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« on: June 21, 2014, 20:05:48 »
From Journey Check (apologies it's just a cut and paste and nothing fancier)

"Cancellations to services between Reading and London Paddington 


 
Owing to signalling problems between Reading and London Paddington all lines are blocked.
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 Train services running to and from these stations may be cancelled, delayed by up to 60 mins or revised at short notice. An estimate for the resumption of normal services will be provided as soon as the problem has been fully assessed.
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 Chiltern Railways and South West Trains services are conveying passengers via any reasonable route until further notice. Except for services running via Ascot.
 Underground services are conveying passengers via any reasonable route until further notice.
 Cross Country services are conveying passengers between Basingstoke and Banbury in both directions until further notice."
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« Reply #1 on: June 21, 2014, 20:33:52 »
South West Trains were having signalling problems of their own earlier with platforms 1-4 out of action. Services are running normally now.
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« Reply #2 on: June 21, 2014, 21:43:48 »
Seems to be pretty grim and getting worse.........glad I'm not travelling tonight but it seems to have been on and off all week but especially today.....any idea whats going on?

Thoughts are with those trying to get home........reckon it's going to be a pretty unpleasant late evening at Paddington looking at all the cancellations.
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« Reply #3 on: June 21, 2014, 22:42:08 »
At PAD» (Paddington (London) - next trains) at present. Nothing going out apart from the Heathrow services until at least 23:30..
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« Reply #4 on: June 21, 2014, 22:48:57 »
http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/service_disruptions/today.aspx is currently (22:47) reporting
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    A signalling problem between Maidenhead and Slough is causing delays of up to 60 minutes to trains between Reading and London Paddington.

    Alternative routes where tickets will be accepted

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        Chiltern Railways and South West Trains by any reasonable route Please note this does not include routes via Ascot.
        London Underground by any reasonable route
        CrossCountry between Basingstoke and Banbury

I don't follow the logic of excluding "routes via Ascot".
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« Reply #5 on: June 21, 2014, 22:52:29 »
Horse racing at Ascot - trains were already full and standing without accepting additional passengers.

Would have caused problems as Reading to Waterloo is an obvious alternative when there are problems to Paddington. Passengers would have to have gone via Guildford today.
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« Reply #6 on: June 21, 2014, 22:58:36 »
Picked it up again around lunch time lunch time. Slow HSTs▸ (High Speed Train (Inter City class 43 125 units)) at Taplow. Still seems to ongoing judging by Live Depature Boards for TV▸ (Thames Valley) stations.
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« Reply #7 on: June 21, 2014, 23:00:37 »
Quote from: bobm on June 21, 2014, 22:52:29
Horse racing at Ascot - trains were already full and standing without accepting additional passengers.
Surely that would have finished by 22:47?
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« Reply #8 on: June 21, 2014, 23:04:47 »
The racing would - not sure about some of the expected 90,000 crowd spilling out of the pubs.
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« Reply #9 on: June 21, 2014, 23:31:03 »
23:30 to Bristol has just left with me on it ...
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« Reply #10 on: June 22, 2014, 00:29:51 »
Been stopped at Slough for 30 50 mins ... and we're off!
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« Reply #11 on: June 22, 2014, 06:38:04 »
Problems continuing this morning with cancellations and alterations to services. Best check before travelling into or out of London:
http://www.journeycheck.com/firstgreatwestern
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« Reply #12 on: June 22, 2014, 08:23:45 »
Apparently it is hoped to have two of the four lines back in use by 10am.  Hopefully that should see a marked improvement to the service as I believe the timetable is based on having two lines closed each weekend for engineering work.
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« Reply #13 on: June 22, 2014, 08:36:07 »
Quote from: bobm on June 22, 2014, 08:23:45
Apparently it is hoped to have two of the four lines back in use by 10am.  Hopefully that should see a marked improvement to the service as I believe the timetable is based on having two lines closed each weekend for engineering work.

I'm sitting in my living room as I write this, near the mainline and I've heard a single train go past.....hearing from friends who were stuck at Paddington last night and they said it was pretty much the worst they've ever known, trains like sardine cans stopping for 45 minutes at/between stations and arriving at destinations hours late.....talk of 700 metres of cable needing to be replaced.....any idea what has actually happened? As always virtually no information made available.

Right now anything would be a "marked improvement", and "it is hoped" does not fill me with optimism!  (nothing personal bobm!!!)
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« Reply #14 on: June 22, 2014, 08:44:55 »
Quote from: TaplowGreen on June 22, 2014, 08:36:07
Right now anything would be a "marked improvement", and "it is hoped" does not fill me with optimism!  (nothing personal bobm!!!)

None taken, and I agree.  I am only passing on what I have heard - I am not in a position to give the news any "weight".
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