2018 cancellation and amendment log

[whole diary]

[grahame]

07:04 Westbury to Cheltenham Spa due 09:05
07:04 Westbury to Cheltenham Spa due 09:05 has been cancelled.
This is due to a fault on this train.

Following train ...

Code:

Westbury	3		0733		0734	1m late
Trowbridge	1	0739	0739	0741	0743	4m late
Melksham	1	0748	0749	0751	0752	3m late
Chippenham	2	0759	0800	0831	0834	34m late
Swindon	2	0815		0902		47m late

So passengers due into Swindon on the 07:04 (at 07:48) eventually got there at 09:02 .... not a clever morning.

[grahame]

10:30 Westbury to Swindon due 11:14
10:30 Westbury to Swindon due 11:14 will be cancelled.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.

11:28 Swindon to Westbury due 12:08
11:28 Swindon to Westbury due 12:08 will be cancelled.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.
Last Updated:23/09/2018 06:28

With the 08:30 replaced by a bus / connection failing at Chippenham (1 hour 39 minute journey Melksham to Swindon v 28 minutes)  we have a first train service at 12:30.   I wonder if the bus that fails to make the connection off the 08:30 is being kept on to run a rail replacement for the 10:30 ... no comment on Journey Check about passenger alternatives, I note.

[grahame]

18:45 Westbury to Swindon due 19:27
18:45 Westbury to Swindon due 19:27 will be cancelled.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.

19:53 Swindon to Westbury due 20:34
19:53 Swindon to Westbury due 20:34 will be cancelled.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.

[grahame]

Further Information
Road replacement transport will be requested. Customers with 'Via Melksham' tickets may use their tickets via Bath Spa at reasonable times before and after the cancelled service.

For more detailed information please contact a member of station staff or make use of the Customer Help Point systems available. Please allow more time for your intended journey.

Last Updated:23/09/2018 09:19

A step in the right direction - a customer aware addition.  Thank you.

[grahame]

11:20 Weymouth to Swindon due 13:41
11:20 Weymouth to Swindon due 13:41 is being delayed at Weymouth and is now expected to be 30 minutes late.
This is due to this train hitting an obstruction on the line.

[grahame]

11:20 Weymouth to Swindon due 13:41
11:20 Weymouth to Swindon due 13:41 is being delayed at Weymouth and is now expected to be 30 minutes late.
This is due to this train hitting an obstruction on the line.

update ...

11:20 Weymouth to Swindon due 13:41
11:20 Weymouth to Swindon due 13:41 is being delayed at Weymouth and is now expected to be 60 minutes late.
This is due to this train hitting an obstruction on the line.

[RA]

11:20 Weymouth to Swindon due 13:41
11:20 Weymouth to Swindon due 13:41 is being delayed at Weymouth and is now expected to be 30 minutes late.
This is due to this train hitting an obstruction on the line.

update ...

11:20 Weymouth to Swindon due 13:41
11:20 Weymouth to Swindon due 13:41 is being delayed at Weymouth and is now expected to be 60 minutes late.
This is due to this train hitting an obstruction on the line.

Terminating at Westbury as well. 

[grahame]

11:20 Weymouth to Swindon due 13:41
11:20 Weymouth to Swindon due 13:41 is being delayed at Weymouth and is now expected to be 60 minutes late.
This is due to this train hitting an obstruction on the line.

Terminating at Westbury as well. 

I could see that coming 1.6 kms off!!

[grahame]

11:20 Weymouth to Swindon due 13:41
11:20 Weymouth to Swindon due 13:41 is being delayed at Weymouth and is now expected to be 60 minutes late.
This is due to this train hitting an obstruction on the line.

Terminating at Westbury as well. 

I could see that coming 1.6 kms off!!

Mind you ... not totally sure what's going on. Real Time Trains shows it as still running but very late indeed, and the return working having left Swindon just one minute late ... that will be the first train of the day to call at Melksham!   Not sure where the return working appeared from - they've not started turning out new trains from the shops in Swindon again have they?

