North Cotswold Line delays and cancellations - 2024

[whole diary]

[Worcester_Passenger]

Advance notice for tomorrow morning:

11/07/24 05:23 Hereford to London Paddington due 08:24 will be cancelled.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.
Last Updated:10/07/2024 18:02

We do have a driver, so the set is on its way to Paddington as empty stock.

And...

17:34 London Paddington to Hereford due 20:25 will be cancelled.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.
Last Updated:11/07/2024 02:00

22:00 Hereford to Worcester Shrub Hill due 22:51 will be cancelled.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.
Last Updated:11/07/2024 02:00

[charles_uk]

There's a report in The Times today reporting "Great Western Railway (GWR^▸ (Great Western Railway)), which runs services in the west of England and Wales, paid 1.43 million [delay] claims [in the financial year to April], the most of any operator and an 80 per cent increase on 2022-23." I suspect claims in 2024-25 could be even higher.

[Worcester_Passenger]

The evening halts train cancelled today:

17:04 Didcot Parkway to Moreton-In-Marsh due 18:10 will be terminated at Oxford.
This is due to a fault on this train.
Last Updated:12/07/2024 14:25

18:51 Evesham to Oxford due 19:50 will be cancelled.
This is due to a fault on this train.
Last Updated:12/07/2024 14:25

16:58 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 19:26 doing extra stops to cover for the cancellation.

[Worcester_Passenger]

Saturday July 13:

20:20 Hereford to London Paddington due 23:28 will be terminated at Reading.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.
Last Updated:13/07/2024 10:27

[Worcester_Passenger]

Sunday July 14:
1P30 0815 Worcester Foregate Street to London Paddington : cancelled throughout
1P45 1058 Great Malvern to London Paddington : delayed after Reading. Arrived 43 late.
1P55 1312 Worcester Foregate Street to London Paddington : cancelled throughout
1P73 1659 Great Malvern to Paddington : cancelled after Reading
1P88 2046 Great Malvern to London Paddington : cancelled after Reading

1W15 0736 London Paddington to Great Malvern : delayed at Shrub Hill, arrived +28
1W59 1750 London Paddington to Great Malvern : delayed after Oxford, arrived +15
1W08 1850 London Paddington to Hereford : cancelled after Great Malvern

Monday July 15:

05:23 Hereford to London Paddington due 08:24 will be started from Oxford.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.
Last Updated:15/07/2024 06:16

[Worcester_Passenger]

09:52 London Paddington to Hereford due 12:46 will no longer call at Worcester Foregate Street.
This is due to a shortage of station staff.
Last Updated:15/07/2024 11:52

11:57 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 14:23 will no longer call at Worcester Foregate Street.
This is due to a shortage of station staff.
Last Updated:15/07/2024 11:52

[Witham Bobby]

12:51 London Paddington to Worcester Foregate Street due 15:00 will be terminated at Worcester Shrub Hill.
It will no longer call at Hanborough, Charlbury, Kingham, Honeybourne, Evesham, Pershore and Worcester Foregate Street.
It has been delayed between London Paddington and Reading and is now 36 minutes late.
This is due to trespassers on the railway.
Last Updated:15/07/2024 14:08

13:50 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 16:15 is being delayed at London Paddington.
This is due to trespassers on the railway.
Last Updated:15/07/2024 13:58

[Worcester_Passenger]

Some oddities in the late evening last night according to RTT^» (Real Time Trains - website):

1W41 20:52 London Paddington to Great Malvern was on time to Evesham, but then was held there from 22:38 to 23:01. It's scheduled to take 21 minutes from there to Shrub Hill, but actually took 34, arriving at 23:35.

2E78 21:00 Bristol Temple Meads to Worcester Shrub Hill was on time to Abbotswood Junction (22:19) but passed Norton Junction at 23:11, some 48 late.

Meanwhile, 1P06 22:00 Hereford to London Paddington was held at Foregate Street from 22:45 to 23:16.

Some kind of failure at Norton Junction perhaps?

[Worcester_Passenger]

And after a good day yesterday:

Cancellations to services between London Paddington and Hereford via Oxford
Due to a fault with the signalling system at Worcester Shrub Hill trains have to run at reduced speed on all lines. Disruption is expected until the end of the day.
Train services between London Paddington and Hereford via Oxford and Worcester Shrub Hill may be cancelled, delayed or revised.

