27th December - 4.37pm Paddington to Oxford

johoare

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27th December - 4.37pm Paddington to Oxford

« on: December 27, 2018, 18:06:37 »

16:37 London Paddington to Oxford due 17:58 will no longer call at Slough, Maidenhead and Didcot Parkway.
This is due to a problem currently under investigation.
Last Updated:27/12/2018 16:33

They announced this on the train a couple of minutes later than the time it appeared on journeycheck and without any time for me to plan alternatives.. I knew there was a 4.40pm stopper to Maidenhead but wasn't sure I'd have time to get to it before it left and then there was a half hour wait until the next train.. So I decided to go to Reading them come back..

Anyone know what the problem under investigation was? A bit more notice next time would help passengers to plan.. Unsuprisingly it ran pretty empty.. I shared a carriage with only one other passenger to Reading and it left there just as empty.


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Re: 27th December - 4.37pm Paddington to Oxford

« Reply #1 on: December 27, 2018, 20:55:05 »

Quote from: johoare on December 27, 2018, 18:06:37

A door fault with the selective door opening (SDO^▸ ) on a 9-car class 800 IET^▸ meant that the train could only call at stations with platforms that didn't require the use of SDO. Unfortunately this only allowed the train to call at Reading and Oxford.


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johoare

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Re: 27th December - 4.37pm Paddington to Oxford

« Reply #2 on: December 28, 2018, 13:19:19 »

Thanks for that.. It explains the lateness of the information too.


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