Wales/London incident 21/01/2024

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[GBM]

Not sure where to post this, please move as required.

07:21 Reading to Guildford due 07:58
07:21 Reading to Guildford due 07:58 will be cancelled.
This is due to the emergency services dealing with an incident. (and the return run).
But.
06:38 London Paddington to Reading due 07:18
07:45 Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington due 09:30
07:55 Swansea to London Paddington due 10:57
08:32 Swansea to London Paddington due 11:35
08:44 London Paddington to Reading due 09:15
08:58 Bristol Parkway to Swansea due 10:35
09:23 Swansea to London Paddington due 12:20
09:30 Reading to London Paddington due 09:58
09:39 Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central due 10:23
10:22 Swansea to London Paddington due 13:24
10:30 London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads due 12:07
10:43 London Paddington to Swansea due 13:29
11:08 Portsmouth Harbour to Cardiff Central due 14:40
11:23 Swansea to London Paddington due 14:22
plus many others throughout the day.
All above short forms due to 'incident' above.

[GBM]

Ah, just seen grahame post yesterday in Thames Valley incident.
But, yesterdays incident causing big problems today.

[grahame]

Ah, just seen grahame post yesterday in Thames Valley incident.
But, yesterdays incident causing big problems today.

I am really not sure if some of what is expected relates to last night and some to the coming storm:

Delays to services on all routes
Due to forecasted severe weather between London Paddington and Penzance trains have to run at reduced speed.
Train services running across the whole Great Western Railway network will be delayed. Disruption is expected until 06:00 22/01.
Customer Advice
- Storm Isha - Sunday 21/01/2024 - Monday 22/01/2024 -
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Storm Isha is expected to bring extreme winds across the Great Western Railway network on Sunday evening, reaching up to 70mph in places and continuing into Monday morning.
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These gusts of wind are expected to be observed in South Wales, North Devon, Cornwall and areas surrounding Bristol. Gusts of 50-70mph are also expected in the Sussex / Wessex areas which will have an impact on our Weymouth / Portsmouth lines of route. It is expected that all lines of route on the GWR^▸ (Great Western Railway) Network will be subject to disruption as a result of storm Isha.
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Network Rail have already advised of confirmed speed restrictions on the following routes:
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- 50mph on all lines between Chippenham - Bristol Temple Meads and Slough - Didcot Parkway - effective between 19:00 Sunday 21st January and 05:00 Monday 22nd January.
- 50mph on all lines between Neath - Swansea - effective between 20:00 Sunday 21st January and 03:00 Monday 22nd January.
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Further restrictions likely to be imposed on-the-day as the storm develops.
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Customers are advised to travel earlier on
-Sunday the 21st January. Any customers travelling later on in the day may encounter difficulties completing their journeys. Ticket easements will be in place for those customers who wish to travel earlier on advance purchase tickets.
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Depending on the severity of the storm, other areas of the network may also be affected until Monday morning. Please check before you travel.

[GBM]

Ah, just seen grahame post yesterday in Thames Valley incident.
But, yesterdays incident causing big problems today.

I am really not sure if some of what is expected relates to last night and some to the coming storm:

Delays to services on all routes
Due to forecasted severe weather between London Paddington and Penzance trains have to run at reduced speed.
Train services running across the whole Great Western Railway network will be delayed. Disruption is expected until 06:00 22/01.
Customer Advice
- Storm Isha - Sunday 21/01/2024 - Monday 22/01/2024 -

The storm won't account for the listed shortforms

[GBM]

Dawlish anyone tonight!

[grahame]

Replying to my own reply ... lots of short forms.  Some are probably because of 1 or 2 IETs^▸ (Intercity Express Train) out of service because of last night and the lack of [enough] hot spares to deal with any shortfall; that may be exacerbated by depot staff not being as happy to work voluntary overtime bearing in mind industrial unrest.

09:23 Swansea to London Paddington due 12:20

Facilities on the 09:23 Swansea to London Paddington due 12:20.
This is due to the emergency services dealing with an incident.
Will be formed of 5 coaches instead of 10. There are no reservations on this service.

The stock shortage (again lack of [enough] hot spares) is seen wider too - here's a train down from 2 multiple units to one:

09:39 Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central due 10:23

Facilities on the 09:39 Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central due 10:23.
This is due to more trains than usual needing repairs at the same time.
Will be formed of 3 coaches instead of 4.

and another train short formed - perhaps the three coach train that would have gone to Weymouth has gone to Cardiff, one of the two 2 car units has gone to Weymouth and the now-unallocated 2 car unit is running an unreported service which would otherwise have been cancelled.

09:04 Westbury to Weymouth due 10:42

Facilities on the 09:04 Westbury to Weymouth due 10:42.
This is due to more trains than usual needing repairs at the same time.
Will be formed of 2 coaches instead of 3.