2018 cancellation and amendment log

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[Dispatch Box]

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.

Why would anybody want to vandalise bogs, they are very useful?.

[grahame]

Why would anybody want to vandalise bogs, they are very useful?.

Some people just want to make an impression and be noticed as being angry with society, or brave / macho with their friends.  Public conveniences with the facilities they need to provide and a natural lack of supervision have long been a target. Was the a rhetorical question or did you really want an answer??

07:33 Westbury to Swindon due 08:15
Facilities on the 07:33 Westbury to Swindon due 08:15.
Will be formed of 3 coaches instead of 2.
Last Updated:17/12/2018 06:25

Don't get one for hours ... then 3 come along at the same time.  Oh - wait - that's the bus complaint.  Lots of these today; I won't be logging them all - just to note.

[bobm]

In railway terms toilet vandalism also includes blocking them with too much toilet paper - either accidentally or deliberately.

[grahame]

09:46 Westbury to Swindon due 10:32
09:46 Westbury to Swindon due 10:32 will be delayed at Chippenham.
This is due to a problem currently under investigation.

[rogerw]

This was caused by the late running of the Bristol - Paddington service which has left Swindon 38 late.  However everything is at a standstill in the Wootton Bassett area following the failure of the 0830 Paddington to Bristol, including up services.

[Rob on the hill]

1C06 stuck west of Wootton Bassett junction:
http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/C54328/2018/12/18/advanced

[rogerw]

1047 Swindon - Westbury and the 1147 return service now both cancelled. 2M06 still stuck at Wootton Bassett.

[Rob on the hill]

The broken down train has 8 coaches, so assume it to be an HST^▸ (High Speed Train). Reported to have hit an obstruction.

[grahame]

1047 Swindon - Westbury and the 1147 return service now both cancelled. 2M06 still stuck at Wootton Bassett.

Thanks Roger .... copying one of the logs here to make it stand out for if and when I come back and analyse the thread.

11:47 Westbury to Swindon due 12:32
11:47 Westbury to Swindon due 12:32 will be cancelled.
This is due to a broken down train.

Sounds like the failure is not a TransWilts train but the TransWilts is the service to be thinned out ... 

[rogerw]

As the 0946 Westbury arrived at Swindon 50 mins late I suppose the choice was lose one round trip or disrupt the service for hte rest of the day.  Heavy delays on most services at Swindon this morning

[grahame]

17:36 Swindon to Westbury due 18:17
17:36 Swindon to Westbury due 18:17 will be diverted between Chippenham and Trowbridge.
It will no longer call at Melksham.
It is being delayed at Swindon.
This is due to a fault with the signalling system.

[grahame]

18:32 Westbury to Swindon due 19:21
18:32 Westbury to Swindon due 19:21 was diverted between Trowbridge and Chippenham.
It will no longer call at Melksham.
It has been delayed due to the diversion and is now 7 minutes late.
This is due to a fault with the signalling system.

[Dispatch Box]

18:32 Westbury to Swindon due 19:21
18:32 Westbury to Swindon due 19:21 was diverted between Trowbridge and Chippenham.
It will no longer call at Melksham.
It has been delayed due to the diversion and is now 7 minutes late.
This is due to a fault with the signalling system.

Is this fault in the Westbury area?.

[JayMac]

Track circuit failure on the single line through Melksham.

[Dispatch Box]

Track circuit failure on the single line through Melksham.

Thanks, time to redouble then, if bidirectional this would,nt of delayed trains.