Cotswold Line - 2018 cancellation and amendments log

[whole diary]

[ray951]

Yesterday's service (Sunday March 18) had several trains cancelled between Paddington and Reading, but only one train cancelled between Oxford and Worcester (the 14:42 Paddington - Hereford, which started at Shrub Hill).

According to RTT^» (Real Time Trains - website), several of this morning's cancellations are "due to high winds".

Maybe the high winds were caused by the hot air from this http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/coffeeshop/index.php?topic=19516.0;topicseen Rail companies launch "Partnership for Britain’s Prosperity"

[Worcester_Passenger]

The evening is also suffering from the severe weather:

19:22 London Paddington to Hereford due 22:52 will be cancelled.
This is due to severe weather.
Last Updated:19/03/2018 18:13

21:48 London Paddington to Worcester Shrub Hill due 00:15 will be cancelled.
This is due to severe weather.
Last Updated:19/03/2018 18:13

The 19:22 is the first train on which off-peak tickets are valid. It forms the first train out of Hereford in the morning, at 04:47.

The 21:48 is the last train to Worcester. It forms the first train out of Shrub Hill in the morning, at 05:11.

[charles_uk]

The evening is also suffering from the severe weather:

21:48 London Paddington to Worcester Shrub Hill due 00:15 will be cancelled.
This is due to severe weather.
Last Updated:19/03/2018 18:13

The 21:48 is the last train to Worcester. It forms the first train out of Shrub Hill in the morning, at 05:11.

The 21:48 cancellation seems to have disappeared from JourneyCheck now.

[charles_uk]

04:47 Hereford to London Paddington due 07:52 will be cancelled.
This is due to a fault on this train.

[charles_uk]

15:14 Hereford to London Paddington due 18:29 will be cancelled.
This is due to urgent repairs to the track.

Last Updated:22/03/2018 14:59

[ChrisB]

I'm hoping that the 1622 is running tonight....

[charles_uk]

Cancellations to services between Worcester Shrub Hill and Hereford

Due to urgent repairs to the track between Worcester Shrub Hill and Hereford all lines are blocked.

Train services running through these stations may be cancelled. Disruption is expected until the end of the day.

17:22 London Paddington to Hereford due 20:26 will be terminated at Worcester Shrub Hill.

18:22 London Paddington to Hereford due 21:33 will be terminated at Worcester Shrub Hill.

19:22 London Paddington to Hereford due 22:52 will be cancelled.

[ChrisB]

Thats the first one tomorrow gone then...1922 stables Hereford to form it...

[TaplowGreen]

......At least they have had plenty of time to arrange replacement buses for the later services.........☺

[grahame]

Alterations to services between Worcester Shrub Hill and Hereford

Due to urgent repairs to the track between Ledbury and Hereford all lines are closed. Disruption is expected until the end of the day. Train services between Worcester Shrub Hill and Hereford have been suspended. Malvern Link, Great Malvern, Colwall, Ledbury and Hereford will not be served.

Customer Advice
Great Western Railway services will predominantly start/terminate at Worcester Shrub Hill. Selected GWR^▸ (Great Western Railway) services will however work through to Worcester Foregate Street, Malvern Link and Great Malvern.

West Midlands Trains services will start/terminate at Ledbury.

Replacement Road Transport (coaches) will operate between Hereford and Worcester Stations calling all stations.

Ticket acceptance has been agreed with the following train operators to help customers complete their journeys via alternative routes:
Arriva Trains Wales are conveying passengers between Hereford and Newport South Wales in both directions until further notice.
CrossCountry are conveying passengers between Birmingham New Street and Reading in both directions until further notice.
Virgin Trains West Coast are conveying passengers between Birmingham New Street and London Euston in both directions until further notice.
West Midlands Railway are conveying passengers between Ledbury and Birmingham New Street in both directions until further notice.

Further Information
An update will follow within the next 2 hours.
Last Updated:23/03/2018 04:02

[TaplowGreen]

I'm amazed that the tracks need repair with so few trains running over them....................or could it be rust?

[bobm]

Rotten wood apparently.

[TaplowGreen]

Update:

Due to urgent repairs to the track between Ledbury and Hereford all lines are closed. Disruption is expected until the end of the day on 24/03/18.

[charles_uk]

And just the thing for a Friday evening:

18:22 London Paddington to Hereford due 21:33 will be terminated at Reading.

This is due to a fault on this train.

Which would have been the service my partner would have taken had she not given up using GWR^▸ (Great Western Railway) last Autumn having been ground down by the erratic service over the previous two years.

[charles_uk]

The latest data from the Office of Rail and Road suggested there was a level of defections from the Cotswold Line to Chiltern Railways services from Oxford Parkway. This movement is surely going to surge given GWR^▸ (Great Western Railway) has effectively given up offering any sort of Saturday service:

08:43 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 11:37 will be cancelled.
This is due to a shortage of train drivers.

09:18 London Paddington to Worcester Foregate Street due 11:47 will be cancelled.
This is due to a shortage of train drivers.

10:45 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 13:38 will be cancelled.
This is due to a shortage of train drivers.

12:06 Worcester Foregate Street to London Paddington due 14:37 will be cancelled.
This is due to a shortage of train drivers.

17:18 London Paddington to Worcester Foregate Street due 19:44 will be cancelled.
This is due to a shortage of train drivers.

The three hour gap between services late morning/early afternoon is especially unacceptable