Train GraphicClick on the map to explore geographics
 
I need help
FAQ
Emergency
About .
 Travel & transport from BBC stories as at 05:55 19 Apr 2025
 
- British man, 27, killed by avalanche in French Alps
Read about the forum [here].
Register [here] - it's free.
What do I gain from registering? [here]		 10/05/25 - BRTA Westbury
10/05/25 - Model Railsay Show, Calne
13/05/25 - Melksham TUG / AGM
14/05/25 - West Wiltshire RUG

On this day
19th Apr (1938)
Foundation, Beatties of London (link)
Train RunningCancelled
05:58 Westbury to Portsmouth Harbour
06:31 Truro to Falmouth Docks
06:52 Par to Newquay
07:15 Falmouth Docks to Truro
16:38 Bristol Temple Meads to Worcester Foregate Street
18:52 Worcester Foregate Street to Bristol Temple Meads
21:32 Cheltenham Spa to Swindon
22:39 Swindon to Gloucester
Short Run
07:27 Cardiff Central to Portsmouth Harbour
08:23 Portsmouth Harbour to Cardiff Central
08:27 Cardiff Central to Portsmouth Harbour
08:38 Bristol Temple Meads to Worcester Foregate Street
10:52 Worcester Foregate Street to Bristol Temple Meads
11:23 Portsmouth Harbour to Cardiff Central
11:42 Bristol Temple Meads to Salisbury
12:23 Portsmouth Harbour to Cardiff Central
13:07 Salisbury to Bristol Temple Meads
13:30 Cardiff Central to Portsmouth Harbour
14:38 Bristol Temple Meads to Worcester Foregate Street
14:52 Worcester Foregate Street to Bristol Temple Meads
15:42 Bristol Temple Meads to Salisbury
16:52 Worcester Foregate Street to Bristol Temple Meads
17:06 Salisbury to Bristol Temple Meads
17:23 Portsmouth Harbour to Cardiff Central
18:12 Salisbury to Cheltenham Spa
20:45 Bristol Temple Meads to Weymouth
21:23 Portsmouth Harbour to Westbury
Delayed
An additional train service has been planned to operate as shown 13:59 Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
•
PollsThere are no open or recent polls
•
Abbreviation pageAcronymns and abbreviations
•
Stn ComparatorStation Comparator
•
Rail newsNews Now - live rail news feed
•
Train companiesSelect from:
GWR
SWR
XC
Chiltern
TfL
TfW
WMR
Southern
• Site Style 1 2 3 4
Next departures • Bristol Temple Meads • Bath Spa • Chippenham • Swindon • Didcot Parkway • Reading • London Paddington • Melksham
Exeter St Davids • Taunton • Westbury • Trowbridge • Bristol Parkway • Cardiff Central • Oxford • Cheltenham Spa • Birmingham New Street
April 19, 2025, 06:04:51 *
Welcome, Guest. Please login or register.

Login with username, password and session length
Forgotten your username or password? - get a reminder
Most recently liked subjects
[147] FOSS and FOSW validity - some quirks
[111] Fifteen years of the Transwilts CRP
[97] Wiltshire Day Rover - new multi-operator bus ticket
[81] St Erth station - facilities, footbridge, improvements, incide...
[56] Destination: London Travelcard Zones 1-6
[44] Melksham's rail service - where are we, on the anniversary of ...
 
News: the Great Western Coffee Shop ... keeping you up to date with travel around the South West
 
   Home   Help Search Calendar Login Register  
Great Western Coffee Shop > Journey by Journey > Swindon to Gloucester / Cheltenham > Tunnel, [NOT] collapse Swindon Gloucester
Pages: [1]
« previous next »
  Print  
Author Topic: Tunnel, [NOT] collapse Swindon Gloucester  (Read 5753 times)
infoman
Hero Member
*****
Posts: 1530


View Profile
« on: December 15, 2022, 06:45:47 »
being reported on BBC» (British Broadcasting Corporation - home page) points local news at 06:25 thursday 15 december.
Logged
the void
Sr. Member
****
Posts: 134


View Profile
« Reply #1 on: December 15, 2022, 06:59:13 »
No collapse, NR» (Network Rail - home page) are removing ice.

From GWR▸ (Great Western Railway).com:

Due to a tunnel being closed for safety reasons between Kemble and Stroud all lines are closed. Disruption is expected until 13:00 15/12.

Impact:

Train services between Cheltenham Spa and Swindon will be suspended. Kemble, Stroud and Stonehouse will not be served.

Customer Advice:

We're sorry for any disruption this brings to your travel plans today.

Transport For Wales and CrossCountry are conveying passengers between Gloucester and Cheltenham Spa in both directions until further notice.

CrossCountry are conveying passengers between Bristol Parkway and Cheltenham Spa in both directions until further notice. Change at Bristol Parkway for GWR trains to/from Swindon.

Replacement bus services are conveying passengers via any reasonable route until further notice. Replacement transport is advertised on journey planners (gwr.com/check) and advertised on the screens at stations.
-
Stagecoach is accepting GWR tickets on routes 10, 51, 63, 64, 66, 94, 94X, 94U, 87, 98, D. These buses run between Cheltenham, Gloucester, Stroud, Stonehouse, and Swindon. Visit stagecoachbus.com to plan your journey.

Additional Information:

Following low temperatures overnight, large icicles have formed in a tunnel near Sapperton (between Kemble and Stroud), in addition to ice on the rails. Network Rail are working to ensure all danger to life & trains is removed.
« Last Edit: December 15, 2022, 11:30:40 by the void » Logged
grahame
Administrator
Hero Member
*****
Posts: 43843



View Profile WWW Email
« Reply #2 on: December 15, 2022, 07:56:47 »
Thanks for that follow up explanation.

As an aside, I'm noting that all the trains cancelled are local trains between Cheltenham Spa and Swindon, and don't appear to be through London services.   Bearing in mind the annual major timetable changed was last weekend, have I missed a big change here?
Logged
Coffee Shop Admin, Chair of Melksham Rail User Group, TravelWatch SouthWest Board Member
ChrisB
Transport Scholar
Hero Member
******
Posts: 13322


View Profile Email
« Reply #3 on: December 15, 2022, 08:26:46 »
Were there South Cotswold services over the strike days just gone? They may be 3 day old icicles. -12c last night too
Logged
the void
Sr. Member
****
Posts: 134


View Profile
« Reply #4 on: December 15, 2022, 08:27:57 »
Amended TT due to strikes. CNM» (Cheltenham Spa - next trains)-PAD» (Paddington (London) - next trains) services set to resume next week.
Logged
grahame
Administrator
Hero Member
*****
Posts: 43843



View Profile WWW Email
« Reply #5 on: December 15, 2022, 10:43:00 »
And meanwhile on the alternative route ...

Quote
Cancellations to services between Bristol Parkway and Swindon

Due to a speed restriction because of severe weather between Bristol Parkway and Swindon trains have to run at reduced speed on all lines.

Train services running through these stations may be cancelled, delayed or diverted. Disruption is expected until 12:00 15/12.

Chatter / suggestion is a 10 m.p.h. speed limit in Sodbury Tunnel due to hanging icicles!
Logged
Coffee Shop Admin, Chair of Melksham Rail User Group, TravelWatch SouthWest Board Member
froome
Transport Scholar
Hero Member
******
Posts: 996


View Profile Email
« Reply #6 on: December 15, 2022, 13:20:08 »
Quote from: grahame on December 15, 2022, 10:43:00
And meanwhile on the alternative route ...

Quote
Cancellations to services between Bristol Parkway and Swindon

Due to a speed restriction because of severe weather between Bristol Parkway and Swindon trains have to run at reduced speed on all lines.

Train services running through these stations may be cancelled, delayed or diverted. Disruption is expected until 12:00 15/12.

Chatter / suggestion is a 10 m.p.h. speed limit in Sodbury Tunnel due to hanging icicles!

Presumably similar in Box tunnel?
Logged
grahame
Administrator
Hero Member
*****
Posts: 43843



View Profile WWW Email
« Reply #7 on: December 15, 2022, 13:30:44 »
Quote from: froome on December 15, 2022, 13:20:08
Presumably similar in Box tunnel?

I wondered, but tunnels can be VERY different - some are dry and some are wet or very wet.  And the wetness is most often a relatively short section. Using canal tunnel experience to inform that comment.
Logged
Coffee Shop Admin, Chair of Melksham Rail User Group, TravelWatch SouthWest Board Member
JayMac
Data Manager
Hero Member
******
Posts: 19304



View Profile
« Reply #8 on: December 15, 2022, 13:35:52 »
Quote from: froome on December 15, 2022, 13:20:08
Presumably similar in Box tunnel?

All that's needed for Box Tunnel is to fire up a few of the strategic reserve steam locos hidden in the side tunnels. That'll soon warm the main bore up and melt the icicles.  Tongue
Logged
"Good news for regular users of Euston Station in London! One day they will die. Then they won't have to go to Euston Station ever again." - David Mitchell
infoman
Hero Member
*****
Posts: 1530


View Profile
« Reply #9 on: December 15, 2022, 17:49:41 »
Please don't blame me for an incorrect info,only passing on the info that was issued from our trusted public broadcaster.
Logged
Timmer
Global Moderator
Hero Member
*****
Posts: 6603


View Profile
« Reply #10 on: December 15, 2022, 18:53:34 »
Quote from: infoman on December 15, 2022, 17:49:41
Please don't blame me for an incorrect info,only passing on the info that was issued from our trusted public broadcaster.
No blame infoman. You posted what was known at the time and it is appreciated.
Logged
Do you have something you would like to add to this thread, or would you like to raise a new question at the Coffee Shop? Please [register] (it is free) if you have not done so before, or login (at the top of this page) if you already have an account - we would love to read what you have to say!

You can find out more about how this forum works [here] - that will link you to a copy of the forum agreement that you can read before you join, and tell you very much more about how we operate. We are an independent forum, provided and run by customers of Great Western Railway, for customers of Great Western Railway and we welcome railway professionals as members too, in either a personal or official capacity. Views expressed in posts are not necessarily the views of the operators of the forum.

As well as posting messages onto existing threads, and starting new subjects, members can communicate with each other through personal messages if they wish. And once members have made a certain number of posts, they will automatically be admitted to the "frequent posters club", where subjects not-for-public-domain are discussed; anything from the occasional rant to meetups we may be having ...

 
Pages: [1]
  Print  
« previous next »
 
Jump to:  

Powered by MySQL Powered by PHP Powered by SMF 1.1.2 | SMF © 2006-2007, Simple Machines LLC Valid XHTML 1.0! Valid CSS!
This forum is provided by customers of Great Western Railway (formerly First Great Western), and the 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 the content provided by one of our posters contravenes our posting rules via admin@railcustomer.info. Full legal statement (here).

Jump to top of page • Jump to Forum Home Page