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Title: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: Worcester_Passenger on January 01, 2025, 08:52:44 Wednesday January 1
Alas, the New Year has started badly: Quote 07:50 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 10:14 will be cancelled. This is due to a shortage of train crew. Last Updated:01/01/2025 03:00 13:50 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 16:15 will be cancelled. This is due to a shortage of train crew. Last Updated:01/01/2025 03:00 08:15 Worcester Shrub Hill to London Paddington due 10:23 will be cancelled. This is due to a shortage of train crew. Last Updated:01/01/2025 03:00 08:56 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 11:24 will be started from Worcester Shrub Hill. This is due to a shortage of train crew. Last Updated:01/01/2025 06:39 10:59 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 13:25 will be cancelled. This is due to a shortage of train crew. Last Updated:01/01/2025 03:00 16:32 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 19:29 will be started from Worcester Shrub Hill. This is due to a shortage of train crew. Last Updated:01/01/2025 03:00 Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: Worcester_Passenger on January 05, 2025, 12:07:28 Sunday January 5
After a few good days... Quote 10:58 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 13:35 has been cancelled. Though RTT saysThis is due to a fault with the signalling system. Last Updated:05/01/2025 11:35 Quote This service was cancelled due to an issue with the train crew (TG). Quote 14:46 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 17:15 will be cancelled. This is due to a shortage of train crew. Last Updated:05/01/2025 04:58 Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: charles_uk on January 05, 2025, 14:30:21 Sunday January 5 After a few good days... Quote 14:46 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 17:15 will be cancelled. This is due to a shortage of train crew. Last Updated:05/01/2025 04:58 And the preceding service: Quote 13:46 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 16:16 will be started from Worcester Shrub Hill. It will no longer call at London Paddington, Reading, Didcot Parkway, Oxford, Hanborough, Charlbury, Kingham, Moreton-In-Marsh, Honeybourne, Evesham, Pershore and Worcestershire Parkway Hl. This is due to a fault with the signalling system. And after those two cancellations as far as services from London/Oxford to the Cotswolds are concerned: Quote Facilities on the 15:46 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 18:15. Will be formed of 5 coaches instead of 9. There are no reservations on this service. Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: Worcester_Passenger on January 05, 2025, 14:59:25 Plus
Quote 17:46 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 20:14 will be cancelled. This is due to a shortage of train crew. Last Updated:05/01/2025 12:36 Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: Worcester_Passenger on January 05, 2025, 16:20:35 Quote 20:46 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 23:41 will be started from Reading. This is due to a shortage of train crew. Further Information GWR Ticket acceptance with West Midlands Railway on th 21.28 Great Malvern to Birmingham New Street service. Change for the Avanti 22.56 Birmingham New Street to London Euston. Last Updated:05/01/2025 15:48 21:46 London Paddington to Worcester Shrub Hill due 00:01 will be terminated at Oxford. This is due to a shortage of train crew. Further Information Customers are requested to check the stations Onward Travel Information poster and wait for replacement road transport at the designated stop. Customers are advised that the replacement road transport may run later than the advertised train times owing to the additional time taken by road between stations and the time required for loading and unloading at each stop. Rail replacement transport has been requested to run from Oxford to Worcester Shrubb Hill . T.B.C Last Updated:05/01/2025 12:59 Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: Worcester_Passenger on January 06, 2025, 09:25:56 Monday January 6
Some of last night's cancellations have consequences for this morning's trains: 1P11 0516 Worcester Shrub Hill to Paddington RTT : Quote This service was cancelled between Oxford and London Paddington due to an issue with the train crew (TH). Quote 07:13 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 09:42 will be cancelled. This is due to more trains than usual needing repairs at the same time. Last Updated:06/01/2025 03:33 Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: Worcester_Passenger on January 08, 2025, 03:22:39 Tuesday January 7 was a good day, with only two short workings.
2E14 1704 Didcot Parkway to Evesham ran late, arriving +19. Behind it, 1W33 16:58 London Paddington to Great Malvern (19:25) arrived Worcester Shrub Hill +24 and "was cancelled between Worcester Shrub Hill and Great Malvern due to late arrival of an inbound service (YI)". 1P44 19:45 Great Malvern to London Paddington was started from Shrub Hill. Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: Worcester_Passenger on January 08, 2025, 12:56:43 Wednesday January 8
Quote 17:04 Didcot Parkway to Evesham due 18:23 will be cancelled. This is due to a fault on this train. Last Updated:08/01/2025 11:19 18:51 Evesham to Oxford due 19:50 will be cancelled. This is due to a fault on this train. Last Updated:08/01/2025 11:19 'Halts' train's station calls being covered by 16:58 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 19:25. Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: Worcester_Passenger on January 09, 2025, 07:49:14 And in the evening, RTT reports
1W41 20:52 London Paddington to Great Malvern (23:13) arrived Shrub Hill +19 and "was cancelled between Worcester Shrub Hill and Great Malvern due to the train operator's request (TB)." 1W43 21:53 London Paddington to Worcester Shrub Hill (00:01) "was cancelled due to an issue with the train crew (TH)." Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: Worcester_Passenger on January 09, 2025, 12:22:52 Thursday January 9
1W13 06:50 London Paddington to Great Malvern (09:29) arrived Worcester Shrub Hill +9. RTT : This service was cancelled between Worcester Shrub Hill and Great Malvern due to a problem with the train (M8). 1P24 10:16 Great Malvern to London Paddington was started from Shrub Hill. Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: Worcester_Passenger on January 11, 2025, 11:19:42 Saturday January 11
Quote 07:43 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 10:26 will be started from Worcester Shrub Hill. This is due to a shortage of train crew. Last Updated:11/01/2025 03:25 Curiously, RTT is reporting that the empty stock for this train ran from Bristol Parkway (dep. 05:23) to Great Malvern (arr. 07:30). Quote 11:50 London Paddington to Hereford due 14:43 will be cancelled. And the stock for this ran empty from Paddington (depart 11:50) to Shrub Hill (arrive 13:48).This is due to a shortage of train crew. Last Updated:11/01/2025 03:26 Quote 15:14 Hereford to London Paddington due 18:24 will be started from Worcester Shrub Hill. This is due to a shortage of train crew. Last Updated:11/01/2025 03:26 16:39 : Note added about empty stock working on 11:50. Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: Worcester_Passenger on January 12, 2025, 10:52:40 Sunday January 12
Quote 07:36 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 10:15 has been delayed at London Paddington and is now 30 minutes late. Held at Wolvercote (+31) and Evesham (+53). Arrived Shrub Hill +59 and cancelled thereafter.This is due to engineering works not being finished on time. Last Updated:12/01/2025 08:06 Quote 08:44 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 11:14 has been delayed at London Paddington and is now 22 minutes late. Arrived +30.This is due to engineering works not being finished on time. Last Updated:12/01/2025 09:07 Quote 09:47 London Paddington to Hereford due 12:58 will be delayed at Oxford. Held Shrub Hill (+26), arrived +17.This is due to train crew being delayed. Last Updated:12/01/2025 10:34 Quote 08:58 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 11:27 is being delayed at Hanborough and is now expected to be 22 minutes late. Held Charlbury, arrived +30.This is due to congestion. Last Updated:12/01/2025 10:33 Quote 10:58 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 13:26 will be started from Worcester Shrub Hill. This is due to engineering works not being finished on time. Last Updated:12/01/2025 10:25 Quote 11:58 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 14:27 will be starting late from Great Malvern. This is due to engineering works not being finished on time. Last Updated:12/01/2025 09:09 11:40 : updated 14:00 : updated Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: Worcester_Passenger on January 13, 2025, 17:44:51 Monday January 13 was going well until
1W27 13:50 London Paddington to Great Malvern departed +12, arrived Worcester Shrub Hill +22 and was cancelled thereafter. Quote 16:32 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 19:29 will be started from Worcester Shrub Hill. This is due to this train being late from the depot. Last Updated:13/01/2025 15:51 Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: Worcester_Passenger on January 14, 2025, 16:12:33 Tuesday January 14
Quote 17:04 Didcot Parkway to Evesham due 18:23 will be cancelled. This is due to a broken down train. Last Updated:14/01/2025 15:42 18:51 Evesham to Oxford due 19:50 will be cancelled. This is due to a broken down train. Last Updated:14/01/2025 15:42 Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: Witham Bobby on January 15, 2025, 09:42:54 Morning hassles today because of a broken down train between Worcester Foregate Street and Great Malvern
Quote Cancellations to services between Worcester Foregate Street and Great Malvern Due to a broken down train between Worcester Foregate Street and Great Malvern all lines are closed. Train services running through these stations may be cancelled or delayed. Disruption is expected until 10:00 15/01. Customer Advice Due to a broken down West Midlands train at Malvern Link, trains are unable to run between Worcester Foregate Street and Great Malvern. We're sorry for the delay to your journey. We will update this message with more information when we have it. Further Information An update will follow within the next 2 hours Last Updated:15/01/2025 08:56 Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: Worcester_Passenger on January 15, 2025, 12:08:53 Wednesday January 15
Quote 07:13 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 09:42 was started from Worcester Foregate Street and will be terminated at Reading. Held at Norton (+88). Running behind 1P20 08:15 Worcester Shrub Hill to London Paddington.It has been delayed at Worcester Foregate Street and is now 73 minutes late. This is due to a broken down train. Last Updated:15/01/2025 09:07 Quote 08:56 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 11:24 will be started from Worcester Foregate Street. This is due to a broken down train. Last Updated:15/01/2025 08:08 09:55 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 12:23 will be started from Worcester Shrub Hill. This is due to a broken down train earlier today. Last Updated:15/01/2025 09:11 Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: charles_uk on January 16, 2025, 20:39:20 Quote 19:53 London Paddington to Hereford due 22:57 will no longer call at Hanborough, Kingham, Moreton-In-Marsh, Honeybourne, Pershore and Worcestershire Parkway Hl. It has been delayed at London Paddington and is now 28 minutes late. This is due to this train being late from the depot I wonder what the logic was for retaining the Charlbury and Evesham stops whilst missing out some more used intermediate stations between Oxford and Worcester. Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: Worcester_Passenger on January 16, 2025, 22:26:44 Quote 20:52 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 23:13 will be terminated at Moreton-In-Marsh. Arrived Oxford on time. Departed +32.This is due to failure of the electricity supply. Last Updated:16/01/2025 22:12 Quote 21:53 London Paddington to Worcester Shrub Hill due 00:01 will be delayed at Oxford. This is due to failure of the electricity supply. Last Updated:16/01/2025 22:27 Quote 22:00 Hereford to London Paddington due 01:15 will be starting late from Hereford. Departed Hereford on time.This is due to failure of the electricity supply. Last Updated:16/01/2025 21:39 Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: Richard Fairhurst on January 16, 2025, 23:03:11 Well, that was entertaining. Held at Oxford platform 4 for half an hour while a supposed signal failure at Wolvercot Junction was sorted out, only for the train crew to be told belatedly that the problem was actually at Norton Junction. Not Wolvercot.
Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: Worcester_Passenger on January 17, 2025, 05:35:03 Well, that was entertaining. Held at Oxford platform 4 for half an hour while a supposed signal failure at Wolvercot Junction was sorted out, only for the train crew to be told belatedly that the problem was actually at Norton Junction. Not Wolvercot. And it caused a lot of disruption further west. RTT reports that nothing passed Norton between 21:07 and 23:13. 1W05 1953 London Paddington to Hereford ( : departed +28 (late from depot), skipped stops (as above), arrived Evesham +7, departed +87, at Norton 23:13, arrived Hereford +67. 1W41 2052 London Paddington to Great Malvern : held Oxford +32, arrived Moreton-in-Marsh +37, cancelled thereafter. Stock ran ECS to Shrub Hill. 1W43 2153 London Paddington to Worcester Shrub Hill : held Oxford +21, arrived +21. 1W45 2251 London Paddington to Worcestershire Parkway : held Wolvercote, arrived +15. Up trains: 1P46 2056 Worcester Foregate Street to London Paddington : at Norton 21:07, OK. 1P06 2200 Hereford to London Paddington : held at Malvern Link (+24), at Norton 23:21, arrived +18. Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: Richard Fairhurst on January 17, 2025, 13:43:39 We were on the 2052 (or the 2144 from Oxford). Passengers for beyond Moreton were told to de-train at Oxford for road transport to be arranged. I strongly suspect it would have been quicker for them to just wait for the following train!
Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: Worcester_Passenger on January 19, 2025, 10:06:50 Saturday January 18 was a very good day.
Sunday January 19 Quote 08:46 Oxford to Great Malvern due 10:15 will be starting late from Oxford. It's on RTT as 1W15 08:48 Oxford to Great Malvern, and departed +4.This is due to a short-notice change to the timetable. Last Updated:19/01/2025 08:11 Quote 11:14 Reading to Great Malvern due 13:15 will be starting late from Reading and is expected to be 15 minutes late. Arrived +15.This is due to train crew being delayed by service disruption. Last Updated:19/01/2025 11:04 Quote 13:45 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 16:16 will be terminated at Worcester Foregate Street. Departed +27, held Wolvercote (+45) and Evesham (+59). Arrived Foregate St +60 and cancelled thereafter.It has been previously delayed, has been further delayed between Oxford and Hanborough and is now 46 minutes late. This is due to this train being late from the depot. Last Updated:19/01/2025 15:42 Quote 14:45 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 17:15 will be terminated at Worcester Shrub Hill. Reported on RTT as cancelled throughout - "This service was cancelled due to unknown cause (ZW)."This is due to a shortage of train crew. Last Updated:19/01/2025 03:10 Quote 13:58 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 16:27 has been delayed between Oxford and Didcot Parkway and is now 18 minutes late. Held Henwick (+10), arrived +25.This is due to congestion. Last Updated:19/01/2025 16:04 Quote 16:58 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 19:40 will be started from Worcester Foregate Street. This is due to congestion. Last Updated:19/01/2025 15:44 Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: Worcester_Passenger on January 23, 2025, 07:46:48 Monday to Wednesday January 20-22 were good days.
But today has started with Quote 06:50 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 09:29 will be cancelled. This is due to a fault on this train. Last Updated:23/01/2025 05:56 09:55 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 12:23 will be cancelled. This is due to a fault on this train. Last Updated:23/01/2025 05:56 Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: Worcester_Passenger on January 24, 2025, 15:43:44 Friday January 24
Storm Eowyn forced a couple of changes to the first trains this morning: Quote 24/01/25 05:16 Worcester Shrub Hill to London Paddington due 07:24 will be started from Evesham. This is due to forecasted severe weather. Passengers should look to board the next service 06.10am Worcester Shrubb Hill to London Paddington. Last Updated:23/01/2025 20:16 05:23 Hereford to London Paddington due 08:23 will be started from Great Malvern. This is due to forecasted severe weather. Last Updated:24/01/2025 05:29 12:51 London Paddington to Worcester Foregate Street due 15:00 will be terminated at Worcester Shrub Hill. It has been delayed at London Paddington and is now 25 minutes late. This is due to a tree blocking the railway earlier today. Last Updated:24/01/2025 14:13 15:18 Worcester Foregate Street to London Paddington due 17:29 will be started from Worcester Shrub Hill. This is due to a tree blocking the railway earlier today. Last Updated:24/01/2025 14:13 Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: Worcester_Passenger on January 24, 2025, 22:31:04 Later:
1W33 16:58 London Paddington to Great Malvern (19:25) : arrived Honeybourne 18:41 (+5), cancelled thereafter. Stock ran ECS to Shrub Hill, departing Honeybourne 20:15, arriving 20:50. 1W03 17:34 London Paddington to Hereford : arrived Moreton 19:05 (+7), departed 20:20 (+81), arrived Great Malvern +83 and cancelled thereafter. 1W34 17:57 Paddington to Worcester Foregate St : Started from Reading, Shipton 19:24 (+7), Kingham 20:21 (+59), arrived Shrub Hill +63 and cancelled thereafter. 1W36 18:57 London Paddington to Great Malvern : Arrived Oxford 19:45 (on time), cancelled thereafter. 1W05 19:53 London Paddington to Hereford : held south of Shrub Hill, arrived Shrub Hill 22:36 (+37), Hereford +33. 1W41 20:52 London Paddington to Great Malvern : held before Norton, arrived Shrub Hill 23:28 (+31), Great Malvern +33. Quote 1P44 19:45 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 22:24 will be cancelled. Stock appears to have run ECS from Shrub Hill (21:18) to Paddington.This is due to a fault on this train. Last Updated:24/01/2025 19:10 Quote 1P46 20:56 Worcester Foregate Street to London Paddington due 23:29 has been cancelled. This is due to a broken down train. Last Updated:24/01/2025 21:48 Quote 22:00 Hereford to London Paddington due 01:20 will be started from Great Malvern. Held at Foregate St 22:55-23:22 (+33), arrived +31.This is due to a broken down train. Last Updated:24/01/2025 20:40 Updated Saturday 12:36. Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: Worcester_Passenger on January 25, 2025, 12:46:17 Saturday January 25
1W13 06:52 London Paddington to Great Malvern : departed +34, held Wolvercote, arrived Worcester Shrub Hill +24 and cancelled thereafter. 1P17 08:50 Great Malvern to London Paddington : held Norton (+14), arrived +19. Quote 09:59 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 12:23 will be started from Worcester Shrub Hill. This is due to this train being late from the depot. Last Updated:25/01/2025 08:36 13:50 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 16:17 will be started from Reading. This is due to more trains than usual needing repairs at the same time. Will be formed of 2 coaches instead of 5. First class not available. Catering is not available. There are no reservations on this service. Additional Information Alternatively, you can travel on either of the two GWR services that are immediately before or after this one. Your ticket will be valid for travel on these GWR services at no additional cost. You can see how many coaches our services have with the 'Live Times' feature on the GWR app, or speak to staff for further information. Last Updated:25/01/2025 11:33 17:00 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 19:24 will be terminated at Reading. This is due to more trains than usual needing repairs at the same time. Will be formed of 2 coaches instead of 5. First class not available. Catering is not available. There are no reservations on this service. Additional Information Alternatively, you can travel on either of the two GWR services that are immediately before or after this one. Your ticket will be valid for travel on these GWR services at no additional cost. You can see how many coaches our services have with the 'Live Times' feature on the GWR app, or speak to staff for further information. Last Updated:25/01/2025 11:33 Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: charles_uk on January 26, 2025, 16:05:41 Quote 14:11 Worcester Foregate Street to London Paddington due 16:26 will be cancelled. This is due to a fault on this train. 16:45 London Paddington to Worcester Shrub Hill due 18:58 will be cancelled. This is due to a broken down train. 18:45 London Paddington to Worcester Foregate Street due 21:08 will be cancelled. This is due to a shortage of train crew. 19:15 Worcester Shrub Hill to London Paddington due 21:26 will be cancelled. This is due to a broken down train earlier today. 19:45 London Paddington to Worcester Foregate Street due 22:04 will be cancelled. This is due to a broken down train earlier today. Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: Worcester_Passenger on January 26, 2025, 17:49:20 Sunday January 26
