North Cotswold Line delays and cancellations - 2024

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[Worcester_Passenger]

22:51 London Paddington to Worcestershire Parkway Hl due 01:06 will be cancelled.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.
Last Updated:19/07/2024 21:14

[Worcester_Passenger]

Final score for yesterday's meltdown:
1P20 08:15 Worcester Shrub Hill to London Paddington : left Shrub Hill +55, ran via Stroud, terminated at Reading +55.
1P22 08:56 Great Malvern to London Paddington : held before Oxford, arrived +20.
1P24 09:55 Great Malvern to London Paddington : lost time after Oxford, arrived +18.
1P26 10:59 Great Malvern to London Paddington : held at Charlbury, lost time after Oxford, arrived +35.
1P28 11:57 Great Malvern to London Paddington : despite everything else, arrived +8.
1P30 13:16 Worcester Shrub Hill to London Paddington : left +11, arrived +46.
1P04 13:18 Hereford to London Paddington : lost time after Reading, arrived +36.
1P34 15:17 Worcester Foregate Street to London Paddington : left +11, arrived +28.
1P05 15:18 Hereford to London Paddington : delayed at and after Didcot, arrived +25.
1P38 16:32 Great Malvern to London Paddington : started from Shrub Hill +17, benefits from a 16-minute wait at Moreton, arrived Oxford +10, cancelled thereafter.
1P39 17:26 Worcester Foregate Street to London Paddington : started from Shrub Hill +31, benefits from a 10-minute wait at Moreton, arrived +22.
1P40 18:02 Worcester Foregate Street to London Paddington : started from Shrub hill +25, diverted via Stroud, arrived +15.
2E16 18:51 Evesham to Oxford : OK.
1P42 19:05 Great Malvern to London Paddington : cancelled throughout.
1P44 20:04 Great Malvern to London Paddington : started from Foregate Street, otherwise OK.
1P46 20:56 Worcester Foregate Street to London Paddington : started from Shrub Hill, otherwise OK.
1P06 22:00 Hereford to London Paddington : OK.

1W21 10:53 London Paddington to Worcester Shrub Hill : started from Reading +10, arrived +2
1W02 11:52 London Paddington to Hereford : delayed after Didcot, arrived +17.
1W25 12:51 London Paddington to Worcester Foregate Street : delayed from Maidenhead, arrived +19.
1W27 13:50 London Paddington to Great Malvern : left +31, Reading +58, Shrub Hill +63 and cancelled thereafter.
1W29 14:53 London Paddington to Worcester Foregate Street : started from Reading +35, held at Wolvercote and Evesham, arrived Shrub Hill +57 and cancelled thereafter.
1W30 15:23 London Paddington to Worcester Foregate Street departed +35, Oxford +70, arrived Shrub Hill +65 and cancelled thereafter.
1W31 15:52 London Paddington to Great Malvern : cancelled throughout.
2E14 17:04 Didcot Parkway to Moreton : departed +14, arrived +17.
1W33 16:58 London Paddington to Great Malvern : departed +18, Oxford +32, arrived Foregate Street +33 and cancelled thereafter.
1W03 17:34 London Paddington to Hereford : started from Oxford +50, may have skipped some stops, arrived +27.
1W34 17:57 London Paddington to Worcester Foregate Street : departed +14, Oxford +34, arrived Shrub Hill +43 and cancelled thereafter.
1W36 18:57 London Paddington to Great Malvern : started from Reading +15, arrived +18.
1W05 19:53 London Paddington to Hereford : held Reading +36, held Shrub Hill +54, has the benefit of a 14-minute stand at Great Malvern, held Malvern Wells +54, arrived +52.
1W41 20:52 London Paddington to Great Malvern : OK
1W43 21:53 London Paddington to Worcester Shrub Hill : OK
1W45 22:52 London Paddington to Worcestershire Parkway : cancelled throughout.

[Worcester_Passenger]

Saturday : things were going well.

13:05 Worcester Foregate Street to London Paddington due 15:22 will be cancelled.
This is due to more trains than usual needing repairs at the same time.
Last Updated:20/07/2024 11:18

15:52 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 18:29 will be cancelled.
This is due to more trains than usual needing repairs at the same time.
Last Updated:20/07/2024 12:38

19:00 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 21:24 will be cancelled.
This is due to more trains than usual needing repairs at the same time.
Last Updated:20/07/2024 12:38

[Class 50]

Is this due to Hitachi being short of serviceable  units ?

[Worcester_Passenger]

13:11 Worcester Foregate Street to London Paddington due 15:24 has been delayed at Oxford and is now 31 minutes late.
This is due to trespassers on the railway.
Last Updated:21/07/2024 15:04

16:58 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 19:26 will be starting late from Great Malvern.
This is due to trespassers on the railway earlier today.
Last Updated:21/07/2024 15:04

1W02 11:50 Paddington to Hereford was started today from Reading

13:50 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 16:17 is being delayed between Radley and Oxford and is now expected to be 28 minutes late.
This is due to trespassers on the railway.
Last Updated:21/07/2024 15:07

[Worcester_Passenger]

15:31 Hereford to London Paddington due 18:24 will be started from Worcester Shrub Hill.
This is due to a fault on this train.
Last Updated:21/07/2024 15:49

RTT^» (Real Time Trains - website) reports that the stock travelled empty from Hereford to Shrub Hill.

