Cotswold Line - 2019 cancellation and amendments log

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[charles_uk]

It's a step forward that it's taken until 7 January before there was a need to create this thread. To start the ball rolling:

07:10 Moreton-in-Marsh to London Paddington due 08:51 will be started from Oxford.
It will no longer call at Moreton-in-Marsh, Kingham, Charlbury and Hanborough.
This is due to a fault on this train.

Last Updated:07/01/2019 06:46

[Worcester_Passenger]

05:12 London Paddington to Moreton-in-Marsh due 06:45 will be terminated at Oxford.
This is due to a problem currently under investigation.
Last Updated:14/01/2019 05:33

07:10 Moreton-in-Marsh to London Paddington due 08:51 will be started from Oxford.
It will no longer call at Moreton-in-Marsh, Kingham, Charlbury and Hanborough.
This is due to a problem currently under investigation.
Last Updated:14/01/2019 05:34

[Worcester_Passenger]

And now (06:30), they've both disappeared from JourneyCheck, so presumably back to normal.

[charles_uk]

And now (06:30), they've both disappeared from JourneyCheck, so presumably back to normal.

Yup: the 07:10 turned up at Hanborough on time.

[charles_uk]

From Realtime trains:

1P07 0447 Hereford to London Paddington

This service was cancelled throughout due to a problem with the train (M8).

[charles_uk]

Unusual morning today:

05:28 Hereford to London Paddington due 08:28 is being delayed between Malvern Link and Worcester Foregate Street.
This is due to a fault on a train in front of this one.
Last Updated:17/01/2019 07:06

but also:

06:56 Moreton-In-Marsh to London Paddington due 08:28
An additional train service has been planned to operate as shown 06:56 Moreton-in-Marsh to London Paddington due 08:28.
Last Updated:17/01/2019 07:06

Confusingly both the above trains appeared on the display board at Hanborough as 07:21 departures and the picture became more muddled when the extra 07:21 disappeared as it was supposedly on time! The additional service did actually exist and arrived eleven minutes late.

Realtime trains is now reporting that the 05:28 from Hereford "was cancelled between Moreton-in-Marsh and London Paddington due to a problem with the doors (M7)."

[further thought] - given Realtime trains reported the 05:28 was terminated at MIM at 07:21 and the 07:10 MIM:PAD^» (Paddington (London) - next trains) departed MIM at 07:22 were the services simply merged and the original stock for the 07:10 turned into the additional service? Why else would there have been reservation labels put out on the 06:56 train? Either way, some positive proactive thinking.

[Worcester_Passenger]

17:22 London Paddington to Hereford due 20:28
Facilities on the 17:22 London Paddington to Hereford due 20:28.
This is due to a fault on this train.
Will be formed of 5 coaches instead of 9.
Last Updated:17/01/2019 15:05

19:48 London Paddington to Worcester Shrub Hill due 22:22
Facilities on the 19:48 London Paddington to Worcester Shrub Hill due 22:22.
This is due to a fault on this train.
Will be formed of 5 coaches instead of 9.
Last Updated:17/01/2019 16:05

21:51 Hereford to London Paddington due 01:17
Facilities on the 21:51 Hereford to London Paddington due 01:17.
This is due to a fault on this train.
Will be formed of 5 coaches instead of 9.
Last Updated:17/01/2019 15:05

[Dispatch Box]

17:22 London Paddington to Hereford due 20:28
Facilities on the 17:22 London Paddington to Hereford due 20:28.
This is due to a fault on this train.
Will be formed of 5 coaches instead of 9.
Last Updated:17/01/2019 15:05

19:48 London Paddington to Worcester Shrub Hill due 22:22
Facilities on the 19:48 London Paddington to Worcester Shrub Hill due 22:22.
This is due to a fault on this train.
Will be formed of 5 coaches instead of 9.
Last Updated:17/01/2019 16:05

21:51 Hereford to London Paddington due 01:17
Facilities on the 21:51 Hereford to London Paddington due 01:17.
This is due to a fault on this train.
Will be formed of 5 coaches instead of 9.
Last Updated:17/01/2019 15:05

This is not providing a proper service is it?. Anyway the one train goes via Cheltenham and that's shortened as well.