Quote 18:45 London Paddington to Worcester Foregate Street due 21:08 will be cancelled. This is due to a shortage of train crew. Last Updated:26/01/2025 15:19 19:45 London Paddington to Worcester Foregate Street due 22:04 will be cancelled. This is due to a broken down train earlier today. Last Updated:26/01/2025 13:20 ... leaves a three-hour gap in the service. Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: Worcester_Passenger on January 27, 2025, 05:40:58 Monday January 27
This week there are no trains west of Foregate Street until Saturday. Today, RTT is reporting that 1P02 0605 Worcester Foregate Street to London Paddington (which normally starts at Hereford) is cancelled throughout this morning, though this is not reported on JourneyCheck. RTT has it running ECS from Shrub Hill (06:10) to Paddington (08:24). Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: grahame on January 27, 2025, 06:18:08 Today, RTT is reporting that 1P02 0605 Worcester Foregate Street to London Paddington (which normally starts at Hereford) is cancelled throughout this morning, though this is not reported on JourneyCheck. RTT has it running ECS from Shrub Hill (06:10) to Paddington (08:24). Quote 06:05 Worcester Foregate Street to London Paddington due 08:24 06:05 Worcester Foregate Street to London Paddington due 08:24 will be cancelled. This is due to a fault on this train. Further Information If you arrive at your destination 15 or more minutes late because your GWR train was delayed or cancelled, you can claim Delay Repay compensation. Please keep your ticket and visit GWR.com/DelayRepay Last Updated:27/01/2025 05:58 The Journey Checker obviously read you and added the report at 05:58 :D Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: Worcester_Passenger on January 28, 2025, 06:28:10 Tuesday January 28
An odd one this morning - the 'halts' train is running, but not stopping at the halts. The halts stops are on the train behind. Quote 07:00 Worcester Shrub Hill to Didcot Parkway due 08:46 will no longer call at Shipton, Ascott-Under-Wychwood, Finstock and Combe. This is due to more trains than usual needing repairs at the same time. Last Updated:28/01/2025 05:02 07:31 Worcester Shrub Hill to London Paddington due 09:42 will call additionally at Shipton, Ascott-Under-Wychwood, Finstock and Combe. This is due to the train making extra stops because a train was cancelled. Last Updated:28/01/2025 05:04 Looking at RTT, there's a three-car Turbo allocated to the 07:00 - does that make it too big for the halts? Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: Worcester_Passenger on January 28, 2025, 10:47:14 Problems between Paddington and Reading this morning.
1W13 06:50 London Paddington to Worcester Shrub Hill (09:04) was +25 at Reading, +17 at Oxford, held at Wolvercote and Evesham (+52), arrived +58. Fortunately this one goes out of service at Shrub Hill. It returns to Paddington at 16:53. 1W15 07:50 London Paddington to Worcester Shrub Hill (09:58) was +6 at Oxford but arrived +17. This one returns to Paddington at 10:16. Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: ChrisB on January 28, 2025, 10:55:59 Looking at RTT, there's a three-car Turbo allocated to the 07:00 - does that make it too big for the halts? Certainly does, without selective door opening. Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: IndustryInsider on January 28, 2025, 10:56:53 Looking at RTT, there's a three-car Turbo allocated to the 07:00 - does that make it too big for the halts? Yes, though I think Ascott is OK for a 3-car in that direction. Shipton, Combe and Finstock definitely aren't. With local door controls fitted, there's no reason why the TM couldn't do it from a local door if the method of working is altered in a similar fashion to Avoncliffe and others, but it happens so rarely that I don't suppose it's deemed worth it. Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: Worcester_Passenger on January 28, 2025, 17:07:52 Quote 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:28/01/2025 14:47 17:04 Didcot Parkway to Evesham due 18:23 will no longer call at Combe, Finstock and Ascott-Under-Wychwood. This is due to more trains than usual needing repairs at the same time. Last Updated:28/01/2025 16:39 16:58 London Paddington to Worcester Shrub Hill due 19:04 will call additionally at Combe, Finstock and Ascott-Under-Wychwood. This is due to more trains than usual needing repairs at the same time. Last Updated:28/01/2025 16:41 18:02 Worcester Foregate Street to London Paddington due 20:29 will be cancelled. This is due to more trains than usual needing repairs at the same time. Last Updated:28/01/2025 14:47 Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: charles_uk on January 28, 2025, 19:03:45 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:28/01/2025 14:47 And the following service, the 1552 London Paddington to Worcester Shrub Hill train departed Paddington 28 minutes late and left Oxford 38 late. Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: Worcester_Passenger on January 29, 2025, 07:29:39 And the following service, the 1552 London Paddington to Worcester Shrub Hill train departed Paddington 28 minutes late and left Oxford 38 late. Given that the 15:52 left Oxford at 17:23, the scheduled departure time of the 'halts' train, did the 15:52 get given the job of doing the halts calls (instead of the 16:58)? Can't really tell from the RTT reports.[Later] Looking in more detail at RTT, the 15:52 took 28 minutes from Hanborough to Moreton (scheduled for 24). The 16:58 took 37 (scheduled for 27). So I think the 16:58 did the halts calls. Meanwhile, we have the right size of train doing the 'halts' today. Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: Worcester_Passenger on February 04, 2025, 12:37:44 And after some good days, when I've been hesitant to post anything, for fear of something going wrong...
Though yesterday the afternoon 'halts' train was cancelled. Quote 11:52 London Paddington to Hereford due 14:44 will be cancelled. This is due to a fault on this train. Last Updated:04/02/2025 11:05 15:18 Hereford to London Paddington due 18:29 will be cancelled. This is due to a fault on this train. Last Updated:04/02/2025 11:05 Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: Worcester_Passenger on February 06, 2025, 06:37:28 Wednesday February 6
Late running in the evening, caused by faulty doors, by delays in the Thames Valley and (round 23:00) problems with a WMR train at Foregate St: 1W29 14:53 London Paddington to Worcester Foregate Street (17:04) : OK until Norton but arrived Shrub Hill +16 and cancelled thereafter "due to a problem with the doors (M7)" [RTT]. 1W30 15:23 London Paddington to Worcester Foregate Street (17:47) : held Parkway, arrived Shrub Hill and Foregate St +19. 1W31 15:52 London Paddington to Great Malvern (18:26) : held Evesham (+15), arrived +22. 1W33 16:58 London Paddington to Great Malvern (19:25) : delayed before Reading (+18), held Shrub Hill (+19), arrived +17. 1W03 17:34 London Paddington to Hereford (20:25) : delayed before Reading (+20), held Wolvercote (+25), arrived +27. 1W34 17:57 London Paddington to Worcester Foregate Street (20:11) : delayed before Reading (+11), arrived +21. 1P39 17:30 Worcester Foregate St to London Paddington (19:52) : started from Shrub Hill +16 but 10-minute stand at Moreton meant on-time from Oxford. 1W41 20:52 London Paddington to Great Malvern (23:13) : arrived Shrub Hill +7, but departed +28, arrived Malvern +31. 1P06 22:00 Hereford to London Paddington (01:15) : held Henwick (+36), arrived +26. Thursday February 6 Quote 05:10 Oxford to Worcester Shrub Hill due 06:15 will be cancelled. This is due to a broken down train. Last Updated:06/02/2025 02:00 07:00 Worcester Shrub Hill to Didcot Parkway due 08:46 will be started from Oxford. This is due to a broken down train. Last Updated:06/02/2025 02:00 07:13 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 09:42 will call additionally at Shipton, Ascott-Under-Wychwood, Finstock and Combe. This is due to the train making extra stops because of service disruption. Last Updated:06/02/2025 02:00 Later: 1W11 05:53 London Paddington to Great Malvern (08:38) was +4 at Charlbury but arrived Moreton-in-Marsh +25 and was cancelled thereafter "due to a problem with the train (M8)" [RTT]. Quote 08:56 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 11:24 will be cancelled. This is due to more trains than usual needing repairs at the same time. Last Updated:06/02/2025 07:24 Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: Witham Bobby on February 06, 2025, 12:32:37 So, no 0534 first down train from Evesham this morning, with the next one being three hours later at 0839. Followed by another gap, of 80+ minutes, until the next one, which departed at 0951.
