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Title: Unexpected reports of heavy snow and impassable road conditions Post by: grahame on January 18, 2013, 20:36:30 Quote 17:39 Cheltenham Spa to Southampton Central due 20:48 This train has been delayed by up to 66 minutes and is expected to run as shown below. This train will be diverted between Chippenham and Trowbridge. This train will no longer call at Melksham. This is due to snow. Additional Information: Due to road conditions caused by snow, replacement road transport will not be provided to/from Melksham. Odd that: * There has been far less snow on the Chippenham - Melksham - Trowbridge corridor than almost anywhere else in Wiltshire. * Local radio was congratulating the local council on keeping the roads open (with some exceptions away from the road in question). * Due to the absence of a train service, I gave a lift to a wannabe passenger this evening, and the drive was straightforward Title: Re: Unexpected reports of heavy snow and impassable road conditions Post by: eightf48544 on January 18, 2013, 21:11:04 What is the position of a potential pasenger turning up at Melksham to catch this train. How would they find out it's diverted and there was no replacement bus and you weren't around to give a lift, could they call a Taxi to Trowbridge and claim from FGW?
Perhaps you should claim off FGW. Title: Re: Unexpected reports of heavy snow and impassable road conditions Post by: grahame on January 18, 2013, 21:12:35 Rather curious ... don't they normally show places that trains should have called but have skipped as "cancelled" ... someone been massaging the changes to hide the 24 hour gap in services. Any other services had such long gaps because of this snow?
Title: Re: Unexpected reports of heavy snow and impassable road conditions Post by: grahame on January 18, 2013, 21:18:23 What is the position of a potential pasenger turning up at Melksham to catch this train. How would they find out it's diverted and there was no replacement bus and you weren't around to give a lift, could they call a Taxi to Trowbridge and claim from FGW? Perhaps you should claim off FGW. There's a help point ... and it gets you through to someone who can usually help (although you're normally asked to spell "Melksham" ;D ). Most traffic off this train is incoming from Swindon (and connections) and Chippenham (and connections). I expect the taxi drivers at Chippenham did a roaring trade. This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |