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« Reply #375 on: October 22, 2015, 07:06:54 » |
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I got a bit caught up in this disruption today aswell.
Rushed back to PAD» this afternoon to get the 1618 Bedwyn, which was cancelled, I assume due to the problems documented above.
Jumped on the 1622 OXF» HST▸ (to get me as far as RDG‡) which was somewhat rammed as a result!
That was my "itinerary" but with the addition of musical escalators at Reading. I had made my way to P1 to catch the 1612 only to hear the announcement "the Bedwyn service is currently waiting outside the station" at which point I made my way up to the overbridge expecting the Bedwyn train to be a limited stop ...which it was...back to P1 then! Probably not a good day to leave my time travelling delorean at home  |
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« Reply #376 on: October 22, 2015, 12:43:17 » |
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... I got caught up in this trying to get back from Aylesbury to Thatcham ...
So there's at least one customer for East-West Rail when it opens.  |
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ChrisB
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« Reply #377 on: October 22, 2015, 15:06:13 » |
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Doubt it'll help much....
THA-RDG‡-DID» -OXF» -Wendover (reverse)-AYS
Quicker via London, I reckon, depending on frequency & whether EWR gets extended to RDG
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« Reply #378 on: October 22, 2015, 15:10:50 » |
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Doubt it'll help much....
THA-RDG‡-DID» -OXF» -Wendover (reverse)-AYS
Quicker via London, I reckon, depending on frequency & whether EWR gets extended to RDG
Given my experiences on the railways this week sadly driving would seem to be the quickest (and least stressful) option. A34 permitting of course. |
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« Reply #379 on: October 22, 2015, 15:41:13 » |
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THA-RDG‡-DID» -OXF» -Wendover (reverse)-AYS
Winslow rather than Wendover? |
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ChrisB
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« Reply #380 on: October 23, 2015, 09:37:45 » |
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yep!
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« Reply #381 on: October 23, 2015, 09:38:55 » |
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« Reply #382 on: October 23, 2015, 09:50:38 » |
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Thanks for posting. My initial reaction was "WOW" to 40637 minutes being lost but - IMHO▸ - this is a Daily Mail style headline. However even if you convert it to hours (677 that is still a considerable amount of time - about 13 hours per week by my reckoning (over 2 hours per working day on average) Still, this will get better...seriously, they WILL get better! |
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NickB
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« Reply #383 on: October 23, 2015, 10:20:37 » |
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I assume (and it just that, an assumption) that 'delays' doesn't include cancellations so these numbers are just for 'arrived later than 5mins at destination' and 'we didn't even try' is counted elsewhere(??)
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ChrisB
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« Reply #384 on: October 23, 2015, 10:21:46 » |
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10mins for long distance, I believe
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« Reply #385 on: October 23, 2015, 10:54:08 » |
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If this headline figure (40637 mins) is the standard NR» measurement of delays caused by infrastructure faults in the Thames Valley (and I can't think it will be anything else), then every delay to every train of more than two minutes will have been counted. Every train means all TOCs▸ and FOCs▸ , so freight train delays as well. It will also include knock on delays outside of the Thames Valley. So a late train from the Thames Valley might delay a freight service in Wales which then delays a passenger service in the Midlands etc. All of those delays will be attributed to the root cause - the infrastructure fault, and will added up to give the headline figure.
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« Reply #386 on: October 23, 2015, 18:00:19 » |
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Whichever way you try to spin it, it's appalling, as those of us who have to put up with it on a daily basis will testify.
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« Reply #387 on: October 23, 2015, 21:06:45 » |
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It's also worse than 2014, which was pretty bad and recognised as such by all parties.
"It's getting better" is a lie. My motto of recent years, and not just about fgw, is 'just because you say it twice doesn't make it true' and this, as with many things these days, is a perfect example.
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« Reply #388 on: October 23, 2015, 21:43:23 » |
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It certainly seems to be getting worse and not better.
And some reports suggest that it is the new parts of the signalling causing significant problems, so will it carry on getting worse as more is renewed ?
And with the electrification works so badly behind schedule, we presumably have many more years of electrification related delays to look forward to.
And of course once the electrification is done, we can add weather related overhead line problems to the traditional signal failures and track defects.
I am glad that I am less reliant on trains than in the past.
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A proper intercity train has a minimum of 8 coaches, gangwayed throughout, with first at one end, and a full sized buffet car between first and standard.
It has space for cycles, surfboards,luggage etc.
A 5 car DMU▸ is not a proper inter-city train. The 5+5 and 9 car DMUs are almost as bad.
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« Reply #389 on: October 23, 2015, 22:06:08 » |
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I am glad I'm not in the past when there was a less frequent service, unwelcoming stations, poor customer service, no compensation, crap rolling stock, a worse safety record, managed decline... I try to avoid wearing these:  |
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