14.06 Paddington to Penzance train has failed (27/07)

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[ChrisB]

Tweet from FGW^▸ (First Great Western) -

First Great Western (@FGW)

27/07/2013 15:30

The 14.06 Paddington to Penzance train has failed. Will be returning to Paddington in 45 minutes. Passengers can get on the next service.

Passenger tweeted

Jon B (@jonathanitb)

27/07/2013 15:51

@FGW please give #BobTheTrainManager a bonus tonight? He's manually applying the new carriage and is awesome. RT everyone! #prayfor1406

Anyone care to translate as to what the TM^‡(resolve) has done? :-o

[ChrisB]

Still ongoing - not yet back at PAD^» (Paddington (London) - next trains).

First Great Western (@FGW^▸ (First Great Western))

27/07/2013 16:45

The 14.06 service from Paddington is currently being tested to make sure it is OK to move back to Paddington. Looking at another 20 minutes

[SandTEngineer]

Don't know.  However the 1406 (1C85) has just made it back into Platform No.1 at Paddington (at 1650) after failing between Ladbroke Grove and Ealing Broadway  

[Busboy W1]

I think the T.M in this case must of had some interaction with the attachment of 1Z99 one of the 57s from OOC^▸ (Old Oak Common (depot)) which then dragged the HST^▸ (High Speed Train) back to PAD^» (Paddington (London) - next trains). At one point it was over 160mins down. Well done to the staff at PAD though with over 260 pax onboard and no doubt engulfed with EF Language students anyway and then this to deal with. Shame the t.v crew were at OXF^» (Oxford - next trains) instead!

[Phil]

Tweet from FGW^▸ (First Great Western) -

First Great Western (@FGW)

27/07/2013 15:51

@FGW please give #BobTheTrainManager a bonus tonight? He's manually applying the new carriage and is awesome. RT everyone! #prayfor1406

Anyone care to translate as to what the TM^‡(resolve) has done? :-o

Manual pedalling (the train)?

[bobm]

Seems Penzance services are jinxed this weekend.

After Saturday's problem the first two Sunday trains to Cornwall have been cancelled. The 08:00 derailed in Old Oak Common. Meanwhile the 08:57, which was probably carrying passengers from the 08:00 as well as its own load, failed at Twyford.

Fingers crossed for the next one.

[LiskeardRich]

Seems Penzance services are jinxed this weekend.

After Saturday's problem the first two Sunday trains to Cornwall have been cancelled. The 08:00 derailed in Old Oak Common. Meanwhile the 08:57, which was probably carrying passengers from the 08:00 as well as its own load, failed at Twyford.

Fingers crossed for the next one.

According to the live feed neither of these Penzance services are cancelled! One is terminating short at Twyford, the other is starting short at Plymouth. Does starting it short mean its not reportable as a cancellation?

[bobm]

Maybe but for the first train if you are travelling from stations east of Plymouth the service starting from there is not much use and for the second it wasn't booked to call at Twyford so the service was no benefit to anyone wishing to go west.

[ChrisB]

According to the live feed neither of these Penzance services are cancelled! One is terminating short at Twyford, the other is starting short at Plymouth. Does starting it short mean its not reportable as a cancellation?

The first = 'part cancellation' - I think shows up as a 0.5 in the stats.

The second terminated at Twyford = cancelled.

[ChrisB]

Not sure why so many failures on this route....

Another - Seems that the 0947 ex-PNZ being terminated at EXD^» (Exeter St Davids - next trains).

[LiskeardRich]

Not sure why so many failures on this route....

Another - Seems that the 0947 ex-PNZ being terminated at EXD^» (Exeter St Davids - next trains).

Now showing as running to schedule again.

[ChrisB]

But the 1550 ex-PNZ is now showing as Cancelled....

[ChrisB]

Eh? Now the 1500 ex-PNZ being terminated at PLY^» (Plymouth - next trains).....what?

[grahame]

Eh? Now the 1500 ex-PNZ being terminated at PLY^» (Plymouth - next trains).....what?

Cancellation / short running symetry ;-)  ... Two trains London to Penzance didn't make it this morning, so two trains back won't make it either. That's the 15:00 and 15:50 off Penzance.  One of them is running short and will connect into the train from Newquay - it may get a bit cosey, but looks like the delay will be no more than 85 minutes to anyone.  And there's a later through train at 17:25 from Penzance.   

Ends up with the stock in the right place for tomorrow. 

[ChrisB]

of course. Engage brain on a Sunday....