Cotswold Line - 2020 cancellation and amendments log

[whole diary]

[Worcester_Passenger]

13:18 Hereford to London Paddington due 16:25 will no longer call at Worcestershire Parkway Hl, Pershore, Evesham, Honeybourne, Moreton-In-Marsh, Kingham, Charlbury and Hanborough.
It has been delayed between Malvern Link and Worcester Foregate Street and is now 47 minutes late.
This is due to a points failure.
Last Updated:29/02/2020 15:06

According to RTT^» (Real Time Trains - website), the 57 miles from Shrub Hill to Oxford took 50.5 minutes.

[Worcester_Passenger]

15:50 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 18:30 will be terminated at Oxford.
It will no longer call at Hanborough, Charlbury, Kingham, Moreton-In-Marsh, Honeybourne, Evesham, Pershore, Worcestershire Parkway Hl, Worcester Shrub Hill, Worcester Foregate Street, Malvern Link and Great Malvern.
This is due to a fault on this train.
Last Updated:02/03/2020 17:04

19:04 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 21:22 will be cancelled.
This is due to a fault on this train.
Last Updated:02/03/2020 17:05

[IndustryInsider]

Oil leak I believe.

[Worcester_Passenger]

05:10 Oxford to Worcester Foregate Street due 06:24 has been cancelled.
This is due to a fault on this train.
Last Updated:04/03/2020 05:28

06:53 Worcester Foregate Street to Didcot Parkway due 08:41 will be reinstated.
It will be started from Oxford.
It will no longer call at Worcester Foregate Street, Worcester Shrub Hill, Pershore, Evesham, Honeybourne, Moreton-In-Marsh, Kingham, Shipton, Ascott-Under-Wychwood, Charlbury, Finstock, Combe and Hanborough.
This is due to a fault on this train.
Last Updated:04/03/2020 05:28

It's a reinstatement, Jim, but not as we know it.

[charles_uk]

I notice that the 05:11 Worcester Shrub Hill to Paddington Service was delayed by 16 minutes at Oxford yesterday. Was that due to coupling issues again?

[IndustryInsider]

I notice that the 05:11 Worcester Shrub Hill to Paddington Service was delayed by 16 minutes at Oxford yesterday. Was that due to coupling issues again?

Yes, though I think it was a procedural error rather than a fault with the sets.

[Witham Bobby]

Wednesday 4 March 2020

0510 Oxford to Worcester Foregate Street 2E77

"This service was cancelled due to a problem with the doors (M7)."

0653 Worcester Foregate Street to Didcot Parkway 2E80

"This service was cancelled between Worcester Foregate Street and Oxford due to a problem at the depot (MU^▸ (Multiple Unit))."

Information from Realtime Trains

[charles_uk]

Nothing on JourneyCheck (as I've mentioned elsewhere) but assuming http://iris2.rail.co.uk/tiger/ to be correct, the 17:34 Paddington to Hereford, 17:58 Paddington to Worcester Foregate Street and 18:58 Paddington to Hereford services are all five car short-formations this evening.

There were further short-formations earlier today including a very cosy 06:43 Worcester Shrub Hill to Paddington train.

[IndustryInsider]

Nothing on JourneyCheck (as I've mentioned elsewhere) but assuming http://iris2.rail.co.uk/tiger/ to be correct, the 17:34 Paddington to Hereford, 17:58 Paddington to Worcester Foregate Street and 18:58 Paddington to Hereford services are all five car short-formations this evening.

Yes, all three were formed of 5-car units tonight.  The middle one of those three is probably better as a 5-car to be honest, but the first one especially really needs to be a 9-car.  The planned set for the 18:58 Hereford was used instead for the 19:04 Penzance for some reason.

[IndustryInsider]

17:58 is showing on JourneyCheck as shortformed tonight, but it isn’t.  Hopeless!

The other two are also 9-cars!

[Richard Fairhurst]

The 18.58 is five-car. I’m on it. It’s pretty cosy.

[IndustryInsider]

The 18.58 is five-car. I’m on it. It’s pretty cosy.

Lastminuteswap.com 

[charles_uk]

And when you really do need a short-train:

6:53 Worcester Foregate Street to Didcot Parkway due 08:41 will no longer call at Shipton, Finstock and Combe.
This is due to a fault on this train.
Will be formed of 3 coaches instead of 2.
Last Updated:06/03/2020 05:44

[grahame]

And when you really do need a short-train:

6:53 Worcester Foregate Street to Didcot Parkway due 08:41 will no longer call at Shipton, Finstock and Combe.
This is due to a fault on this train.
Will be formed of 3 coaches instead of 2.
Last Updated:06/03/2020 05:44

Is it only when they move "west" that 165/166s have selective door opening fitted? 

[IndustryInsider]

Yes, or at least that’s the only time it’s used.  The LTV^▸ (London [and] Thames Valley) route drivers and guards haven’t been trained on using it as it would only be needed once in a blue moon - this morning being that ‘once’.  Bit silly mind you!