2018 cancellation and amendment log

[whole diary]

[grahame]

17:52 Swindon to Westbury due 18:34
17:52 Swindon to Westbury due 18:34 has been delayed at Swindon and is now 11 minutes late.
This is due to a problem currently under investigation

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[grahame]

11:47 Westbury to Swindon due 12:32
11:47 Westbury to Swindon due 12:32 will be cancelled.
This is due to animals on the railway.
Last Updated:03/12/2018 11:03

[grahame]

And another

13:29 Swindon to Westbury due 14:10
13:29 Swindon to Westbury due 14:10 will be cancelled.
This is due to animals on the railway.

[grahame]

And another

13:29 Swindon to Westbury due 14:10
13:29 Swindon to Westbury due 14:10 will be cancelled.
This is due to animals on the railway.

And I think this is the source of the problem.

08:50 Great Malvern to Westbury due 11:35
08:50 Great Malvern to Westbury due 11:35 will be terminated at Bristol Temple Meads.
It will no longer call at Keynsham, Oldfield Park, Bath Spa, Freshford, Avoncliff, Bradford-On-Avon, Trowbridge and Westbury.
It is being delayed at Cam & Dursley.
This is due to animals on the railway.

13:29 cancelled ... next train 15:19 

[brooklea]

11:47 Westbury to Swindon due 12:32
11:47 Westbury to Swindon due 12:32 will be cancelled.
This is due to animals on the railway.
Last Updated:03/12/2018 11:03

11:47 now reinstated by stepping up the unit for 12:20 from Westbury to Swindon, which is now cancelled instead.

[bradshaw]

Cross Country Twitter account at 11.38

UPDATE: Services are being diverted between Cheltenham Spa and Bristol Temple Meads, as the deer was hit and caused a fault on a train which cannot be rectified.

[RA]

Freight train 6L21 has lost its air at Newbury, closing the up line. To allow main line services to divert via Melksham, the 17:41 Cheltenham Spa to Southampton Central and 19:32 Westbury to Cheltenham Spa services were both diverted via Bathampton instead of running via Melksham.
The 20:08 Swindon to Westbury service will also divert via Bathampton.

No train service at Melksham between the departure of the delayed 18:48 service to Swindon and the arrival of the 07:49 service tomorrow morning. The single track line and limited signalling sections again constraining capacity when something goes awry on the Newbury route.

[grahame]

No train service at Melksham between the departure of the delayed 18:48 service to Swindon and the arrival of the 07:49 service tomorrow morning. The single track line and limited signalling sections again constraining capacity when something goes awry on the Newbury route.

Thank you for logging - three cancellations as far as Melksham is concerned.

Co-incidentally, I was at Melksham Station for the first three trains this morning (and very wet it was at 06:30!) - used by a total 63 passengers to or from Melksham.  Logged as an ongoing reminder that - in spite of the unreliability that's been thrown at us this year - the service is now a vital one to many.

[grahame]

From Network Rail - http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/service_disruptions/208377.aspx

Route affected

Trains between Penzance / Plymouth / Paignton / Exeter St Davids / Taunton / Westbury / Bedwyn / Newbury and Reading / London Paddington

Description

A broken down freight train at Newbury is causing delays of up to 60 minutes, cancellations and alterations to trains between Westbury and Reading.

Some High Speed trains will be diverted between Westbury and Reading via Melksham.

We anticipate disruption will continue until 22:00.

Alternative travel advice:

Road transport is in operation between Bedwyn and Newbury to help you with your journey.

Check before you travel:

You can check your journey using the National Rail Enquiries real-time Journey Planner

You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages

Advise on transport between Chippenham and Trowbridge?? 

[grahame]

18:32 Westbury to Swindon due 19:22
18:32 Westbury to Swindon due 19:22 has been cancelled.
This is due to a fault on this train.
Additional Information
Your ticket is valid for travel on train services via Bath Spa.

Limited replacement road transport will be provided between Trowbridge, Melksham and Chippenham for customers travelling to and from Melksham.

19:36 Swindon to Westbury due 20:20
19:36 Swindon to Westbury due 20:20 will be cancelled.
This is due to a fault on this train.
Additional Information
Your ticket is valid for travel on train services via Bath Spa.

Limited replacement road transport will be provided between Trowbridge, Melksham and Chippenham for customers travelling to and from Melksham.

[bobm]

New timetable.... but

08:11 Warminster to Swindon due 09:04
08:11 Warminster to Swindon due 09:04 will be cancelled.

This is due to a shortage of train crew.

Last Updated:09/12/2018 07:30

09:26 Swindon to Westbury due 10:06

09:26 Swindon to Westbury due 10:06 will be cancelled.

This is due to a shortage of train crew.
Last Updated:09/12/2018 07:30

[grahame]

New timetable.... but

08:11 Warminster to Swindon due 09:04
08:11 Warminster to Swindon due 09:04 will be cancelled.

This is due to a shortage of train crew.

Last Updated:09/12/2018 07:30

09:26 Swindon to Westbury due 10:06

09:26 Swindon to Westbury due 10:06 will be cancelled.

This is due to a shortage of train crew.
Last Updated:09/12/2018 07:30

... but same old problem.

Only cancellation across the whole patch too ... that's familiar, but noting that it was only flagged up at 07:30 so it could be last minute staff sickness.

[grahame]

19:32 Westbury to Cheltenham Spa due 21:33
19:32 Westbury to Cheltenham Spa due 21:33 will be starting late from Westbury and is expected to be 10 minutes late.
This is due to a fault on a train in front of this one.

[grahame]

15:22 Swindon to Westbury due 16:07
Facilities on the 15:22 Swindon to Westbury due 16:07.
Toilet facilities are not available at both ends.
This is due to vandalism on this train.
Additional Information
We apologise for the inconvenience this may cause.

[grahame]

LOTS of these today ... I will admit to waking with a sinking feeling until I realised the were positive amendments.

20:00 Swindon to Westbury due 20:42
Facilities on the 20:00 Swindon to Westbury due 20:42.
Will be formed of 3 coaches instead of 2.
Last Updated:16/12/2018 07:02