22 13:41 Swindon to Weymouth due 15:51 will be started from Westbury.
It will no longer call at Swindon, Chippenham, Melksham and Trowbridge.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.
Additional Information
Replacement road transport requested to run between Swindon and Westbury, via Chippenham, Melksham and Trowbridge.

[bobm]

Sun, 12 June 08:11 Warminster to Swindon due 09:03

12/06/22 08:11 Warminster to Swindon due 09:03 will be cancelled.

This is due to a shortage of train crew.

Additional Information
Replacement road transport has been requested to run in place of this train.

Please check the stations Onward Travel Information poster and wait for the replacement road transport at the designated stop.

The replacement road transport may run later than the advertised train times owing to the additional time taken by road between stations and the time required for loading and unloading at each stop.

[grahame]

Sun, 12 June 11:03 Weymouth to Swindon due 13:29
Sun, 12 June 13:41 Swindon to Weymouth due 15:51

12/06/22 13:41 Swindon to Weymouth due 15:51 will be started from Westbury.
It will no longer call at Swindon, Chippenham, Melksham and Trowbridge.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.
Additional Information
Replacement road transport requested to run between Swindon and Westbury, via Chippenham, Melksham and Trowbridge.

Sun, 12 June 08:11 Warminster to Swindon due 09:03

12/06/22 08:11 Warminster to Swindon due 09:03 will be cancelled.

This is due to a shortage of train crew.

Additional Information
Replacement road transport has been requested to run in place of this train.

Please check the stations Onward Travel Information poster and wait for the replacement road transport at the designated stop.

The replacement road transport may run later than the advertised train times owing to the additional time taken by road between stations and the time required for loading and unloading at each stop.

As far as I can see, that key early service has been re-instated but the middle-of-day round trip remains cancelled.  Hate to loose any service but in ranking terms, if it was a choice, best call made.

[bobm]

It’s a strange one.  The return working of the first service was never shown as cancelled.  So whether the original plan was to run the 08:11 empty to Swindon and then pick up a conductor for the return trip I don’t know.  Anyway good news it’s running as planned.

[bobm]

20:35 Westbury to Swindon due 21:17

20:35 Westbury to Swindon due 21:17 will be cancelled.

This is due to a shortage of train crew.

Additional Information
We're sorry for the delay to your journey.

If you are at Westbury or Trowbridge travelling to Chippenham or Swindon you should travel on the 20:30 Bristol Temple Meads service (20:36 from Trowbridge) and change at Bath Spa for the 21:18 service to London Paddington which calls at Chippenham (21:31) and arrives Swindon at 21:44.

If you are at Westbury or Trowbridge and travelling to Melksham you should contact station staff or use the Customer Help-Point.

If you are at Melksham we will provide road transport to Chippenham from the station car park.

[bobm]

21:25 Swindon to Westbury due 22:05

21:25 Swindon to Westbury due 22:05 will be cancelled.

This is due to a shortage of train crew.

Additional Information
We're sorry for the delay to your journey.

If you are at Swindon or Chippenham travelling to Trowbridge or Westbury you should travel on the 21:22 Weston-super-Mare service from Swindon (21:34 from Chippenham) and change at Bath Spa for the 22:48 service towards Westbury which calls at Trowbridge (23:11) and arrives Westbury at 23:18.

If you are travelling to Melksham you should change at Chippenham and speak to station staff.

If you are at Melksham we will provide road transport to Trowbridge and Westbury from the station car park.

[grahame]

Once again, a disproportionate number of cancellations between Swindon and Westbury today - 4 trains out of 14 - that's 71.4% of trains running versus a target of 98% minimum.   And that's after a fifth train was advertised as cancelled but then re-instated.



There ARE other cancellations around, but yet again the proportion on our line seems to be far higher than on any other line, and on a service which is think to start with has serious effect - you can't tell people just to wait for the next train like you could from London to Reading, St Erth to St Ives, or Salisbury to Southampton!

[bobm]

The two lunchtime cancellations between Swindon and Westbury have now been reinstated. 

[grahame]

21:25 Swindon to Westbury due 22:05 will be cancelled.

If you are at Swindon or Chippenham travelling to Trowbridge or Westbury you should travel on the 21:22 Weston-super-Mare service from Swindon (21:34 from Chippenham) and change at Bath Spa for the 22:48 service towards Westbury which calls at Trowbridge (23:11) and arrives Westbury at 23:18.

So you need to leave Swindon earlier than you would have expected (though only by a few minutes) and you'll arrive into Trowbridge and Westbury nearly an hour and a quarter later than planned.  Hmm ...

In the other direction, best be in Westbury in good time too ...

[bobm]

I would suspect the train will be held at Swindon and leave in the path of the cancelled 21:25.

[grahame]

Hold it! ....

07:37 Westbury to Swindon due 08:19
08:45 Swindon to Westbury due 09:26
09:46 Westbury to Swindon due 10:34
11:05 Swindon to Westbury due 11:47
12:17 Westbury to Swindon due 12:59
13:15 Swindon to Westbury due 13:56
14:16 Westbury to Swindon due 15:01
15:14 Swindon to Westbury due 15:58

Facilities on the 15:14 Swindon to Westbury due 15:58.
Toilet facilities are not available.

On the grand scale of things, not the biggest of problems ... loos should be open at all five stations (at Melksham in the cafe) early in the day, and at Westbury, Chippenham and Swindon right through the time the "dry" train is shuttling.

[TaplowGreen]

15:14 Swindon to Westbury due 15:58
15:14 Swindon to Westbury due 15:58 will be terminated at Chippenham.
It will no longer call at Melksham, Trowbridge and Westbury.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.

16:25 Westbury to Swindon due 17:08
16:25 Westbury to Swindon due 17:08 will be started from Chippenham.

It will no longer call at Westbury, Trowbridge and Melksham.





20:06 Westbury to Cheltenham Spa due 22:05

20:06 Westbury to Cheltenham Spa due 22:05 will be cancelled.

This is due to more trains than usual needing repairs at the same time.