I'm not sure how much help the X50 "express" bus can be for commuters who need to be in Worcester to start work or school/college, when the trans go missing. That bus journey takes almost an hour Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: Worcester_Passenger on February 06, 2025, 16:19:52 And this afternoon, we have
Quote 15:52 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 18:26 will be cancelled. This is due to more trains than usual needing repairs at the same time. Last Updated:06/02/2025 14:36 19:04 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 21:26 will be cancelled. This is due to more trains than usual needing repairs at the same time. Last Updated:06/02/2025 14:36 Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: Witham Bobby on February 07, 2025, 14:07:32 Quote 11:52 London Paddington to Hereford due 14:44 will be terminated at Great Malvern. It will no longer call at Colwall, Ledbury and Hereford. It has been delayed at London Paddington and is now 35 minutes late. This is due to a fault on a train in front of this one. Last Updated:07/02/2025 12:42 A cancellation for some of the Malverns part of what BR InterCity used to call The Cotswolds and Malverns line Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: Witham Bobby on February 07, 2025, 14:10:03 Quote 11:52 London Paddington to Hereford due 14:44 will be terminated at Great Malvern. It will no longer call at Colwall, Ledbury and Hereford. It has been delayed at London Paddington and is now 35 minutes late. This is due to a fault on a train in front of this one. Last Updated:07/02/2025 12:42 A cancellation for some of the Malverns part of what BR InterCity used to call The Cotswolds and Malverns line and, inevitably Quote 15:18 Hereford to London Paddington due 18:29 15:18 Hereford to London Paddington due 18:29 will be started from Great Malvern. It will no longer call at Hereford, Ledbury and Colwall. This is due to a fault on a train in front of this one. Last Updated:07/02/2025 12:42 The train with the fault was in front of a down service. So the reason/excuse for this cancellation is not really a proper explanation Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: ChrisB on February 07, 2025, 19:13:10 A cancellation for some of the Malverns part of what BR InterCity used to call The Cotswolds and Malverns line It still is...... The train with the fault was in front of a down service. So the reason/excuse for this cancellation is not really a proper explanation I think it is - the train only reached GMV on the down service owing to the train in front having a fault. Therefore it bas to start back from the same place for the same reason - it got stopped on the down.... Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: Worcester_Passenger on February 08, 2025, 16:23:46 Saturday February 8
Quote 14:50 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 17:25 was terminated at Worcester Shrub Hill. This is due to a fault on this train. Will be formed of 5 coaches instead of 9. There are no reservations on this service. Last Updated:08/02/2025 15:21 Quote 17:52 London Paddington to Worcester Foregate Street due 20:10 will be cancelled. This is due to more trains than usual needing repairs at the same time. Last Updated:08/02/2025 17:25 In the evening, there were problems with the track between Ealing Broadway and Paddington. 1W03 16:50 London Paddington to Hereford was cancelled after Worcester Shrub Hill "due to a problem with the train (M8)" - RTT. 1W35 17:52 London Paddington to Worcester Foregate Street due 20:10 was cancelled as above. 1W37 18:52 London Paddington to Great Malvern (21:13), departed +41, was held at Evesham (+61), arrived Worcester Shrub Hill +59 and was cancelled thereafter. 1W39 19:52 London Paddington to Great Malvern (22:23) departed +44, arrived Worcester Shrub Hill +40 and was cancelled thereafter. 1P33 17:00 Great Malvern to London Paddington (19:24) arrived +54. 1P35 17:48 Great Malvern to London Paddington (20:23) arrived +37. 1P37 19:00 Great Malvern to London Paddington (21:24) arrived +36. 1P39 20:03 Worcester Foregate Street to London Paddington (22:23) arrived +25. 1P41 20:20 Hereford to London Paddington (23:38) was started from Worcester Shrub Hill and arrived +22. Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: Worcester_Passenger on February 09, 2025, 07:06:10 Sunday February 9
The problems with the track continue: Quote 07:36 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 10:15 will be started from Reading. This is due to urgent repairs to the track. Last Updated:09/02/2025 02:00 08:46 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 11:14 will be cancelled. This is due to urgent repairs to the track. Last Updated:09/02/2025 02:00 09:47 London Paddington to Hereford due 12:58 will be cancelled. This is due to urgent repairs to the track. Last Updated:09/02/2025 02:00 11:58 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 14:30 will be cancelled. This is due to urgent repairs to the track earlier today. Last Updated:09/02/2025 02:00 14:29 Hereford to London Paddington due 17:30 will be cancelled. This is due to urgent repairs to the track earlier today. Last Updated:09/02/2025 02:00 In the evening: 1W08 18:45 London Paddington to Hereford (21:55) : departed +17, arrived +13. 1W73 19:45 London Paddington to Great Malvern (22:16) : departed +46, arrived Worcester Shrub Hill +65 and cancelled thereafter. 1W77 20:45 London Paddington to Worcester Shrub Hill (23:00) : departed +9, Reading +20, arrived +23. 1W79 21:45 London Paddington to Worcester Shrub Hill (23:59) : departed +31, arrived +32 Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: Worcester_Passenger on February 10, 2025, 07:00:18 Monday February 10
Quote 07:13 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 09:42 will be cancelled. This is due to the police dealing with an incident near the railway yesterday. Last Updated:10/02/2025 06:00 08:15 Worcester Shrub Hill to London Paddington due 10:23 will be cancelled. This is due to the police dealing with an incident near the railway yesterday. Last Updated:10/02/2025 06:00 The stock for both of these comes in from Stoke Gifford. Leaves a gap in the up direction at Shrub Hill between the 'halts' train at 07:00 and the next at 09:15. Later: Quote 19:04 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 21:26 will be started from Reading. This is due to a shortage of train crew. Last Updated:10/02/2025 12:51 15:52 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 18:26 will be reinstated. It will be terminated at Worcester Shrub Hill. This is due to a shortage of train crew. Last Updated:10/02/2025 12:51 Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: Witham Bobby on February 10, 2025, 18:51:45 Quote 19:36 London Paddington to Worcester Shrub Hill due 22:06 will be cancelled. This is due to a shortage of train crew. Last Updated:10/02/2025 14:25 Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: Worcester_Passenger on February 14, 2025, 11:17:00 Friday February 14
and after a good day yesterday, today we have a signals failure at Gloucester. This has resulted in 1L66 07:25 Worcester Shrub Hill to London Paddington (10:00) via Gloucester : re-routed via Cotswold line, running non-stop from Shrub hill to Didcot. 1P20 08:15 Worcester Shrub Hill to London Paddington (10:23) : cancelled throughout. This train arrives from Swindon via Gloucester. Not sure why the 07:25 didn't get cancelled and the stock used for the 08:15. Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: Worcester_Passenger on February 14, 2025, 17:14:11 Quote 15:52 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 18:26 will be cancelled. This is due to more trains than usual needing repairs at the same time. Last Updated:14/02/2025 15:20 19:04 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 21:26 will be cancelled. This is due to more trains than usual needing repairs at the same time. Last Updated:14/02/2025 15:20 Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: Worcester_Passenger on February 15, 2025, 01:55:48 Quote 22:00 Hereford to London Paddington due 01:21 has been delayed at Worcester Shrub Hill and is now 58 minutes late. This is due to a fault on this train. Last Updated:15/02/2025 00:09 Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: Worcester_Passenger on February 16, 2025, 05:34:50 Saturday February 15
A very good day. Attached screenshot is the RTT report for Evesham, with only one train in red, and that's five late. Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: ChrisB on February 16, 2025, 09:48:53 Seems to be a farality at Charlbury this morning with line blocked until lunchtime, so maybe declared suspicious by BTP
Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: IndustryInsider on February 16, 2025, 10:02:43 Seems to be a farality at Charlbury this morning with line blocked until lunchtime, so maybe declared suspicious by BTP Not quite. Somebody jumped from a bridge in the Evesham area and had to be stretchered off in an ambulance. Reported at 08:50 with normal working resumed at 09:30, but that delayed the first London bound service by an hour and will no doubt have a knock on effect for a little while. Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: IndustryInsider on February 16, 2025, 10:25:37 The second up train has been diverted via Swindon, but the previous delayed one is pretty much running in its path to Didcot anyway.
Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: ChrisB on February 16, 2025, 11:58:31 Not quite. Somebody jumped from a bridge in the Evesham area and had to be stretchered off in an ambulance. Reported at 08:50 with normal working resumed at 09:30, but that delayed the first London bound service by an hour and will no doubt have a knock on effect for a little while. Glad to hear this. I wonder why National Rail gave it the hashtag of #Charlbury, rather than #Evesham. And that disruption was extended to at least 1230 Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: Worcester_Passenger on February 19, 2025, 04:18:45 Tuesday February 18 was a very good day.
