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Title: Stop orders as cover for cancelled services Post by: WSW Frome on April 27, 2025, 13:26:40 As well as the exciting news that IETs may now call at Melksham, I have noticed a recent use of extra stops on long-distance services to cover cancelled (local) trains. Unsure if this is a new effort to provide a better service or has been commonplace before.
Two weeks ago I returned to Westbury from Fratton to find the PAD (1808) to Frome service cancelled. The connection was instead provided by the following PAD (1837) to PLY which had also called at the Kennet Valley stations. This only incurred an 18 min delay for my journey - which I am still contesting on Delay Repay! Tonight I notice that the early evening service from Bruton and Frome will be provided by extra stops on a Paignton to PAD service. This is to cover a missing local service which is frequently canned on Sundays. So at least Control is now considering these missing services which can only be a good thing. Title: Re: Stop orders as cover for cancelled services Post by: infoman on April 28, 2025, 05:50:23 A few weeks ago on the last cross country train of the day which was running late from the North.
Train still went into Gloucester (which cost an extra fifteen minutes?) On arrival at Bristol Parkway approx ten 20 year olds were talking to staff about getting the 20 year olds back to Yate by taxi. This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |