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« on: July 03, 2015, 19:08:26 »
An odd entry on JourneyCheck:
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17:15 Didcot Parkway to Great Malvern due 19:25
This train will no longer call at Hanborough, Combe, Finstock, Charlbury, Ascott-under-Wychwood and Shipton.
This is due to a train fault.
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« Reply #1 on: July 03, 2015, 20:36:53 »
Fast Oxford to Moreton. Adelante with faulty SDO▸ (Selective Door Opening)?
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« Reply #2 on: July 03, 2015, 22:11:56 »
That was what I thought at first, but why omit Charlbury?
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« Reply #3 on: July 04, 2015, 06:03:46 »
Some very odd timings ... between 8 late and 7 early

http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/P02128/2015/07/03/advanced
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« Reply #4 on: July 04, 2015, 10:39:32 »
Gets more interesting - perhaps Ollie can elucidate as he appears to have been manning the @FGW▸ (First Great Western) twitter feed at the time and indeed said this to @LizClapton28

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Nature of fault caused delay, stops removed to help recover some of that delay to avoid further disruption

That train was only ever 8 late - been a lot later & still stopped, so I think Ollie may have been telling white porkies? Or at least not quite the whole truth?....do explain, Ollie, please. Knowing where the pax on that train alight, I think FGW will have inconvenienced more by removing those stops than those that get that train from Moreton onwards or even on its return journey.

Train full & sometimes standing as far as Charlbury, vast majority alight Hanborough-Charlbury in fact.

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Just overheard it was because there were not enough staff on the train so couldn't stop at smaller stations

Hmmm.....
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« Reply #5 on: July 04, 2015, 13:20:47 »
It gets curiouser and curiouser...

The reason given internally to staff was...

"Overheating of vestibule areas."

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« Reply #6 on: July 04, 2015, 15:40:55 »
Quote from: bignosemac on July 04, 2015, 13:20:47
It gets curiouser and curiouser...

The reason given internally to staff was...

"Overheating of vestibule areas."

 Huh Huh Huh

They can certainly be horrid. Been sat on the 'jump seat' in one and there was strong heat and a smell of burning. No doubt the AC exhausts in them.

Or I was on a really faulty one and didn't realize. Either way, not nice.  Undecided
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« Reply #7 on: July 05, 2015, 12:26:30 »
Quote from: bignosemac on July 04, 2015, 13:20:47
It gets curiouser and curiouser...

The reason given internally to staff was...

"Overheating of vestibule areas."

Having done a bit of digging it was indeed due to the temperature in the vestibule areas with the TM‡(resolve) insisting it was too hot to have people in the vestibule areas.

The vestibule areas ARE air conditioned, despite rumours to the contrary, but they are obviously not maintained very well! Roll Eyes
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« Reply #8 on: July 05, 2015, 12:43:40 »
Thanks for doing the digging. As you say, obviously not maintained very well.
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« Reply #9 on: July 05, 2015, 13:06:15 »
Hmmm. That train usually has seats for everyone (assuming is was a 180 and not a 2car 165)....
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« Reply #10 on: July 05, 2015, 14:41:57 »
It was, and yes it does indeed.  I wouldn't have needed many guesses to pick the TM‡(resolve) concerned.  I hope management are investigating.
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« Reply #11 on: July 06, 2015, 09:23:14 »
I wonder how the displaced pax were accomodated? Taxis, or had to await next service? The halts I guess would be taxis, but Charlbury/Hanborough pax? And those with bikes?....
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