Wednesday February 19 A couple of early warnings, which may yet change: Quote 20:52 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 23:13 will be terminated at Worcester Shrub Hill. This is due to a shortage of train crew. Last Updated:19/02/2025 02:44 22:51 London Paddington to Worcestershire Parkway Hl due 01:06 will be cancelled. This is due to a shortage of train crew. Last Updated:19/02/2025 02:44 Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: Witham Bobby on February 19, 2025, 09:08:05 Quote 08:15 Worcester Shrub Hill to London Paddington due 10:23 will be cancelled. This is due to a fault on this train. Last Updated:19/02/2025 07:01 Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: Worcester_Passenger on February 19, 2025, 09:28:28 Quote 06:50 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 09:29 will be terminated at Worcester Foregate Street. It has been delayed between London Paddington and Reading and is now 30 minutes late. This is due to a speed restriction over defective track. Last Updated:19/02/2025 08:26 09:55 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 12:23 will be started from Worcester Foregate Street. This is due to a speed restriction over defective track. Last Updated:19/02/2025 08:26 Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: Worcester_Passenger on February 19, 2025, 11:32:56 Quote 08:56 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 11:24 will no longer call at Didcot Parkway. This is due to overcrowding. Last Updated:19/02/2025 10:24 The 08:56 is a five-car set and is carrying the passengers from the cancelled 08:15. Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: Worcester_Passenger on February 20, 2025, 08:13:41 Thursday February 20
Quote 05:53 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 08:38 was started from Reading and will be terminated at Worcester Foregate Street. Originally posted at 06:05 as starting from Reading "due to train crew being delayed". Stock ran empty from Paddington to Reading. Departed Reading +33, Oxford +20, held Wolvercote.This is due to congestion. Last Updated:20/02/2025 07:01 Quote 08:56 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 11:24 will be started from Worcester Foregate Street. This is due to congestion. Last Updated:20/02/2025 07:01 Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: Worcester_Passenger on February 20, 2025, 17:40:34 Quote 13:50 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 16:15 will be terminated at Worcester Foregate Street. It has been delayed between Reading and Oxford and is now 14 minutes late. This is due to a fault with the signalling system. Last Updated:20/02/2025 15:28 16:32 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 19:29 will be started from Worcester Foregate Street. This is due to a fault with the signalling system. Last Updated:20/02/2025 15:28 Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: Witham Bobby on February 21, 2025, 11:35:12 Quote 08:56 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 11:24 will be terminated at Worcester Shrub Hill. It will no longer call at Worcestershire Parkway Hl, Pershore, Evesham, Honeybourne, Moreton-In-Marsh, Kingham, Charlbury, Hanborough, Oxford, Didcot Parkway, Reading and London Paddington. It is being delayed at Worcester Foregate Street. This is due to a fault on this train. Last Updated:21/02/2025 09:31 A cancellation in all but name for most who would have wished to join this train Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: Worcester_Passenger on February 21, 2025, 15:12:23 Later:
Quote 15:23 London Paddington to Worcester Foregate Street due 17:47 will be cancelled. This is due to a broken down train earlier today. Last Updated:21/02/2025 14:35 18:02 Worcester Foregate Street to London Paddington due 20:29 will be started from Worcester Shrub Hill. This is due to a broken down train earlier today. Last Updated:21/02/2025 14:39 The 18:02 is formed of the stock of this morning's failed 08:56. Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: Witham Bobby on February 21, 2025, 15:19:26 It would be very interesting to know what suggested availability of these IEP units was, at the time of acquisition, compared to what is achieved. It looks as if there is an extremely thin amount of cover for failed units. In a lot of cases, it seems to me, no cover at all. A breakdown means a cancelled diagram, and that's that. And to hell with the passengers' plans
Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: ChrisB on February 21, 2025, 15:41:56 That answer is public - held within the contract for IETs by GWR. There is a specified number of units on standby to cover failed units, and I can't remember the number but I recall that they are in low single digit numbers per day,
Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: grahame on February 21, 2025, 15:47:06 It would be very interesting to know what suggested availability of these IEP units was, at the time of acquisition, compared to what is achieved. It looks as if there is an extremely thin amount of cover for failed units. In a lot of cases, it seems to me, no cover at all. A breakdown means a cancelled diagram, and that's that. And to hell with the passengers' plans There are other hints at the tightness - such as the suspension of the Bristol - Oxford Saturday trial in the summer while an IET is going to Newquay. As the new(*) 175 units enter service, it will be very interesting(*) to see whether / how much they are used to relieve the tension on the IET fleet, how much they are used to relieve the tension on other fleets such as the 158s, and how much they are used to displace the other very oldest trans on the fleet rather than adding any extra robustness into the fleet. Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: JayMac on February 21, 2025, 18:14:34 Seems GWR were making up for earlier cancellations.
(https://i.postimg.cc/W16mjGT5/Screenshot-20250221-175901-com-android-chrome-Chrome-Tabbed-Activity-2.jpg) I'm imagining what the Journey Check message would have said? "Facilities on the 1518 Worcester Foregate to London Paddington due 1729. This train will be formed of 18 coaches instead of 9. We apologise for any inconvenience." ;D Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: Worcester_Passenger on February 22, 2025, 04:22:54 Saturday February 22
Quote 07:43 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 10:26 will be cancelled. This is due to a shortage of train crew. Last Updated:22/02/2025 02:20 Later: Quote 20:03 Worcester Foregate Street to London Paddington due 22:23 will be started from Reading. This is due to a shortage of train crew. Last Updated:22/02/2025 11:53 Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: Worcester_Passenger on February 23, 2025, 08:31:05 Sunday February 24
Quote 08:58 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 11:29 will be cancelled. This is due to a fault on this train. Last Updated:23/02/2025 08:06 Later: 1W02 11:45 London Paddington to Hereford (15:03) : departed +21, benefits from a 15-minute stand at Great Malvern, arrived +6. 1W03 12:45 London Paddington to Hereford (16:04) : delayed at Didcot, Shrub Hill +15, benefits from a 16-minute stand at Ledbury. 1W49 15:45 London Paddington to Great Malvern (18:15) : departed +12, arrived +26. 1W51 16:45 London Paddington to Great Malvern (19:15) : departed +20, arrived Shrub Hill +37 and cancelled therafter "due to an issue with the train crew" (RTT). 1W59 17:45 London Paddington to Great Malvern (20:14) : delayed before Reading (+27), delayed at Shrub Hill (+34), arrived +36. 1W73 19:45 London Paddington to Great Malvern (22:16) : departed +25, held Wolvercote (+42), arrived Worcester Shrub Hill +44 and cancelled thereafter "due to the planned train being replaced with a slower train (MS)" (RTT). 1W79 21:45 London Paddington to Worcester Shrub Hill (23:59) : departed +24, arrived +14 1P59 13:58 Great Malvern to London Paddington (16:30) : held Norton (?), arrived +21. Forms 1W51. 1P73 16:59 Great Malvern to London Paddington (19:30) : held Henwick (+11) and Charlbury (+24), arrived +34. 1P81 18:58 Great Malvern to London Paddington (21:30) : held Shrub Hill (+29), arrived +34. 1P85 19:58 Great Malvern to London Paddington (22:29) : started from Worcester Shrub Hill (+14), arrived +20. Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: Worcester_Passenger on February 26, 2025, 17:54:50 Tuesday February 26
Disruption due to a points failure at Maidenhead. 1W27 13:50 London Paddington to Great Malvern (16:15) : departed +17, Oxford +23, held Wolvercote and Evesham, arrived Worcester Shrub Hill +60 and cancelled thereafter. 1W29 14:53 London Paddington to Worcester Foregate Street (17:04) : held Evesham (+14), arrived +12. 1W30 15:23 London Paddington to Worcester Foregate Street (17:47) : started from Oxford. 1W34 17:57 London Paddington to Worcester Foregate Street (20:11) : delayed Maidenhead (+31), Oxford +40, arrived +45. 1P38 16:32 Great Malvern to London Paddington (19:29) : started from Shrub Hill (+13), stands for 16 at Moreton. 2E16 18:51 Evesham to Oxford (19:50) : held Charlbury for 1W34 (+21), arrived +14. Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: Worcester_Passenger on February 26, 2025, 17:57:05 Wednesday February 26
Quote 17:04 Didcot Parkway to Evesham due 18:23 will be cancelled. This is due to a fault on this train. Last Updated:26/02/2025 16:51 18:51 Evesham to Oxford due 19:50 will be cancelled. This is due to a fault on this train. Last Updated:26/02/2025 16:53 Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: Worcester_Passenger on February 27, 2025, 07:26:53 Thursday February 27
What a surprise: Quote 05:23 Hereford to London Paddington due 08:23 Will be formed of 5 coaches instead of 9. Service full and standing from Hanborough. Last Updated:27/02/2025 07:19 Later: 1W27 13:50 London Paddington to Great Malvern (16:15) : arrived Worcester Shrub Hill +9 and was cancelled thereafter "due to a problem with the traction equipment (MD)" (RTT). Quote 16:32 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 19:29 will be cancelled. This is due to a fault on this train. Last Updated:27/02/2025 16:26 Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: Worcester_Passenger on February 28, 2025, 09:27:56 Friday February 28
Points failure in the Slough area. Quote 06:50 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 09:29 will be terminated at Worcester Foregate Street. Reading +26, held Oxford (+32), held Evesham (+52), arrived Shrub Hill +47, Foregate St +43.This is due to a points failure. Last Updated:28/02/2025 08:16 Quote 09:55 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 12:23 will be started from Worcester Foregate Street. This is due to a points failure. Last Updated:28/02/2025 08:16 Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: Witham Bobby on March 03, 2025, 16:53:37 Short runs on Paddington - Hereford services today and cancellations for LM services between Worcester and Hereford because of this bridge strike in Herefordshire
https://www.herefordtimes.com/news/24976248.pictures-show-a4103-lorry-crash-herefordshire/ Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: Mark A on March 03, 2025, 18:03:41 Hmm. That looks as though it could have been more unpleasant than it was.
