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Title: Safety checks in the Shipton area (02/07/2011) Post by: Lee on July 02, 2011, 18:01:45 Anyone know what this is all about? :
Quote from: FGW Train services between Charlbury and Worcester Foregate Street are being disrupted due to safety checks being made in the Shipton area.Engineers are working as fast as possible to restore services to normal. Short notice alterations, cancellations and delays of up to 60 minutes can be expected. 15:21 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 18:04 This train will be terminated at Charlbury.It will no longer call at: Kingham, Moreton-In-Marsh, Honeybourne, Evesham, Pershore, Worcester Shrub Hill, Worcester Foregate Street, Malvern Link and Great Malvern.This is due to safety checks being made. 16:21 London Paddington to Hereford due 19:45 This train will be terminated at Oxford.It will no longer call at: Hanborough, Charlbury, Shipton, Kingham, Moreton-In-Marsh, Honeybourne, Evesham, Pershore, Worcester Shrub Hill, Worcester Foregate Street, Malvern Link, Great Malvern, Colwall, Ledbury and Hereford.This is due to safety checks being made. Replacement road transport has been requested to operate in lieu of this service. Title: Re: Safety checks in the Shipton area (02/07/2011) Post by: Worcester_Passenger on July 02, 2011, 23:16:52 And later:
20:20 Hereford to London Paddington due 00:13 This train will be started from Evesham.It will no longer call at: Hereford, Ledbury, Colwall, Great Malvern, Malvern Link, Worcester Foregate Street, Worcester Shrub Hill and Pershore.This is due to safety checks being made. Last Updated: 02/07/2011 20:50 Title: Re: Safety checks in the Shipton area (02/07/2011) Post by: LiskeardRich on July 02, 2011, 23:25:58 a friend is operating an emergency rail replacement according to his facebook, on a Dart SLF, from worcester to charlbury, that must be some journey on a dart!
Title: Re: Safety checks in the Shipton area (02/07/2011) Post by: ChrisB on July 02, 2011, 23:37:24 Posting from his bus? Hmmmm
Title: Re: Safety checks in the Shipton area (02/07/2011) Post by: LiskeardRich on July 03, 2011, 10:35:08 no posting whilst on his break
Title: Re: Safety checks in the Shipton area (02/07/2011) Post by: Richard Fairhurst on July 03, 2011, 11:29:37 There were problems at Ascott level crossing earlier in the day - don't know whether this was the same issue continued.
Title: Re: Safety checks in the Shipton area (02/07/2011) Post by: signalandtelegraph on July 04, 2011, 15:16:12 Track defect between Shipton and Lyneham Crossing ;)
Title: Re: Safety checks in the Shipton area (02/07/2011) Post by: willc on July 07, 2011, 00:22:43 Looks to be have been a bit of instant track renewal since Saturday, with some short sections of old rails and sleepers left alongside the down line (towards Kingham) just north of Shipton station.
Title: Re: Safety checks in the Shipton area (02/07/2011) Post by: Worcester_Passenger on July 08, 2011, 17:09:11 Same problem this evening? [Friday July 8]
Quote Line problem between Worcester Shrub Hill and Oxford. Train services are being disrupted due to safety checks being made between Worcester Shrub Hill and Oxford.Engineers are working as fast as possible to restore services to normal. Short notice alterations and delays can be expected. Last Updated: 08/07/2011 16:35 Service incidents 15:51 London Paddington to Worcester Shrub Hill due 18:09 This train has been delayed at London Paddington and is now 18 minutes late.This train will be terminated at Oxford.It will no longer call at: Hanborough, Charlbury, Kingham, Moreton-In-Marsh, Honeybourne, Evesham, Pershore and Worcester Shrub Hill.This is due to safety checks being made. Last Updated: 08/07/2011 16:49 Title: Re: Safety checks in the Shipton area (02/07/2011) Post by: Worcester_Passenger on July 08, 2011, 18:09:04 Later (at 18:07)
Quote 17:00 Banbury to Worcester Foregate Street due 19:17 This train has been delayed at Oxford and is now 15 minutes late.This is due to safety checks being made. Last Updated: 08/07/2011 17:51 17:22 London Paddington to Hereford due 20:36 This train will be terminated at Oxford.It will call additionally at: Didcot Parkway.It will no longer call at: Hanborough, Charlbury, Kingham, Moreton-In-Marsh, Honeybourne, Evesham, Pershore, Worcester Shrub Hill, Worcester Foregate Street, Malvern Link, Great Malvern, Colwall, Ledbury and Hereford.This is due to safety checks being made. Last Updated: 08/07/2011 17:28 Title: Re: Safety checks in the Shipton area (02/07/2011) Post by: Worcester_Passenger on July 08, 2011, 18:41:47 and at 18:40:
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