North Cotswold Line delays and cancellations - 2024

[whole diary]

[TonyN]

Usual problem: I was going to Oxford today but when I looked at 7am this morning there was only 1 down train back from Oxford running between 15:00 and 18:00.

That would have arrived at Oxford full and standing so ether I would not have been able to get on or would have had to stand as far as Moreton in Marsh.

Stayed at home.

Shops in Oxford lost my buisiness Argos gained.

[charles_uk]

A couple of morning peak cancellations this week for the record:

Tuesday 7 May: 1P16 0643 Worcester Shrub Hill to London Paddington - cancelled due to late arrival of an inbound service (YI)
Thursday 9 May: 1P02 0523 Hereford to London Paddington - cancelled due to a problem at the depot (MU^▸ (Multiple Unit))

[charles_uk]

And a number of afternoon/evening cancellations:

12:51 London Paddington to Worcester Foregate Street due 15:00 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 and Worcester Foregate Street.
This is due to a fault on this train.

15:17 Worcester Foregate Street to London Paddington due 17:29 will be cancelled.
This is due to a fault on this train.

15:52 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 18:26 will be cancelled.
This is due to industrial action.

17:57 London Paddington to Worcester Foregate Street due 20:11 will be cancelled.
This is due to industrial action.

19:05 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 21:24 will be cancelled.
This is due to industrial action.

22:51 London Paddington to Worcestershire Parkway Hl due 01:06 will be cancelled.
This is due to industrial action.

[Worcester_Passenger]

Friday May 10:

07:13 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 09:42 has been delayed at Great Malvern and is now 26 minutes late.
This is due to a fault on this train.
Last Updated:10/05/2024 07:50

Subsequently held at Norton Junction for the on-time 1W11 05:53 Paddington - Great Malvern.
Now 32 late at Reading.

[Richard Fairhurst]

One of these days I am going to find out who at GWR^▸ (Great Western Railway) Control thinks it’s a smart idea to turn trains short at Shrub Hill, and frogmarch them repeatedly between Foregate and Shrub Hill in hot weather with a heavy backpack…

[Worcester_Passenger]

Now you see it:

15:44 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 18:18 will be started from Worcester Shrub Hill.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.
Last Updated:12/05/2024 15:26

... and now you don't:

18:03 Worcester Shrub Hill to Great Malvern due 18:18
Additional 18:03 Worcester Shrub Hill to Great Malvern due 18:18 will be cancelled.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.
Last Updated:12/05/2024 15:24

Note the time-stamps.

[Worcester_Passenger]

There are problems with the signalling at Oxford this morning. As of 05:55, the halts train has yet to depart:

05:10 Oxford to Worcester Shrub Hill due 06:15 is being delayed at Oxford.
This is due to a fault with the signalling system.
Last Updated:13/05/2024 05:18

OpenTrainTimes shows it as still in the sidings.

06:15 : I should have posted that earlier - it departed immediately afterwards, some 57 late.

06:30 :
Oxford - Paddington departures getting a bit bunched this morning:
1P08 05:20 Oxford to London Paddington (5 cars) left at 06:26, 66 late
1P10 06:00 Oxford to London Paddington (9 cars) at 06:31, 31 late
1P11 05:14 Worcester Shrub Hill to London Paddington (9 cars) at 06:35, 4 late

Plus

06:50 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 09:29 will be started from Reading.
This is due to a fault with the signalling system.
Last Updated:13/05/2024 06:26

RTT^» (Real Time Trains - website) is showing the 06:50 Paddington - Malvern being worked by the same unit as 1P08, the 05:20 Oxford - Paddington.

06:54:
1P08 05:20 Oxford to London Paddington (5 cars) has indeed been cancelled after Reading, though it's not been reported on JourneyCheck.
1P10 06:00 Oxford to London Paddington (9 cars) will skip its stops at Maidenhead and Slough.

07:18:

06:43 Worcester Shrub Hill to London Paddington due 08:43 has been delayed at Worcester Shrub Hill and is now 23 minutes late.
This is due to train crew being delayed by service disruption.
Last Updated:13/05/2024 07:06

Looks like the halts train is going to turn back at Evesham today.

07:30
The stock for the halts train is struggling on. Left Evesham 88 late as a result of waiting for the late-running 06:43 Shrub Hill - Paddington.

[Worcester_Passenger]

18:57 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 21:21 will be cancelled.
This is due to a fault on this train.
Last Updated:13/05/2024 16:52

[Worcester_Passenger]

05:23 Hereford to London Paddington due 08:24 will be started from Worcester Shrub Hill.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.
Last Updated:15/05/2024 00:45

Stock normally overnights at Hereford, but was moved to Shrub Hill.

[Worcester_Passenger]

05:23 Hereford to London Paddington due 08:24 was started from Worcester Shrub Hill.
It has been delayed at Worcester Shrub Hill and is now 26 minutes late.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.
Last Updated:15/05/2024 06:42

[Worcester_Passenger]

07:00 Worcester Shrub Hill to Didcot Parkway due 08:45 has been cancelled.
This is due to a fault on this train.
Last Updated:15/05/2024 07:45

[Worcester_Passenger]

06:50 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 09:29 is being delayed between Oxford and Hanborough and is now expected to be 20 minutes late.
This is due to train crew being delayed by service disruption.
Last Updated:15/05/2024 08:09

Delayed by late running of 06:43 Shrub Hill - Paddington, which is doing the 'halts' stops this morning and is 32 late at Oxford.

[Worcester_Passenger]

13:50 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 16:16 has been cancelled.
This is due to trespassers on the railway earlier today.
Last Updated:15/05/2024 14:03

16:32 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 19:29 will be cancelled.
This is due to trespassers on the railway earlier today.
Last Updated:15/05/2024 14:03

17:04 Didcot Parkway to Moreton-In-Marsh due 18:10 will be cancelled.
This is due to a fault on this train.
Last Updated:15/05/2024 14:13

18:51 Evesham to Oxford due 19:50 will be cancelled.
This is due to a fault on this train.
Last Updated:15/05/2024 14:13

[charles_uk]

13:50 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 16:16 has been cancelled.
This is due to trespassers on the railway earlier today.
Last Updated:15/05/2024 14:03

With the following 14:53 Paddington to Worcester Foregate Street running 18 minutes late.

The 2023 thread got to 29 pages; it's mid May and we're already two thirds of the way to that total!

[Worcester_Passenger]

17:04 Didcot Parkway to Moreton-In-Marsh due 18:10 will be cancelled.
This is due to a fault on this train.
Last Updated:15/05/2024 14:13

18:51 Evesham to Oxford due 19:50 will be cancelled.
This is due to a fault on this train.
Last Updated:15/05/2024 14:13

Both of these journeys have been removed from the list of cancellations - but are not shown as 'reinstated'.