Mark Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: Witham Bobby on March 04, 2025, 11:40:18 Quote 08:51 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 11:14 will be terminated at Worcester Shrub Hill. It will no longer call at Worcester Foregate Street, Malvern Link and Great Malvern. It has been delayed between Reading and Oxford and is now 30 minutes late. This is due to a broken down train. Last Updated:04/03/2025 10:16 11:57 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 14:23 will be started from Worcester Shrub Hill. Quote It will no longer call at Great Malvern, Malvern Link and Worcester Foregate Street. This is due to a broken down train. Last Updated:04/03/2025 10:18 Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: Witham Bobby on March 05, 2025, 11:23:43 Quote 10:59 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 13:25 will be cancelled. This is due to a fault with the signalling system. Last Updated:05/03/2025 08:49 The corresponding down service, the 0715 from Paddington, was caped earlier in the morning, thanks to the signalling fault that disrupted the timetable in the Thames Valley Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: Witham Bobby on March 05, 2025, 12:43:27 Quote 12:51 London Paddington to Worcester Foregate Street due 15:00 will be cancelled. This is due to a fault with the signalling system earlier today. Last Updated:05/03/2025 12:12 Quote 15:18 Worcester Foregate Street to London Paddington due 17:29 will be cancelled. This is due to a fault with the signalling system earlier today. Last Updated:05/03/2025 12:12 OWW, and the GW mainline services in general, not exactly covering itself in glory today. Thanks to a pesky S&T fault that appears to have taken most of the morning to fix Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: charles_uk on March 05, 2025, 18:02:09 Quote 1W27 1350 London Paddington to Great Malvern This service was cancelled due to late arrival of an inbound service (YI) 16:32 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 19:29 will be cancelled. This is due to more trains than usual needing repairs at the same time 16:58 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 19:25 has been cancelled. This is due to a shortage of train crew 19:04 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 21:26 will be cancelled. This is due to a shortage of train crew 19:45 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 22:24 will be cancelled. This is due to a shortage of train crew Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: charles_uk on March 05, 2025, 18:39:06 Quote 16:58 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 19:25 has been cancelled. This is due to a shortage of train crew with the following 17:34 London Paddington to Hereford service running 16 minutes late and a five car short formation. Not surprisingly the GWR app is showing no unoccupied seats. Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: Witham Bobby on March 07, 2025, 12:49:28 Quote 11:52 London Paddington to Hereford due 14:44 will be cancelled. This is due to more trains than usual needing repairs at the same time. Last Updated:07/03/2025 11:44 Posted 8 minutes before the planned departure from Paddington time Quote 15:18 Hereford to London Paddington due 18:29 will be cancelled. This is due to more trains than usual needing repairs at the same time. Last Updated:07/03/2025 11:46 Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: ChrisB on March 07, 2025, 13:30:14 Train failed in the platform possibly?
Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: Worcester_Passenger on March 09, 2025, 07:26:46 Sunday March 9
Quote 13:11 Worcester Foregate Street to London Paddington due 15:35 will be cancelled. This is due to a shortage of train crew. Last Updated:09/03/2025 03:25 Later: Quote 08:15 Worcester Foregate Street to London Paddington due 10:35 was started from Worcester Shrub Hill. It has been delayed at Worcester Shrub Hill and is now 15 minutes late. This is due to engineering works not being finished on time. Last Updated:09/03/2025 08:40 08:58 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 11:35 will be started from Worcester Foregate Street. This is due to engineering works not being finished on time. Last Updated:09/03/2025 08:31 Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: Worcester_Passenger on March 11, 2025, 06:43:25 Tuesday March 11
Unadvertised on JourneyCheck, the 05:23 from Hereford to Paddington (arrive 08:23) is formed of a five-car set. Later: Quote Facilities on the 05:23 Hereford to London Paddington due 08:23. Will be formed of 5 coaches instead of 9. Service full and standing from Hanborough. There are no reservations on this service. Last Updated:11/03/2025 07:24 Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: Witham Bobby on March 11, 2025, 09:22:48 Tuesday March 11 Unadvertised on JourneyCheck, the 05:23 from Hereford to Paddington (arrive 08:23) is formed of a five-car set. Later: Quote Facilities on the 05:23 Hereford to London Paddington due 08:23. Will be formed of 5 coaches instead of 9. Service full and standing from Hanborough. There are no reservations on this service. Last Updated:11/03/2025 07:24 Was the 9-car set sacrificed on this service to make it available for the Cheltenham gee-gees extra traffic today? Doesn't bode well for the rest of the week Gone are the days of direct D1000 hauled 10-car trains of all first class trains between Paddington and Cheltenham Racecourse (In addition to originating from Cardiff and Wolverhampton) Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: PrestburyRoad on March 11, 2025, 10:21:40 Quote Was the 9-car set sacrificed on this service to make it available for the Cheltenham gee-gees extra traffic today? Doesn't bode well for the rest of the week Very likely. For example, some of the Bristol-Worcesters today are 9-car IETs instead of 3-car 165s, and this looks to be the pattern for the other three days of the races. Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: Witham Bobby on March 11, 2025, 12:12:11 Quote 11:57 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 14:23 will be terminated at Worcester Shrub Hill. It will no longer call at Worcestershire Parkway Hl, Pershore, Evesham, Honeybourne, Moreton-In-Marsh, Kingham, Charlbury, Hanborough, Oxford, Didcot Parkway, Reading and London Paddington. This is due to a fault on this train. Last Updated:11/03/2025 11:40 The "service" on the OWW and chocolate fireguards have things in common Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: UstiImmigrunt on March 11, 2025, 16:05:44 Quote 11:57 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 14:23 will be terminated at Worcester Shrub Hill. It will no longer call at Worcestershire Parkway Hl, Pershore, Evesham, Honeybourne, Moreton-In-Marsh, Kingham, Charlbury, Hanborough, Oxford, Didcot Parkway, Reading and London Paddington. This is due to a fault on this train. Last Updated:11/03/2025 11:40 The "service" on the OWW and chocolate fireguards have things in common And it's going to get worse from May when 30 or so drivers at BPW are forced to remove their route knowledge from Didcot to Malvern Wells via Evesham. Also BPW loosing Cheltenham to Worcester. Other reductions are taking place as well. Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: ChrisB on March 11, 2025, 16:16:28 So.....aren't the early trains that start at HFD driven by drivers from BPW? If not, how do they get from Hitachi to their starting point? At least one starts at Hitachi....