[grahame]

17:22 London Paddington to Hereford due 20:28
Facilities on the 17:22 London Paddington to Hereford due 20:28.
This is due to a fault on this train.
Will be formed of 5 coaches instead of 9.
Last Updated:17/01/2019 15:05

19:48 London Paddington to Worcester Shrub Hill due 22:22
Facilities on the 19:48 London Paddington to Worcester Shrub Hill due 22:22.
This is due to a fault on this train.
Will be formed of 5 coaches instead of 9.
Last Updated:17/01/2019 16:05

21:51 Hereford to London Paddington due 01:17
Facilities on the 21:51 Hereford to London Paddington due 01:17.
This is due to a fault on this train.
Will be formed of 5 coaches instead of 9.
Last Updated:17/01/2019 15:05

This is not providing a proper service is it?. Anyway the one train goes via Cheltenham and that's shortened as well.

I rather suspect that of these three, only the 17:22 becomes overcrowded when reduced to five carriages.  The 19:48 (which runs via the Stroud Valley line and not via Evesham) has many other trains duplicating it as far as Swindon ... and the 21:51 Hereford to Paddington Thursday of next week is offering advanced singles at £5 which suggests to me it's a right lemon of a train and even 5 cars is more than it needs!

[Dispatch Box]

That is the sort of thing that passengers were fed up with according to the tonight programme. But is all of the fares revenues going into the railways or are fat cats creaming it off, and the government or other parties, not knowing what is happening. It mentioned that the total cost to electrify from London to Swansea was 10 billion and that's just about already spent, another 5 - 8 is needed to finish it.

[grahame]

That is the sort of thing that passengers were fed up with according to the tonight programme. But is all of the fares revenues going into the railways or are fat cats creaming it off, and the government or other parties, not knowing what is happening. It mentioned that the total cost to electrify from London to Swansea was 10 billion and that's just about already spent, another 5 - 8 is needed to finish it.

You cannot always trust the media to take a balanced view; I cannot recall it anything from "Tonight" but it's not uncommon to come across journalists fishing for an exceptional person to help them make a story out of very little.

Rail finance is very complex ... I suspect that if you get 5 top accountants with varying political views to discuss this, you will end up with five different answers.

Heading off topic here - not a "Cotswold line cancellation log" topic.   Happy for it to be discussed elsewhere on the Coffee Shop, and please feel free to quote this message as a starter.

[Dispatch Box]

That is the sort of thing that passengers were fed up with according to the tonight programme. But is all of the fares revenues going into the railways or are fat cats creaming it off, and the government or other parties, not knowing what is happening. It mentioned that the total cost to electrify from London to Swansea was 10 billion and that's just about already spent, another 5 - 8 is needed to finish it.

You cannot always trust the media to take a balanced view; I cannot recall it anything from "Tonight" but it's not uncommon to come across journalists fishing for an exceptional person to help them make a story out of very little.

Rail finance is very complex ... I suspect that if you get 5 top accountants with varying political views to discuss this, you will end up with five different answers.

Heading off topic here - not a "Cotswold line cancellation log" topic.   Happy for it to be discussed elsewhere on the Coffee Shop, and please feel free to quote this message as a starter.

Sorry graham, been naughty, I was reading this thread when I thought of it, and did not know to put it, so was plonked here so it got noticed.

[1st fan]

EDIT: As Journey Check isn't calling it short formed I'll assume it isn't.
The 16:27 from Worcester Foregate Street has now been reduced from an HST^▸ (High Speed Train) to a 5 car IET^▸ (Intercity Express Train). As a result space is very tight in standard. I feel sorry for the people who booked seats. There are no seat reservations working and no paper replacements. The Train Manager has been on the PA^▸ (Public Address) a few times to apologise for this and the cramped conditions. She also said that it's first come first served for seats as there's no reservations. This is a very popular train back to London at the end of the weekend. So I'm hoping that this a temporary measure and a 9 car will be doing the trip before too long.
We are however no longer running on time. We have been sitting at Airport Junction thanks allegedly to congestion caused by engineering works.

[charles_uk]

Today is Blue Monday, supposedly the most depressing day of the year.

07:10 Moreton-in-Marsh to London Paddington due 08:51 will be started from Oxford.
It will no longer call at Moreton-in-Marsh, Kingham, Charlbury and Hanborough.
This is due to a broken down train.

Last Updated:21/01/2019 06:17

[charles_uk]

Were there problems with the 17:52 Paddington to Worcester Shrub Hill service yesterday?

Realtime trains says it only got as far as Ladbroke Grove and then suggests it headed back towards Paddington (1 late at Ladbroke Grove, 41 late at Portobello Junction, 44 late at Royal Oak Junction etc).

I appreciate Realtime trains isn't always foolproof but the GWR^▸ (Great Western Railway) Twitter feed also hints that there were problems with a broken down train yesterday evening.