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Title: Broken Down Trains around Ealing Post by: eightf48544 on November 12, 2014, 09:51:40 From the Great Western Website
"Disruptions on First Great Western network Two broken down trains on the route between London Paddington and Greenford mean that trains to and from London Paddington may be delayed by up to 45 minutes. This is expected to continue until 11:00 Alternative travel options Passengers may use London Underground services on any reasonable route. You can follow this incident using the hashtag #Paddington" Title: Re: Broken Down Trains around Ealing Post by: johoare on November 12, 2014, 21:27:48 Not sure if this was also posted elsewhere (I've not had a chance to look) but it was causing long delays earlier (up to 60 minutes)
Title: Re: Broken Down Trains around Ealing Post by: bobm on November 12, 2014, 22:23:22 Not exactly an Ealing Comedy...
Seriously though pretty unlucky to get two HSTs fail at almost the same time, in almost the same place and both on the Up lines. Title: Re: Broken Down Trains around Ealing Post by: eightf48544 on November 13, 2014, 10:42:14 Understand it might have been something to do with a stone blower (amended) which had traversed the line earlier.disturbing the ballast and causing damage to the brake gear of the HSTs.
Title: Re: Broken Down Trains around Ealing Post by: SandTEngineer on November 13, 2014, 11:22:43 Understand it might have been something to do with a balast blower which had traversed the line earlier.disturbing the ballast and causing damage to the brake gear of the HSTs. Think that should be 'Stoneblower' :DTitle: Re: Broken Down Trains around Ealing Post by: bobm on November 13, 2014, 16:29:52 I assume it treated both lines as the first train failed on the Up Main and the second on the Up Relief (having been diverted around the first train) - or does it blow/disturb stones (or ballast) over a wide area?
Title: Re: Broken Down Trains around Ealing Post by: SandTEngineer on November 13, 2014, 19:03:14 The way the wind was blowing last night the ballast could have gone anywhere ;D :o ::) ;)
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