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« on: January 20, 2010, 21:54:23 »
Hello. I just wondered if anyone knew anything about this...

I was due to go to London today but heard on the travel news on the radio that there were 45 minute delays on FGW▸ (First Great Western) between Reading and Paddington.. Sure enough when I pulled into the station car park at Maidenhead I could see a stationary HST▸ (High Speed Train) waiting at a red signal which is never a good sign.. Also earlier (in hindsight) I'd heard trains in the distance blowing their horns/whistles (I'm sure there is a technical term for this  Smiley!) which usually means there are train problems... In the end I decided not to spend any money on car park and train fares as I had no idea how big the problem was... NR» (Network Rail - home page) website was infact still showing trains on time as it can't cope with problems such as this..as at that point my train was still technically on time according to them (even though it was pretty obvious to me and other people that it wouldn't (and didn't) get to Paddington on time..
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« Reply #1 on: January 20, 2010, 22:36:05 »
Was this in the morning peak?

Only thing I can find is 06:07 from Frome - Paddington had technical difficulties between Twyford and Maidenhead, but this incident cleared about 08:40 so I don't think it would have caused any severe delays.
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« Reply #2 on: January 20, 2010, 22:41:42 »
Thanks, as ever, Ollie!  Wink

Can either of you spot the problem here?
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« Reply #3 on: January 20, 2010, 22:50:49 »
I was trying to get the 09.03 from Maidenhead and by then the travel news was suggesting 45 minute delays..So the service Ollie mentions could have been the problem but I heard the travel news shortly after 08.40 so would be surprised if it had got on there as fast as that.. As it was the 9.03 got to Paddington 20 minutes late so not as bad as I'd feared and I'd have gone for it had I had more useful information.. So there must have been something else delaying the trains although goodness knows what  Smiley
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« Reply #4 on: January 20, 2010, 22:53:38 »
Quote from: chris from nailsea on January 20, 2010, 22:41:42
Thanks, as ever, Ollie!  Wink

Can either of you spot the problem here?

Thanks Chris, but no  Cheesy
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« Reply #5 on: January 20, 2010, 22:58:04 »
No ... nor could I!  Roll Eyes

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08:31  Reading   09:35    London Paddington   rolling stock issues

Sorry, Jo: it remains a mystery!  Wink Cheesy Grin
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« Reply #6 on: January 20, 2010, 23:03:33 »
Quote from: chris from nailsea on January 20, 2010, 22:58:04
No ... nor could I!  Roll Eyes

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Sorry, Jo: it remains a mystery!  Wink Cheesy Grin

Yep.. that was the closest I got too.. Thanks Chris..

I should have take a screen of the Paddington arrivals board about 9.30am to prove I wasn't making it up  Grin
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« Reply #7 on: January 20, 2010, 23:54:31 »
If it helps there were also signalling problems, as the train I was on, the 09:02 from Reading to Paddington got into Paddington about 30minutes late.
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« Reply #8 on: January 21, 2010, 17:16:39 »
Thanks Ollie.. I guess it was that then.. I'm glad I decided not to travel since I didn't desperately have to...
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