Points failure - Summer Saturday 29.6.2024 to Weymouth

[whole diary]

[grahame]

Developing situation

06:38 Weymouth to Gloucester due 10:00
06:38 Weymouth to Gloucester due 10:00 will be terminated at Dorchester West.
It will no longer call at Maiden Newton, Chetnole, Yetminster, Thornford, Yeovil Pen Mill, Castle Cary, Bruton, Frome, Westbury, Trowbridge, Bradford-On-Avon, Avoncliff, Freshford, Bath Spa, Oldfield Park, Keynsham, Bristol Temple Meads, Filton Abbey Wood, Bristol Parkway, Yate and Gloucester.
This is due to a points failure.

06:50 Westbury to Weymouth due 08:27
06:50 Westbury to Weymouth due 08:27 will be terminated at Yeovil Pen Mill.
It will no longer call at Thornford, Yetminster, Chetnole, Maiden Newton, Dorchester West, Upwey and Weymouth.
This is due to a points failure.

07:30 Yeovil Pen Mill to Gloucester due 10:00
Additional 07:30 Yeovil Pen Mill to Gloucester due 10:00 is being delayed at Yeovil Pen Mill.
This is due to a points failure.

06:55 Cheltenham Spa to Weymouth due 10:32
06:55 Cheltenham Spa to Weymouth due 10:32 will be terminated at Westbury.
It will no longer call at Frome, Bruton, Castle Cary, Yeovil Pen Mill, Thornford, Yetminster, Chetnole, Maiden Newton, Dorchester West, Upwey and Weymouth.
This is due to a points failure.

09:52 Westbury to Swindon due 10:36
09:52 Westbury to Swindon due 10:36 will be cancelled.
This is due to a points failure.

Cancellations to services between Yeovil Pen Mill and Weymouth
Due to a fault with the signalling system between Yeovil Pen Mill and Weymouth all lines are blocked.
Train services running to and from these stations may be cancelled, delayed by up to 45 minutes or revised. Disruption is expected until 10:00 29/06.
Customer Advice
We are sorry for the delay to your journey. We will update this message with more information when we have it.
Replacement road transport has been requested to operate in both directions between Westbury and Weymouth. Further details of this will be advertised when the road transport has been sourced.
South Western Railway are conveying passengers via any reasonable route until further notice.

As I write in a changing situation, the first remaining train into Weymouth from Westbury will be the 11:08 arrival - the (09:10 from Melksham). Loading may be interesting if it even gets a far as Weymouth ... can't imagine buses being any quicker. 

[bradshaw]

The fault seems to centre on the signalling at Maiden Newton

[grahame]

Cancellations to services between Yeovil Pen Mill and Weymouth
Following a fault with the signalling system between Yeovil Pen Mill and Weymouth all lines have now reopened.
Train services running to and from these stations are returning to normal but some services may still be cancelled, delayed by up to 80 minutes or revised. Disruption is expected until 10:00 29/06.
Customer Advice
The Weymouth line has re-opened albeit with delays of 60 minutes that will still occur for a short time. We are sorry for the delay to your journey.
South Western Railway are conveying passengers via any reasonable route until further notice.