And 'who' is doing the forcing? GWR? DfT? Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: UstiImmigrunt on March 11, 2025, 20:38:43 So.....aren't the early trains that start at HFD driven by drivers from BPW? If not, how do they get from Hitachi to their starting point? At least one starts at Hitachi.... And 'who' is doing the forcing? GWR? DfT? BPW lost Newport Hereford Malvern Wells in May 2022, all ECS moves from Stoke Gifford going via Charfield. No idea whether it is DaFT or GWR behind it, or possibly both? Other losses of route knowledge including BTM HSS saying goodbye to Lydney and Kemble. It has been predicted, the tunnel will shut after a London service has left Newport and when the BTM driver is asked to go the scenic way it will be a "Sorry but no. I could have last week but railway politics trumps common sense". Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: Witham Bobby on March 12, 2025, 09:32:45 So.....aren't the early trains that start at HFD driven by drivers from BPW? If not, how do they get from Hitachi to their starting point? At least one starts at Hitachi.... And 'who' is doing the forcing? GWR? DfT? BPW lost Newport Hereford Malvern Wells in May 2022, all ECS moves from Stoke Gifford going via Charfield. No idea whether it is DaFT or GWR behind it, or possibly both? Other losses of route knowledge including BTM HSS saying goodbye to Lydney and Kemble. It has been predicted, the tunnel will shut after a London service has left Newport and when the BTM driver is asked to go the scenic way it will be a "Sorry but no. I could have last week but railway politics trumps common sense". What a way to run a railroad! Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: Worcester_Passenger on March 13, 2025, 09:09:18 Thursday March 13
Morning 'halts' train, 2E80 07:00 Shrub Hill to Didcot Parkway, started from Oxford. Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: Worcester_Passenger on March 15, 2025, 15:43:33 Saturday March 15
1P13 06:18 Hereford to London Paddington was started from Worcester Shrub Hill due to an issue with the train crew (TH). 1W25 1253 London Paddington to Foregate St was terminated at Reading due to a person hit by a train (XC). Quote 13:05 Worcester Foregate Street to London Paddington due 15:22 will be terminated at Oxford. 15:42 : still at Paddington.This is due to the emergency services dealing with an incident. Last Updated:15/03/2025 14:33 13:50 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 16:17 was started from Oxford. This is due to the emergency services dealing with an incident. Last Updated:15/03/2025 15:02 14:52 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 17:14 is being delayed at London Paddington. This is due to the emergency services dealing with an incident. Last Updated:15/03/2025 15:00 17:10 : RTT reporting as cancelled. Forms 1P35 1748 Great Malvern to London Paddington. Quote 15:52 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 18:29 will be started from Oxford. This is due to the emergency services dealing with an incident. Last Updated:15/03/2025 15:48 Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: Worcester_Passenger on March 16, 2025, 12:26:33 Sunday March 16
Quote 10:50 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 13:15 will be terminated at Worcester Shrub Hill. It has been delayed at London Paddington and is now 40 minutes late. This is due to a late running train being in front of this one. Last Updated:16/03/2025 11:53 13:58 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 16:24 will be started from Worcester Shrub Hill. This is due to a late running train being in front of this one. Last Updated:16/03/2025 11:53 17:30: Quote 16:58 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 19:25 was terminated at Worcester Foregate Street. This is due to a fault on this train. Will be formed of 5 coaches instead of 9. Last Updated:16/03/2025 17:15 Additional 17:15 Worcester Shrub Hill to London Paddington due 19:25 is being delayed at Worcester Shrub Hill and is now expected to be 15 minutes late. This is due to a fault on this train. Last Updated:16/03/2025 17:15 18:00: Additional 17:15 departed Shrub Hill +19, but was held at Norton (+35). 19:00 : Bad News for tomorrow morning - this evening's 1W08 18:50 London Paddington to Hereford is a five-car set, so tomorrow morning's 1P02 05:23 Hereford to London Paddington (08:23) will be crowded. Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: Worcester_Passenger on March 17, 2025, 06:24:29 Monday March 17
Quote 05:23 Hereford to London Paddington due 08:23 Facilities on the 05:23 Hereford to London Paddington due 08:23. This is due to more trains than usual needing repairs at the same time. Will be formed of 5 coaches instead of 9. Last Updated:17/03/2025 06:12 Later: Quote 17:04 Didcot Parkway to Evesham due 18:23 will be terminated at Oxford. This is due to more trains than usual needing repairs at the same time. Last Updated:17/03/2025 14:13 18:51 Evesham to Oxford due 19:50 will be cancelled. This is due to more trains than usual needing repairs at the same time. Last Updated:17/03/2025 14:15 16:58 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 19:25 will call additionally at Combe, Finstock, Ascott-Under-Wychwood and Shipton. This is due to the train making extra stops because a train was cancelled. Last Updated:17/03/2025 14:17 Later still: 1P42 1904 Great Malvern to Paddington was cancelled after Worcester Shrub Hill "due to a problem with the train (M8)" [RTT]. The stock ran empty to Paddington and from there to North Pole. Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: charles_uk on March 19, 2025, 08:36:36 Once again
Quote 05:23 Hereford to London Paddington due 08:23 Facilities on the 05:23 Hereford to London Paddington due 08:23. Will be formed of 5 coaches instead of 9. Service full and standing from Charlbury. This is becoming quite a regular occurrence recently. This service was also held Charlbury for 18 minutes due to the late running 06:50 Paddington to Great Malvern service. It departed Hanborough at roughly the time the following 06:43 Worcester Shrub Hill to Paddington train was supposed to arrive, leaving a very full platform of passengers who decided to wait for that train (or, quite possibly, simply couldn't board the crush loaded HFD:PAD short-form). Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: Worcester_Passenger on March 20, 2025, 05:24:48 The rest of the day had late running and truncations:
Wednesday March 19 1P02 05:23 Hereford to London Paddington : 5-car. Held Charlbury (+18), as described above, arrived +20. 1P22 08:56 Great Malvern to London Paddington : started from Worcester Shrub Hill 1P28 11:57 Great Malvern to London Paddington : started from Worcester Shrub Hill (+9), arrived +12. 1P44 19:45 Worcester Shrub Hill to London Paddington : started from Shrub Hill. 1W11 05:53 London Paddington to Great Malvern : delayed at Oxford (+19), held Evesham (+38), cancelled after arriving +44 at Worcester Shrub Hill. 1W17 08:51 London Paddington to Great Malvern : delayed near Acton, Reading +19, held Wolvercote (+35), arrived Worcester Shrub Hill +36 and cancelled thereafter. 1W02 11:52 London Paddington to Hereford : delayed before Reading +17, arrived +19. 1W33 16:58 London Paddington to Great Malvern : departed +24, Oxford +38, arrived Worcester Shrub Hill +43 and cancelled thereafter. 1W03 17:34 London Paddington to Hereford : delayed Reading - Oxford (+28), held Wolvercote (+32), arrived +31. 1W34 17:57 London Paddington to Worcester Foregate Street : held Wolvercote (+13) and Evesham (+33), arrived +35. Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: Worcester_Passenger on March 21, 2025, 04:22:47 Thursday March 20
A day of points failures in the Thames Valley. 1W02 11:52 London Paddington to Hereford (14:44) : departed +16, delayed before Oxford (+45), arrived Worcester Shrub Hill +57 and cancelled thereafter. 1W29 14:53 London Paddington to Worcester Foregate Street : cancelled throughout due to trespassers. 1W30 15:23 London Paddington to Worcester Foregate Street (17:47) : started from Oxford (+31), arrived Shrub Hill +27 and cancelled thereafter. 1W31 15:52 London Paddington to Great Malvern : departed +21, held Oxford (+36) and Shrub Hill (+47). Arrived Worcester Foregate Street +48 and cancelled thereafter. 1W03 17:34 London Paddington to Hereford (20:25) : departed +20, arrived +29. 1W34 17:57 London Paddington to Worcester Foregate Street (20:11) : held Wolvercote and Shrub Hill (+34). 1P24 09:55 Great Malvern to London Paddington (12:23): delayed after Reading, arrived +27. 1P26 10:59 Great Malvern to London Paddington (13:25) : delayed after Reading, arrived +24. 1P28 11:57 Great Malvern to London Paddington (14:23) : delayed after Reading, arrived +72. 1P30 13:16 Worcester Shrub Hill to London Paddington (15:22) : delayed after Reading, arrived +24. 1P04 13:18 Hereford to London Paddington (16:24) : delayed after Reading, arrived +30. 1P05 16:17 Hereford to London Paddington (18:29) : started from Worcester Shrub Hill, delayed after Reading, arrived +17. 1P39 17:26 Worcester Foregate Street to London Paddington : cancelled throughout. 1P44 19:45 Great Malvern to London Paddington : departed +10, held Henwick (+18), Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: Worcester_Passenger on March 21, 2025, 11:27:54 Friday March 21
Quote 09:55 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 12:23 will be terminated at Worcester Shrub Hill. This is due to a shortage of train crew. Last Updated:21/03/2025 10:25 Later: Quote 19:53 London Paddington to Hereford due 22:57 will be cancelled. Does not bode well for tomorrow's 1P13 06:18 Hereford to London Paddington.This is due to a shortage of train crew. Last Updated:21/03/2025 17:53 Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: Worcester_Passenger on March 22, 2025, 06:31:34 Saturday March 22
Starting the Hereford from Oxford doesn't count: Quote 06:18 Hereford to London Paddington due 09:24 will be started from Oxford. This is due to a shortage of train crew. Last Updated:22/03/2025 03:03 10:30: Quote 09:50 London Paddington to Hereford due 12:43 is being delayed at London Paddington and is now expected to be 15 minutes late. This is due to a late running train being in front of this one. Service full and standing from London Paddington. Last Updated:22/03/2025 10:04 In the evening, there was an incident at Twyford, and delays at Oxford: 1P39 20:03 Worcester Foregate Street to Paddington (22:23) : delayed after leaving Oxford, and cancelled after arriving Reading +44 due to an issue with the train crew (TH). 1P41 20:20 Hereford to London Paddington (23:38) : held Shrub Hill (+15), delayed before Oxford (+26), arrived +42. 2E98 22:44 Great Malvern to Evesham (23:22) : cancelled throughout. 1W37 18:52 London Paddington to Great Malvern (21:13) : cancelled throughout. 1W39 19:52 London Paddington to Worcester Shrub Hill : started from Reading (+87), cancelled after arriving Shrub Hill +85. 1W43 21:53 London Paddington to Worcester Shrub Hill : held at Oxford (+31), arrived +41. Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: Worcester_Passenger on March 24, 2025, 07:12:47 Monday March 24
