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Title: Platform Closures at Westbury Station due to Severe Weather Post by: Timmer on February 22, 2022, 18:50:39 Looking at Journeycheck, some services are not currently stopping at Westbury due to a ‘security alerts at a station’.
Looking at the departure board, all other services are stopping at platform 1 only. Anyone have any idea what could be happening there? edit: Title change owing to new information Title: Re: Security alert Westbury station? Post by: ChrisB on February 22, 2022, 18:52:01 Graham left his bag there? :-)
Title: Re: Security alert or severe weather at Westbury station? Post by: Timmer on February 22, 2022, 18:55:08 Now saying ‘due to severe weather’ earlier. Will amend the thread title.
Title: Re: Security alert Westbury station? Post by: Timmer on February 22, 2022, 18:57:57 Graham left his bag there? :-) If it was from last night’s visit, they’ve only just found it ;-)Title: Re: Security alert or severe weather at Westbury station? Post by: Timmer on February 22, 2022, 19:03:34 And here’s our answer from Journeycheck:
Quote Alterations to services at Westbury Due to severe weather earlier at Westbury: Train services running through this station may be revised. Westbury will not be served. Disruption is expected until the end of the day. Customer Advice It is unsafe to call trains at Westbury station due to structural damage to the station roof following recent storms. Alternative transport is being arranged to convey customers between Castle Cary and Westbury, although no ETA for this is currently available. Title: Re: Security alert or severe weather at Westbury station? Post by: ChrisB on February 22, 2022, 19:06:37 National Rail have just tweeted the same
Title: Re: Security alert or severe weather at Westbury station? Post by: Timmer on February 22, 2022, 19:12:26 Looks like the issue must be with platforms 2 and 3. Some trains are still stopping at platform 1, using the freight only line (if only that had been reopened as a passenger platform again) or using the Westbury avoiding line.
Title: Re: Security alert or severe weather at Westbury station? Post by: bobm on February 22, 2022, 19:26:34 Problem with part of the station roof. Only one platform available for use.
Title: Re: Security alert or severe weather at Westbury station? Post by: Timmer on February 22, 2022, 19:31:08 Looks like the issue must be with platforms 2 and 3. Some trains are still stopping at platform 1, using the freight only line (if only that had been reopened as a passenger platform again) or using the Westbury avoiding line. Again, the Station Update section of Journeycheck confirms this:Quote Westbury: Significant Closure Significant Closure Additional Information Platforms 2 & 3 at Westbury station are closed until further notice. Some trains are unable to call at Westbury. Title: Re: Security alert or severe weather at Westbury station? Post by: grahame on February 22, 2022, 19:40:06 Quote Westbury: Significant Closure Significant Closure Additional Information Platforms 2 & 3 at Westbury station are closed until further notice. Some trains are unable to call at Westbury. Looking at Open Train Times, the tracks through the platforms are shut - so it's not just a "cannot stop". Rather confirms other posts about only platform 1 and the freight loop being in use. Title: Re: Platform Closures at Westbury Station due to Severe Weather Post by: Trowres on February 22, 2022, 23:49:28 Journeycheck:
Quote Alterations to services at Westbury Due to severe weather earlier at Westbury: Train services running through this station may be revised. Westbury will not be served. Disruption is expected until the end of the day. Customer Advice It is unsafe to call high speed trains at Westbury station due to structural damage to the station roof following the recent storms. Customers who wish to alight at Westbury who are travelling on services between London, Reading and the South West- in both directions- are required to alight at Castle Cary. Alternative transport has been arranged to convey customers between Castle Cary and Westbury. ... 21:04 London Paddington to Plymouth due 00:43 will no longer call at Westbury. This is due to severe weather earlier. My italics. Several observations: Westbury will not be served... except that some Portsmouth or Weymouth trains were calling (as was the 21:06 Exeter-Bristol via Westbury which made an additional call at Castle Cary). There is no advice for passengers from the Bath, Salisbury or Weymouth directions should their train be missing Westbury. It appears that the 21:04 Paddington did call at Westbury platform 1. This was the only 5 car IET service following the closure of platforms 2 and 3. Platform 1 was not lengthened to accommodate full-length IETs. Do the IETs not have a manual SDO option? Title: Re: Platform Closures at Westbury Station due to Severe Weather Post by: IndustryInsider on February 23, 2022, 01:03:35 Quote It appears that the 21:04 Paddington did call at Westbury platform 1. This was the only 5 car IET service following the closure of platforms 2 and 3. Platform 1 was not lengthened to accommodate full-length IETs. Do the IETs not have a manual SDO option? Yes they do - well, the driver confirms the platform on arrival if it’s a 9 or 10 car. Title: Re: Platform Closures at Westbury Station due to Severe Weather Post by: Timmer on February 23, 2022, 06:28:08 Looks like whatever needed to be done to make platforms 2 and 3 safe for passengers and trains again was done overnight as things appear back to normal this morning.
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