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Title: Overrunning Engineering Works Bristol Area 8/9 Post by: Timmer on September 08, 2024, 11:45:48 Quote Alterations to services between Bristol Temple Meads and Bath Spa Due to engineering works not being finished on time between Bristol Temple Meads and Bath Spa the line is closed. Train services running through these stations will be delayed or revised. Disruption is expected until 12:45 08/09. And Quote Due to engineering works not being finished on time between Bristol Temple Meads and Filton Abbey Wood all lines are blocked. Disruption is expected until 12:30 08/09. Train services between Bristol Temple Meads and Bristol Parkway may be cancelled or delayed. Customer Advice We are sorry for the delay to your journey. Replacement road transport has been requested to operate in both directions between Bristol Temple Meads and Bristol Parkway. Further details of this will be advertised when the road transport has been sourced. Coupled with: Quote Cancellations to services between Bristol Temple Meads and Taunton via Weston-Super-Mare Due to a fault with the signalling system between Bristol Temple Meads and Weston-Super-Mare all lines are blocked. Disruption is expected until 12:30 08/09. Train services between Bristol Temple Meads and Taunton via Weston-Super-Mare may be cancelled. Customer Advice We have been advised of a points failure between Bristol Temple Meads and Weston-super-Mare area, which is preventing trains running on the line in both directions. The line is currently blocked. Replacement road transport has been requested to operate in both directions . Further details of this will be advertised when the road transport has been sourced. Means Bristol Temple Meads is a no go area for trains. Couple this with a rack of train crew cancellations, you have a real mess of a service today. You just cannot rely on the railways on weekends. Title: Re: Overrunning Engineering Works Bristol Area 8/9 Post by: Timmer on September 08, 2024, 15:13:44 Lines now open, but the mess to services this overrun has caused will be felt for the rest of the day.
A no tea, no biscuits meeting will doubtless be held tomorrow to discuss what went wrong. Title: Re: Overrunning Engineering Works Bristol Area 8/9 Post by: bobm on September 08, 2024, 15:21:40 A bit of everything thrown in there. Over-running engineering work to the east of Temple Meads and a points failure to the west.
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