Customer Advice
A signalling fault at Worcester Shrub Hill station is causing congestion and delays in the area, which unfortunately means that some trains may be altered/cancelled.
Ticket acceptance has been agreed with
>West Midlands Railway; your GWR^▸ (Great Western Railway) tickets will be valid on these services between Hereford and Worcester Shrub Hill, and
> Transport for Wales; your GWR tickets will be valid on these services between Hereford and Newport (South Wales)
Last Updated:17/07/2024 15:03

11:52 London Paddington to Hereford due 14:44 will be terminated at Great Malvern.
It has been previously delayed, is being further delayed between Worcester Foregate Street and Malvern Link and is now expected to be 80 minutes late.
This is due to a fault on a train in front of this one.
Last Updated:17/07/2024 15:25

15:18 Hereford to London Paddington due 18:29 will be started from Great Malvern.
This is due to a fault with the signalling system.
Last Updated:17/07/2024 14:58

RTT^» (Real Time Trains - website) reports the 11:52 as being on time to Norton Junction, but as arriving at Shrub Hill +36. Has just taken 50 minutes between Henwick and Newland East. The train in front with the fault was West Midlands' 13:50 from Birmingham New Street to Hereford. On time at Newland East, but +52 at Great Malvern and cancelled thereafter.

[Worcester_Passenger]

15:52 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 18:26 is being delayed between Reading and Oxford and is now expected to be 14 minutes late.
This is due to a fault with the signalling system.
Last Updated:17/07/2024 16:47

17:04 Didcot Parkway to Moreton-In-Marsh due 18:10 will be terminated at Oxford.
This is due to a fault on a train in front of this one.
Last Updated:17/07/2024 17:09

16:58 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 19:26 will call additionally at Combe, Finstock, Ascott-Under-Wychwood and Shipton.
This is due to the train making extra stops because a train was cancelled.
Last Updated:17/07/2024 17:10

18:51 Evesham to Oxford due 19:50 will be cancelled.
This is due to a fault on a train in front of this one.
Last Updated:17/07/2024 17:09

[Worcester_Passenger]

08:15 Worcester Shrub Hill to London Paddington due 10:23 will be diverted between Worcester Shrub Hill and Reading and terminated at Reading.
It will no longer call at Worcestershire Parkway Hl, Pershore, Evesham, Honeybourne, Moreton-In-Marsh, Kingham, Charlbury, Hanborough, Oxford and London Paddington but will call additionally at Didcot Parkway.
It will be starting late from Worcester Shrub Hill.
This is due to a speed restriction earlier on this train's journey.
Last Updated:19/07/2024 07:55

10:53 London Paddington to Worcester Shrub Hill due 13:01 will be started from Reading.
This is due to a speed restriction earlier on this train's journey.
Last Updated:19/07/2024 07:59

According to RTT^» (Real Time Trains - website), the stock for the 08:15 is expected to arrive at Shrub Hill at 09:00, after heavy delays between Swindon and Kemble.

In the end, the train left Shrub Hill +55, ran via Stroud and arrived Reading +55.

[Worcester_Passenger]

14:53 London Paddington to Worcester Foregate Street due 17:04 will be started from Reading.
This is due to train crew being delayed by service disruption.
Last Updated:19/07/2024 14:59

[Witham Bobby]

15:52 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 18:26 has been cancelled.
This is due to a fault with the signalling system.
Last Updated:19/07/2024 15:52

19:05 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 21:26 will be cancelled.
This is due to a fault with the signalling system.
Last Updated:19/07/2024 15:52

It wouldn't be Friday without some cancellations in the mix

[Worcester_Passenger]

And...

13:50 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 16:15 will be terminated at Worcester Shrub Hill.
It has been previously delayed and is now 61 minutes late from Oxford.
This is due to a fault with the signalling system.
Last Updated:19/07/2024 15:50

16:32 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 19:29 will be started from Worcester Shrub Hill.
This is due to a fault with the signalling system.
Last Updated:19/07/2024 15:51

[Worcester_Passenger]

16:32 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 19:29 was started from Worcester Shrub Hill and will be terminated at Oxford.
This is due to a fault with the signalling system.
Last Updated:19/07/2024 17:52

17:26 Worcester Foregate Street to London Paddington due 19:52 will be started from Worcester Shrub Hill.
This is due to train crew being delayed by service disruption.
Last Updated:19/07/2024 17:24

18:02 Worcester Foregate Street to London Paddington due 20:29 will be started from Worcester Shrub Hill and diverted between Worcester Shrub Hill and Didcot Parkway.
This is due to a fault with the signalling system.
Last Updated:19/07/2024 17:29

17:34 London Paddington to Hereford due 20:25 will be started from Oxford.
This is due to a fault with the signalling system.
Last Updated:19/07/2024 17:55

19:16 The 17:34 to Hereford has just left Oxford, +50.