Quote 05:23 Hereford to London Paddington due 08:23 was started from Great Malvern. It has been previously delayed but is now 10 minutes late from Pershore. This is due to train crew being delayed. Last Updated:24/03/2025 06:55 17:34 London Paddington to Hereford due 20:25 will be terminated at Worcester Shrub Hill. This is due to a shortage of train crew. Last Updated:24/03/2025 01:41 20:52 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 23:13 will be terminated at Worcester Shrub Hill. This is due to a shortage of train crew. Last Updated:24/03/2025 02:02 22:00 Hereford to Worcester Shrub Hill due 22:52 will be cancelled. This is due to a shortage of train crew. Last Updated:24/03/2025 02:04 The 22:00 from Hereford is only going as far as Shrub Hill this week - there's overnight engineering work, described at https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/engineering-works/oxford-and-worcester-shrub-hill-20250324/ (https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/engineering-works/oxford-and-worcester-shrub-hill-20250324/). Later: In the end, the 17:53 made it to Hereford, and the 22:00 return didn't have to be cancelled. Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: charles_uk on March 27, 2025, 15:40:50 A few from yesterday:
1P16 0753 Oxford to London Paddington - This service was cancelled between Worcester Shrub Hill and Oxford due to an issue with the train crew (TG). 1P38 1632 Great Malvern to London Paddington - was diverted between Worcester Shrub Hill & Didcot Parkway missing out the north Cotswolds. 1W03 1734 London Paddington to Ledbury - This service was cancelled between Ledbury and Hereford due to a person hit by a train (XC). Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: Worcester_Passenger on March 30, 2025, 10:56:00 Saturday March 29
1P27 1320 Hereford to London Paddington : held Didcot (+36), arrived +42. 1W03 1650 London Paddington to Hereford : departed +30, arrived Worcester Shrub Hill +27 and cancelled thereafter. 1P41 20:20 Hereford to London Paddington : started from Worcester Shrub Hill. Sunday March 30 Quote 10:50 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 13:15 will be starting late from London Paddington. This is due to this train being late from the depot. Last Updated:30/03/2025 10:36 30/03/25 15:50 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 18:15 will be started from Reading. This is due to a shortage of train crew. Last Updated:29/03/2025 22:29 16:50 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 19:15 will be terminated at Reading. This is due to a shortage of train crew. Last Updated:30/03/2025 04:58 The 10:50 departed +25, was held at Wolvercote (+40) and Evesham (+54). It arrived Foregate St +54 and was cancelled thereafter. 1W03 1250 London Paddington to Hereford departed +25, was held at Wolvercote and arrived +37. The 15:50 and 16:50 have now disappeared from the list of changes. 19:20 : Quote 16:58 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 19:26 was terminated at Reading. It will no longer call at London Paddington. This is due to a shortage of train crew. Last Updated:30/03/2025 19:11 Later: Quote 18:50 London Paddington to Hereford due 21:55 will no longer call at Hanborough, Charlbury, Kingham, Moreton-In-Marsh, Honeybourne, Evesham, Pershore and Worcestershire Parkway Hl. Departed Paddington +22. Delayed at Radley (+35) and Oxford (+53). Arrived Shrub Hill +30.It is being delayed at London Paddington. This is due to a fault on this train. Last Updated:30/03/2025 20:33 Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: Worcester_Passenger on April 01, 2025, 07:50:19 And after a good day on Monday March 31, today there are problems with the overhead wires at Hereford:
Quote 05:23 Hereford to London Paddington due 08:22 will no longer call at Worcestershire Parkway Hl, Pershore, Honeybourne, Moreton-In-Marsh, Kingham and Hanborough. It is being delayed between Hereford and Ledbury and is now expected to be 67 minutes late. This is due to damage to the overhead electric wires. Last Updated:01/04/2025 06:40 Having departed +67, this train was further delayed at Ledbury (+75) and Foregate St (+81). Cutting out the stops helped - it arrived Charlbury +62, but had to wait for the single line and it left +73. Arrived Paddington +67. Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: Oxonhutch on April 01, 2025, 09:53:46 ..., today there are problems with the overhead wires at Hereford: :o :o :o Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: ChrisB on April 01, 2025, 10:13:43 Suspect no wires at Hereford - might be those at Stoke Gifford, if that's where the stock originates?
Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: IndustryInsider on April 01, 2025, 10:51:47 Internal notes suggest it was overnight cabling works which overran. Perhaps someone in the dead of night misread that as overhead cabling works?
That set stables overnight in the Down Siding at Hereford. The one that comes up from Stoke Gifford now forms the 07:13 GMV-PAD. Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: Worcester_Passenger on April 01, 2025, 12:00:11 Internal notes suggest it was overnight cabling works which overran. Perhaps someone in the dead of night misread that as overhead cabling works? That set stables overnight in the Down Siding at Hereford. The one that comes up from Stoke Gifford now forms the 07:13 GMV-PAD. That seems more likely! :) Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: Witham Bobby on April 01, 2025, 14:45:06 Quote 13:18 Hereford to London Paddington due 16:24 has been cancelled. This is due to a fault with the signalling system. Last Updated:01/04/2025 13:56 Yet another great day for the Hereford service Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: Worcester_Passenger on April 01, 2025, 15:54:22 Quote 13:18 Hereford to London Paddington due 16:24 has been cancelled. This is due to a fault with the signalling system. Last Updated:01/04/2025 13:56 Yet another great day for the Hereford service The outward journey, 1W01 09:52 London Paddington to Hereford (12:46) was on time until Ledbury, but arrived Hereford +27. The second return trip, 1W02 11:52 London Paddington to Hereford (14:44) was cancelled after Worcester Shrub Hill "due to a fault with lineside cabling (II)". Quote 15:18 Hereford to London Paddington due 18:29 will be started from Worcester Shrub Hill. This is due to a fault with the signalling system. Last Updated:01/04/2025 13:55 Later: Quote 16:58 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 19:25 will be started from Worcester Shrub Hill. This is due to a points failure. Last Updated:01/04/2025 16:12 But even later: Quote 16:58 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 19:25 has been cancelled. This is due to a points failure. Last Updated:01/04/2025 17:36 17:57 London Paddington to Worcester Foregate Street due 20:11 will be cancelled. This is due to a points failure. Last Updated:01/04/2025 17:26 19:45 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 22:24 will be started from Worcester Shrub Hill. It will no longer call at Great Malvern, Malvern Link and Worcester Foregate Street. This is due to a points failure. Last Updated:01/04/2025 17:38 20:56 Worcester Foregate Street to London Paddington due 23:40 will be cancelled. This is due to a points failure. Last Updated:01/04/2025 17:28 The 17:34 Paddington - Hereford is still operating. Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: Worcester_Passenger on April 06, 2025, 08:50:35 Sunday April 6
Today's problems are at Foregate Street: Quote 08:15 Worcester Foregate Street to London Paddington due 10:35 will be started from Worcester Shrub Hill. The buses are being supplied by Stagecoach (from their Cheltenham depot?), so it feels like this is being arranged by West Midland Trains (rather than First's Worcester depot).It will no longer call at Worcester Foregate Street. This is due to a shortage of station staff. Further Information If you're travelling from Worcester Foregate Street there is a bus leaving at 08:00 from the bus stop outside the Odeon then change at Shrub Hill for the train. Last Updated:06/04/2025 02:00 08:58 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 11:29 will no longer call at Worcester Foregate Street. This is due to a shortage of station staff. If you're travelling to Worcester Foregate Street please stay on the train to Shrub Hill and change for a bus leaving at 09:31 from the bus stops on Shrub Hill Road back to Foregate Street. If you're travelling from Worcester Foregate Street there is a bus leaving at 09:00 from the bus stop outside the Odeon then change at Shrub Hill for the train. Last Updated:06/04/2025 02:00 08:46 Oxford to Great Malvern due 10:15 will no longer call at Worcester Foregate Street. This is due to a shortage of station staff. Further Information If you're travelling to Worcester Foregate Street please leave the train at Shrub Hill and change for a bus leaving at 10:11 from the bus stops on Shrub Hill Road to Foregate Street. If you're travelling from Worcester Foregate Street there is a bus leaving at 09:40 from the bus stop outside the Odeon then change at Shrub Hill for the train. Last Updated:06/04/2025 02:00 19:50 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 22:18 will no longer call at Worcester Foregate Street. This is due to a shortage of station staff. Further Information If you're travelling to Worcester Foregate Street please leave the train at Shrub Hill and change for a bus leaving at 22:21 from the bus stops on Shrub Hill Road to Foregate Street. If you're travelling from Worcester Foregate Street there is a bus leaving at 21:50 from the bus stop outside the Odeon then change at Shrub Hill for the train. Last Updated:06/04/2025 02:00 Title: Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 Post by: ChrisB on April 06, 2025, 10:07:04 WMR station, so that would be effecting their services too - so they are responsible for arranging onward transport.
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