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Author Topic: Easter engineering works and subsequent ongoing disruption - April / May 2015  (Read 96941 times)
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« Reply #150 on: April 15, 2015, 17:25:53 »

Back to Christmas, and the diversions - it would appear that NR» (Network Rail - home page)/Crossrail are in the process of trying to obtain a 4day complete block between Paddington & east of Slough. HSTs (High Speed Train (Inter City class 43 125 units)) into Waterloo as before & Marylebone

Be interesting if they get it....

FGW (First Great Western) have just shared a presentation on Major Possessions 2015-2017. Once I've digested it, I'll post again with some details. There's a LOT of work to be done.
Re: HSTs into Waterloo, would that be via Reading rather than Salisbury as the work at Reading would be complete by then? Thinking about it, probably quicker for WoE services to go via Salisbury. I will have to dig out old timetable alteration booklets from the last time FGW diverted WoE services to Waterloo via Wokingham to see what the journey time differences is between the two diversion routes into Waterloo. At least this time FGW would be able to operate trains from the West terminating at Reading, plenty of platforms!
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« Reply #151 on: April 19, 2015, 09:10:38 »

Off to a flying start today!!!

Delays to services at Reading
Due to over-running engineering works at Reading all lines are blocked.
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Train services running to and from this station may be delayed by up to 25 mins. An estimate for the resumption of normal services will be provided as soon as the problem has been fully assessed.
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« Reply #152 on: April 19, 2015, 09:28:25 »

One of the problems with Journeycheck.  There are no shades of grey.  The problem is one emergency stop board - like this one - left in the wrong place.

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« Reply #153 on: April 19, 2015, 09:38:01 »

Whoops!
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« Reply #154 on: April 19, 2015, 10:31:18 »

Left at all, not just in wrong place.

Lack of info on Reading platforms. Took 15mins to apologise, then finally blamed it on late finish, which technically (very) it was...but the real reason came over staff radio in shot of my ears!

Is the comp due after 30mins or an hour on RDG (Rail Delivery Group, or Reading station, depending on context)-PAD» (Paddington (London) - next trains)?
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« Reply #155 on: April 19, 2015, 11:15:38 »

FGW (First Great Western) have just shared a presentation on Major Possessions 2015-2017. Once I've digested it, I'll post again with some details. There's a LOT of work to be done.
Hi Chris

Have you had chance to digest FGW's Major possessions presentation yet? Looking forward to hearing what's coming up over the next few years.
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« Reply #156 on: April 19, 2015, 11:21:40 »

Busy work-wise at the mo - indeed, working today, but I'll do this when I next have a spare 30mins in front of the PC.
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« Reply #157 on: April 19, 2015, 11:24:00 »

Busy work-wise at the mo - indeed, working today, but I'll do this when I next have a spare 30mins in front of the PC.
Thx
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« Reply #158 on: April 20, 2015, 13:16:36 »

.........seems to have been going on for much of the day, is it as drastic as it sounds? I am supposed to be heading that way later  Sad

Due to signalling problems between Oxford and Charlbury all lines are blocked.
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Train services running through these stations may be cancelled, delayed or revised. Disruption is expected until 14:00 20/04.
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« Reply #159 on: April 20, 2015, 14:05:06 »

... and it's lasting longer than was thought:

    Due to signalling problems between Oxford and Charlbury all lines are blocked.
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    Train services running through these stations may be cancelled, delayed or revised. Disruption is expected until 16:00 20/04.
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« Reply #160 on: April 20, 2015, 15:18:13 »

I'm noting trains running in 2 halves ... London to Oxford and Charlbury to Worcester, with the extra half scheduled in the original path.   Can the bus get from Oxford to Charlbury in 20 minutes, or is the net result  drop back of an hour or so for passenger (I can recall that happening to me from Ingatestone to Witham ... very irritating!)
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« Reply #161 on: April 20, 2015, 15:31:03 »

That'll be drop back at least an hour then, with the bus going via intermediate stops
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« Reply #162 on: April 20, 2015, 15:34:37 »

Seems to have been caused by a points failure which was made worse by a train running through the set of points in question when they were set against his train (not the fault of the driver). The damage caused to the points meant they could not been used with pilot man working being introduced.

Had a big impact on XC (Cross Country Trains (franchise)) services with one train running in excess of 100 minutes late.  
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« Reply #163 on: April 20, 2015, 15:47:03 »

Thanks all for the info.....disruption now forecast until 2359............think I'll postpone my trip!
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« Reply #164 on: April 20, 2015, 15:55:56 »

According to National Rail web site: "Lines are now open, residual delays may occur. "

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