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« Reply #60 on: February 04, 2015, 12:23:05 » |
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I must have bought my ticket from Thatcham station about 15 minutes after it happened.
I caught what should have been the 9:03 from Thatcham to Paddington but it was running late and terminated at Reading on P1
Staff on the overbridge at Reading were trying to tell passengers what little information they had at the time but to be fair at that time there wasn't a lot they could say. In the end I took the option of travelling to Waterloo which is not my favourite route but at least it got me there.
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« Reply #61 on: February 04, 2015, 19:04:41 » |
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There was indeed a lot of disruption early this morning. From First Great Western JourneyCheck at the time: Line Updates
Cancellations to services between Reading and London Paddington
Due to a person hit by a train between Reading and London Paddington all lines are blocked.
Train services running to and from these stations may be cancelled or delayed by up to 45 mins. Disruption is expected until 11:00 04/02.
During this disruption if you wish to use local buses as an alternative means of transport and the local bus is not accepting First Great Western tickets please keep the bus ticket and send it, together with your rail ticket, to us for a refund.
Chiltern Railways, South West Trains and London Underground are conveying passengers via any reasonable route until further notice.
First in Berkshire & The Thames Valley are conveying passengers via any reasonable route until further notice.
Last Updated: 04/02/2015 08:33
Cancellations to services between Slough and Windsor & Eton Central
Due to a person hit by a train between Slough and Windsor & Eton Central all lines are closed.
Train services running to and from these stations may be cancelled. An estimate for the resumption of normal services will be provided as soon as the problem has been fully assessed.
First Bus route 71: Slough (Bus Station) - Windsor (Theatre Royal) - Egham (Church Road) and First Bus routes 77, 191, 701, 702: Slough (Bus Station) - Windsor are conveying passengers via any reasonable route until further notice.
Last Updated: 04/02/2015 08:38
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William Huskisson MP▸ was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830. Many more have died in the same way since then. Don't take a chance: stop, look, listen.
"Level crossings are safe, unless they are used in an unsafe manner." Discuss.
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« Reply #62 on: February 04, 2015, 23:11:40 » |
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It was also, in my humble opinion, badly communicated and had wider impact.
I was in Henley for a meeting first thing today. I sat (stood) on the platform for 90mins this morning without an announcement other than "it's broken". Only after asking was I told that the branch line, which showed 5min delay, had no drivers as they were on delayed inbound.
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« Reply #63 on: February 04, 2015, 23:16:00 » |
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Again tonight, fgw fails appallingly. The 22.48 has taken 25mins to reach Langley
No announcement. No anything. Just an overcrowded crate of delayed incompetence.
And now we've stopped. Useless.
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« Reply #64 on: February 05, 2015, 01:44:14 » |
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Again tonight, fgw fails appallingly. The 22.48 has taken 25mins to reach Langley
No announcement. No anything. Just an overcrowded crate of delayed incompetence.
And now we've stopped. Useless.
Think that was down to the additional diverted freights running due to the land slip between Banbury and Leamington. No excuse for not getting an apology from the driver though - even though they probably wouldn't be aware of the exact reason. |
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To view my GWML▸ Electrification cab video 'before and after' video comparison, as well as other videos of the new layout at Reading and 'before and after' comparisons of the Cotswold Line Redoubling scheme, see: http://www.dailymotion.com/user/IndustryInsider/ |
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« Reply #65 on: April 03, 2015, 07:58:37 » |
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Slough Panel signalled it's last train on the evening of Thurday 2 April.
Hopefully it's functions will be transferred to TVSC» at Didcot in time for start of service on Tuesday.
Over 50 years of service.
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« Reply #66 on: April 03, 2015, 08:23:48 » |
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It was the first panel I was able to have an inside view of thanks to an unofficial visit in the 1980s. Even worked the points at Dolphin Junction. Have been interested in signalling ever since.
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« Reply #67 on: April 03, 2015, 08:45:06 » |
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Had many a call to its diesel standby genset and done a few crash tests on it in the past.
The abolition of Slough PSB▸ will also I believe see the end of Token working on the Maidenhead to Bourne End Line it being replaced with axel counters
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Starship just experienced what we call a rapid unscheduled disassembly, or a RUD, during ascent,”
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« Reply #68 on: April 04, 2015, 03:12:18 » |
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Had many a call to its diesel standby genset and done a few crash tests on it in the past.
The abolition of Slough PSB▸ will also I believe see the end of Token working on the Maidenhead to Bourne End Line it being replaced with axel counters
The Bourne End No Signaller Token method of working remains unaltered. The axle counters are only replacing the track circuits that were already in place at the Maidenhead end of the Branch. |
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« Reply #69 on: April 04, 2015, 10:33:21 » |
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Had many a call to its diesel standby genset and done a few crash tests on it in the past.
The abolition of Slough PSB▸ will also I believe see the end of Token working on the Maidenhead to Bourne End Line it being replaced with axel counters
The Bourne End No Signaller Token method of working remains unaltered. The axle counters are only replacing the track circuits that were already in place at the Maidenhead end of the Branch. Bit of early 20th century tech survives well into the 21st  I guess if ain't broke don't fix it |
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Starship just experienced what we call a rapid unscheduled disassembly, or a RUD, during ascent,”
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« Reply #70 on: April 07, 2015, 08:34:44 » |
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So does TVSC» now control all the way from Paddington to Uffington and Lavington?
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bobm
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« Reply #71 on: April 07, 2015, 08:50:39 » |
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It does. Also part of the line from Oxford to Didcot and the Gloucester line from near Swindon Station to Kemble. Can't remember how many workstations are involved. Short article here on the Swindon Panel Society website - http://www.swindonpanel.org.uk/2015/04/02/farewell-slough-psb/ |
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« Reply #72 on: April 14, 2015, 12:20:51 » |
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It does. Also part of the line from Oxford to Didcot and the Gloucester line from near Swindon Station to Kemble.
Can't remember how many workstations are involved.
Ten. Paddington, Acton, Hayes, Maidenhead, Twyford, Reading, Reading West Jn, B&H▸ , Didcot, Swindon(*). (*) Swindon workstation currently just controls the Kemble line. It will (when the Swindon panel finally gets decommissioned) fringe with Didcot at its eastern end, so TVSC» will be continuous from the Paddington bufferstops to Hullavington and Thingley. |
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« Reply #73 on: April 14, 2015, 13:24:47 » |
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What is the thinking behind the signal identification scheme?
Those around Paddington stayed as SN when they moved from Slough New to Didcot. Some around Reading are T and others are TR after the panel there closed, SB▸ still survives around Didcot and the Kemble line controlled from Didcot has SW.
Anyone know what the signals around Swindon will be prefixed when the panel closes there - SW or T or TS?
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« Reply #74 on: April 14, 2015, 13:49:45 » |
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What is the thinking behind the signal identification scheme?
Those around Paddington stayed as SN when they moved from Slough New to Didcot. Some around Reading are T and others are TR after the panel there closed, SB▸ still survives around Didcot and the Kemble line controlled from Didcot has SW.
Anyone know what the signals around Swindon will be prefixed when the panel closes there - SW or T or TS?
At Reading at least, all new signals were labelled T and existing ones stayed TR until replaced. I can't see any TR ones left now, at least not in the RSAR area. |
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