2023 Delays and Cancellations

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[Worcester_Passenger]

From JourneyCheck:

Due to a safety inspection of the track between Moreton-In-Marsh and Evesham the line is closed.
Train services running through these stations may be delayed or revised. Disruption is expected until 15:15 07/10.

A section of track in the Moreton-in-Marsh area requires a safety inspection. Until that has been completed and the all clear has been given we are unable to operate train services over that route in either direction.

We are looking to establish a shuttle service of road vehicles between Worcester Shrub Hill and Moreton-in-Marsh with a train shuttle service operating between Moreton-in-Marsh and Oxford. This will however take some time to resource and appropriate updates will be provided as and when possible.

Last Updated:07/10/2023 14:48

12:52 London Paddington to Worcester Foregate Street due 15:14 will be terminated at Oxford.
This is due to a safety inspection of the track.
Last Updated:07/10/2023 13:29

13:50 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 16:27 will be terminated at Moreton-In-Marsh.
This is due to a safety inspection of the track.
Last Updated:07/10/2023 14:01

14:52 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 17:14 will be starting late from London Paddington.
This is due to a safety inspection of the track.
Last Updated:07/10/2023 14:45

13:05 Worcester Foregate Street to London Paddington due 15:22 will be cancelled.
This is due to a safety inspection of the track.
Last Updated:07/10/2023 12:43

13:20 Hereford to London Paddington due 16:22 will be diverted between Worcester Shrub Hill and Reading.
It will be delayed due to the diversion and is expected to be 1 minute late.
This is due to a safety inspection of the track.
Last Updated:07/10/2023 13:51

14:53 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 17:23 will be diverted between Worcester Shrub Hill and Reading.
This is due to a safety inspection of the track.
Last Updated:07/10/2023 14:37

An additional train service has been planned to operate as shown 15:54 Moreton-In-Marsh to London Paddington due 17:23.
Last Updated:07/10/2023 14:03

[Worcester_Passenger]

A lot of cancellations today. JourneyCheck is reporting

05:23 Hereford to London Paddington due 08:24 will be cancelled.
This is due to a fault on this train.
Last Updated:19/10/2023 02:36

05:53 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 08:38 was terminated at Moreton-In-Marsh.
This is due to a fault on this train.
Last Updated:19/10/2023 07:35

07:13 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 09:40 will be cancelled.
This is due to more trains than usual needing repairs at the same time.
Last Updated:19/10/2023 05:17

08:56 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 11:24 will be cancelled.
This is due to a fault on this train.
Last Updated:19/10/2023 07:35

15:23 London Paddington to Worcester Foregate Street due 17:47 will be cancelled.
This is due to more trains than usual needing repairs at the same time.
Last Updated:19/10/2023 07:50

18:02 Worcester Foregate Street to London Paddington due 20:30 will be cancelled.
This is due to more trains than usual needing repairs at the same time.
Last Updated:19/10/2023 07:50

20:52 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 23:12 will be cancelled.
This is due to more trains than usual needing repairs at the same time.
Last Updated:19/10/2023 07:50

There were a number of cancellations yesterday (Wed Oct 18) as well, but for some reason they didn't get listed on JourneyCheck.

[Worcester_Passenger]

And there's more:

08:51 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 11:14 will be cancelled.
This is due to a fault on this train.
Last Updated:19/10/2023 08:17

11:57 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 14:22 will be cancelled.
This is due to a fault on this train.
Last Updated:19/10/2023 08:17

14:53 London Paddington to Worcester Foregate Street due 17:04 will be cancelled.
This is due to a fault on this train.
Last Updated:19/10/2023 08:17

17:26 Worcester Foregate Street to London Paddington due 19:54 will be cancelled.
This is due to a fault on this train.
Last Updated:19/10/2023 08:17

[ChrisB]

Those are using the same train as the 0523 ex-HFD^» (Hereford - next trains)

[Worcester_Passenger]

And to that gloomy list we have to add the 19:53 Paddington to Hereford, cancelled throughout due to what RTT^» (Real Time Trains - website) reported as "late arrival of an inbound service (YI)".

[charles_uk]

Not showing on JourneyCheck but the 08:51 Paddington to Great Malvern appears to have been cancelled. The following 09:52 Paddington to Hereford has just departed Paddington 17 minutes late.

[Worcester_Passenger]

Well, here i am on the Hereford - Paddington. I have to report that the ticket office space at Foregate Street is covered in water. Not very deep, but enough for it to be taped off with a sign "buy your tickets at your destination".  And West Midlands Trains have stopped running from Birmingham to Hereford.

[bobm]

13:44 London Paddington to Hereford due 17:00 is being delayed between Radley and Oxford.

This is due to this train not stopping at a station it was supposed to.

[ChrisB]

oops, Radley! Wonder if anyone wanted to board or alight? 

[IndustryInsider]

oops, Radley! Wonder if anyone wanted to board or alight? 

Probably.  It’s at least the third time it’s happened since Radley calls were added to long distance services on Sundays only.

[Worcester_Passenger]

oops, Radley! Wonder if anyone wanted to board or alight? 

Probably.  It’s at least the third time it’s happened since Radley calls were added to long distance services on Sundays only.

There were about 12 alighters from the 11:44 Paddington - Hereford yesterday.

[Witham Bobby]

Between London Paddington/Oxford/Charlbury and Moreton-In-Marsh/Evesham/Worcester Shrub Hill via Kingham
Planned engineering work will take place between London Paddington/Oxford/Charlbury and Moreton-In-Marsh/Evesham/Worcester Shrub Hill via Kingham from 00:01, Monday 23 October 2023 to 05:15, Friday 27 October 2023.
Some lines will be blocked.
Additional Information
All day Monday 23 to Thursday 26 October (inclusive) the line will be closed between Charlbury and Moreton-in-Marsh.

Trains will run between London Paddington / Oxford and Charlbury.
Trains will run between Moreton-in-Marsh and Worcester / Great Malvern / Hereford.

Replacement buses will run between Charlbury, Kingham and Moreton-in-Marsh, with a few buses calling at Shipton.

Posted for the record.  I haven't been particularly looking, but I did not see any advance information about this

[ChrisB]

That IS the advance notice (assuming you got it off the GWR^▸ (Great Western Railway) website?)

[charles_uk]

After filleting the service for this week's engineering works:

07:33 Charlbury to London Paddington due 08:43 will be cancelled.
This is due to more trains than usual needing repairs at the same time.
Last Updated:24/10/2023 03:20

So no early morning services to Oxford/London for almost two and a half hours!

[Witham Bobby]

That IS the advance notice (assuming you got it off the GWR^▸ (Great Western Railway) website?)

I did get it from the GW^» (Great Western - used as an abbreviation for the area / lines under the Great Western franchise, as opposed to FGW which includes "First", the company operating them too. For tickets - about) website, but to be advance information, it should be out and publicised, err, in advance - not on the day, don't you think?