[Witham Bobby]

15:23 London Paddington to Worcester Foregate Street due 17:47 will be cancelled.
This is due to a points failure.
Last Updated:22/07/2024 14:32

18:02 Worcester Foregate Street to London Paddington due 20:29 will be cancelled.
This is due to a points failure.
Last Updated:22/07/2024 14:33

[Worcester_Passenger]

17:04 Didcot Parkway to Moreton-In-Marsh due 18:10 will be cancelled.
This is due to a broken down train.
Last Updated:22/07/2024 15:15

Calls at halts being made by 1W33 16:58 London Paddington to Great Malvern.

18:51 Evesham to Oxford due 19:50 will be cancelled.
This is due to a broken down train.
Last Updated:22/07/2024 15:16

[Worcester_Passenger]

19:53 London Paddington to Hereford due 22:58 will be terminated at Worcester Foregate Street.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.
Last Updated:22/07/2024 17:53

[Worcester_Passenger]

Yesterday was a very good day, with no cancellations, no short workings and not a lot of late running.

But today

15:23 London Paddington to Worcester Foregate Street due 17:47 will be cancelled.
This is due to a fault on this train.
Last Updated:25/07/2024 12:28

18:02 Worcester Foregate Street to London Paddington due 20:29 will be cancelled.
This is due to a fault on this train.
Last Updated:25/07/2024 12:28

[Worcester_Passenger]

A pair of cancellations on Saturday evening.

But today, Sunday July 28, sees the service severely trashed. It's limited to Oxford today on account of engineering work there.

1P30 08:15 Foregate Street - Oxford was cancelled.

12:00 Great Malvern to Oxford due 13:31 will be cancelled.
This is due to more trains than usual needing repairs at the same time.
Last Updated:28/07/2024 02:11

13:12 Worcester Foregate Street to Oxford due 14:31 will be cancelled.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.
Last Updated:28/07/2024 02:58

15:19 Worcester Shrub Hill to Oxford due 16:31 will be cancelled.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.
Last Updated:28/07/2024 03:03

17:00 Great Malvern to Oxford due 18:31 will be cancelled.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.
Last Updated:28/07/2024 03:03

18:58 Great Malvern to Oxford due 20:28 will be cancelled.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.
Last Updated:28/07/2024 03:03

20:46 Great Malvern to Oxford due 22:22 will be cancelled.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.
Last Updated:28/07/2024 03:03

09:47 Oxford to Great Malvern due 11:15 will be cancelled.
This is due to more trains than usual needing repairs at the same time.
Last Updated:28/07/2024 02:11

13:47 Oxford to Worcester Shrub Hill due 15:00 will be cancelled.
This is due to more trains than usual needing repairs at the same time.
Last Updated:28/07/2024 02:11

14:47 Oxford to Great Malvern due 16:17 will be cancelled.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.
Last Updated:28/07/2024 03:03

16:50 Oxford to Great Malvern due 18:18 will be cancelled.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.
Last Updated:28/07/2024 03:03

18:47 Oxford to Great Malvern due 20:15 will be cancelled.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.
Last Updated:28/07/2024 03:03

20:48 Oxford to Great Malvern due 22:16 will be cancelled.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.
Last Updated:28/07/2024 03:03

23:30 Oxford to Worcester Shrub Hill due 00:43 will be cancelled.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.
Last Updated:28/07/2024 03:03

The timetable today has departures from Shrub Hill at 08:19, 09:19, 10:19, 11:19, 12:19, 13:19, 14:19, 15:19, 16:19, 17:19, 18:19, 19:16, 20:16, 21:10. Cancelled trains shown crossed out - seven out of the fourteen.

Departures from Oxford are at 08:47, 09:47, 10:47, 11:47, 12:47, 13:47, 14:47, 15:47, 16:50, 17:47, 18:47, 19:52 (to Hereford), 20:48, 21:50 and 23:30. Seven cancellations out of fourteen.

[Worcester_Passenger]

And to that horrendous list we have to add

14:00 Great Malvern to Oxford due 15:31 will be terminated at Worcester Shrub Hill.
This is due to more trains than usual needing repairs at the same time.
Last Updated:28/07/2024 11:00

We now have a five-hour gap in an "hourly" service between 11:19 and 16:19.

[TaplowGreen]

And to that horrendous list we have to add

14:00 Great Malvern to Oxford due 15:31 will be terminated at Worcester Shrub Hill.
This is due to more trains than usual needing repairs at the same time.
Last Updated:28/07/2024 11:00

We now have a five-hour gap in an "hourly" service between 11:19 and 16:19.

Sounds like everyone's been invited to the same BBQ......

[Worcester_Passenger]

29/07/24 06:43 Worcester Shrub Hill to London Paddington due 08:44 will be cancelled.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.
Last Updated:28/07/2024 23:01

[Worcester_Passenger]

08:51 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 11:14 will be terminated at Worcester Shrub Hill.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.
Last Updated:29/07/2024 04:19

11:57 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 14:23 will be started from Worcester Shrub Hill.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.
Last Updated:29/07/2024 04:19