[RA]

11:20 Weymouth to Swindon due 13:41
11:20 Weymouth to Swindon due 13:41 is being delayed at Weymouth and is now expected to be 60 minutes late.
This is due to this train hitting an obstruction on the line.

Terminating at Westbury as well. 

I could see that coming 1.6 kms off!!

Mind you ... not totally sure what's going on. Real Time Trains shows it as still running but very late indeed, and the return working having left Swindon just one minute late ... that will be the first train of the day to call at Melksham!   Not sure where the return working appeared from - they've not started turning out new trains from the shops in Swindon again have they?

It's not the same set booked to return from Swindon. The units on the Golden Valley and Trans Wilts are booked to swap over, although today the unit came empty from Bristol.

[Western Pathfinder]

11:20 Weymouth to Swindon due 13:41
11:20 Weymouth to Swindon due 13:41 is being delayed at Weymouth and is now expected to be 60 minutes late.
This is due to this train hitting an obstruction on the line.

Terminating at Westbury as well. 

I could see that coming 1.6 kms off!!


Or even 80 Chains away !.

[phile]

11:20 Weymouth to Swindon due 13:41
11:20 Weymouth to Swindon due 13:41 is being delayed at Weymouth and is now expected to be 60 minutes late.
This is due to this train hitting an obstruction on the line.

Terminating at Westbury as well. 

I could see that coming 1.6 kms off!!

Mind you ... not totally sure what's going on. Real Time Trains shows it as still running but very late indeed, and the return working having left Swindon just one minute late ... that will be the first train of the day to call at Melksham!   Not sure where the return working appeared from - they've not started turning out new trains from the shops in Swindon again have they?

It's not the same set booked to return from Swindon. The units on the Golden Valley and Trans Wilts are booked to swap over, although today the unit came empty from Bristol.

It's so they can change over the Yate turn rounds to go back to the Marsh due to the Bristol Parkway blockages

[RA]

11:20 Weymouth to Swindon due 13:41
11:20 Weymouth to Swindon due 13:41 is being delayed at Weymouth and is now expected to be 60 minutes late.
This is due to this train hitting an obstruction on the line.

Terminating at Westbury as well. 

I could see that coming 1.6 kms off!!

Mind you ... not totally sure what's going on. Real Time Trains shows it as still running but very late indeed, and the return working having left Swindon just one minute late ... that will be the first train of the day to call at Melksham!   Not sure where the return working appeared from - they've not started turning out new trains from the shops in Swindon again have they?

It's not the same set booked to return from Swindon. The units on the Golden Valley and Trans Wilts are booked to swap over, although today the unit came empty from Bristol.

It's so they can change over the Yate turn rounds to go back to the Marsh due to the Bristol Parkway blockages

That makes sense. Many thanks.

[grahame]

17:41 Cheltenham Spa to Southampton Central due 20:44
17:41 Cheltenham Spa to Southampton Central due 20:44 will be terminated at Westbury.
It will no longer call at Dilton Marsh, Warminster, Salisbury, Romsey and Southampton Central.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.

TransWilts train ... running Swindon to Westbury tonight, but not beyond

[grahame]

17:41 Cheltenham Spa to Southampton Central due 20:44
17:41 Cheltenham Spa to Southampton Central due 20:44 will be terminated at Westbury.
It will no longer call at Dilton Marsh, Warminster, Salisbury, Romsey and Southampton Central.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.

TransWilts train ... running Swindon to Westbury tonight, but not beyond

And today's cancellations on the line itself:

18:34 Westbury to Swindon due 19:21
18:34 Westbury to Swindon due 19:21 will be cancelled.
This is due to a points failure.

20:08 Swindon to Westbury due 20:49
20:08 Swindon to Westbury due 20:49 will be cancelled.
This is due to a points failure.