Thames Valley infrastructure problems causing disruption elsewhere - 2015

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[Thatcham Crossing]

working by Bulls Lock between Newbury Racecourse and Thatcham

Interesting and useful info from II, thanks. A few trains I've taken recently have proceeded slowly through that area, so I'm thinking there was a TSR^▸ (Temporary Speed Restriction) in place pending the work that is now (or not!) happening?

[BerkshireBugsy]

I see there are possessions planned for the next 3 nights on the B&H^▸ (Berks and Hants - railway line from Reading to Taunton via Westbury) so is that plan now going to change? If not, let's hope they are better organised for those upcoming nights.

Update: Shuttle now also running between Newbury and Bedwyn, buses between Newbury and Theale.

Anyone know if this is electrification related?

I was one of the sad people looking hopefully at the destination board at THA this morning. Thankfully one of my scouting friends (who also needed to get to London) offered me a lift to Reading which meant I was almost on time.

The CIS^▸ (Customer Information System) board just outside the station had wall to wall cancellations and many pax (including me!) got photos to show their employees that they weren't making up the delays

Notable the ticket office wasn't open at 6am this morning which probably means (a) the normal (very helpful) GWR^▸ (Great Western Railway) person that runs this office thought "there is no point in going in today" or (b) the person supposed to be manning the office today was supposed to be coming to work by train. My money is on B

[grahame]

Thank goodness for the Transwilts with WoE UP services being diverted via Swindon. ...

Even if one did a SPAD^▸ (Signal Passed At Danger - very bad!) and lead to the cancellation of a TransWilts round trip.  We must remember the line only survived the Dr B era because of (limited) diversion and freight use.

[TaplowGreen]

Good start to the day 


Cancellations to services between Reading and Slough 




Due to engineering works not being finished on time between Reading and Slough some lines will be blocked.



Impact
Train services running to and from these stations may be cancelled. Disruption is expected until 07:00 20/10.

[bobm]

Also affecting the Henley and Marlow branches.

[TaplowGreen]

I think the branches got hit harder in the end - a few of the "red eye" Reading- Paddington services seemed to have been cancelled but there was road replacement in place......I went to Taplow station more in hope than expectation (0657 was listed as cancelled on National Rail as was the 0654 heading West) but both came in on time so they must have got the line back just in time for the rush hour.

Bit cosier than usual from West Drayton onwards.

Crossrail related overrun?

[charles_uk]

And further up the line...

Delays to services between Moreton-In-Marsh and Ascott-Under-Wychwood

Due to a fault with the signalling system between Moreton-in-Marsh and Ascott-under-Wychwood trains have to run at reduced speed on the Oxford bound line.

Impact
Train services running through these stations may be delayed by up to 10 mins. Disruption is expected until 09:30 20/10.

Some services were delayed by much more - 0528 Hereford - Paddington 15 minutes, 0709 Moreton-in-Marsh - Paddington 20 minutes, 0653 Worcester Foregate Street - Oxford by over 30 minutes

[charles_uk]

And today...

Delays to services at Oxford

Following a fault with the signalling system at Oxford all lines have now reopened.

Impact
Train services running through this station may be delayed by up to 15 mins. Disruption is expected until 15:00 21/10.

and

Delays to services between Slough and Hayes & Harlington

Due to a fault with the signalling system between Slough and Hayes & Harlington the London bound main line is closed.

Impact
Train services running through these stations may be delayed by up to 20 mins. Disruption is expected until 15:00 21/10.

[TaplowGreen]

............as if that wasn't enough.............

Alterations to services between Ealing Broadway and Hayes & Harlington

Due to a broken down train between Ealing Broadway and Hayes & Harlington the Reading bound relief line is blocked.

Impact
Train services running through these stations may be delayed or revised. Disruption is expected until 16:15 21/10.


..................this rebranding really is making a difference isn't it! 

[Western Enterprise]

Now it gets worse:

Due to a broken down train between Ealing Broadway and Hayes & Harlington the Reading bound relief line is blocked.Impact:Train services running through these stations may be delayed or revised. Disruption is expected until 16:15 21/10.
 

[TaplowGreen]

Now it gets worse:

Due to a broken down train between Ealing Broadway and Hayes & Harlington the Reading bound relief line is blocked.Impact:Train services running through these stations may be delayed or revised. Disruption is expected until 16:15 21/10.
 

Sorted - see what a difference that green paint makes! 

Alterations to services between Ealing Broadway and Hayes & Harlington

Following a broken down train between Ealing Broadway and Hayes & Harlington the Reading bound relief line has now reopened.

Impact
Train services running through these stations are returning to normal but some services may still be delayed by up to 15 mins or revised. Disruption is expected until 16:15 21/10.

[Jason]

Due to a fault with the signalling system between Slough and Hayes & Harlington the London bound main line is closed.

This has now been pushed out to 17:00

Customer Advice:First Bus route 58: Slough (Bus Station Bay 2) - Langley (Business Park) - Iver (King's Church) - Uxbridge (Station) and First Bus route 75: Maidenhead (Town Centre) - Taplow (Bath Road) - Burnham (Everitts Corner) - Slough (Bus Station) - Langley are conveying passengers via any reasonable route until further notice.

[BerkshireBugsy]

Due to a fault with the signalling system between Slough and Hayes & Harlington the London bound main line is closed.

This has now been pushed out to 17:00

Customer Advice:First Bus route 58: Slough (Bus Station Bay 2) - Langley (Business Park) - Iver (King's Church) - Uxbridge (Station) and First Bus route 75: Maidenhead (Town Centre) - Taplow (Bath Road) - Burnham (Everitts Corner) - Slough (Bus Station) - Langley are conveying passengers via any reasonable route until further notice.

Yup - and I got caught up in this trying to get back from Aylesbury to Thatcham to go to my Sons' parents evening (where they picked up on his punctuation:) ) I was due to arrive  in Thatcham about 4:04 but this got pushed out to 445 + my 38 minute walk home + 4 minutes to walk to school from home...just did it!

[Thatcham Crossing]

I got a bit caught up in this disruption today aswell.

Rushed back to PAD^» (Paddington (London) - next trains) this afternoon to get the 1618 Bedwyn, which was cancelled, I assume due to the problems documented above.
Jumped on the 1622 OXF^» (Oxford - next trains) High Speed Train (HST^▸ (High Speed Train (Inter City class 43 125 units))) (to get me as far as RDG^▸ (Rail Delivery Group, or Reading station, depending on context)) which was somewhat rammed as a result!

Edit: VickiS - Clarifying Acronym

[Electric train]

I got a bit caught up in this disruption today aswell.

Rushed back to PAD^» (Paddington (London) - next trains) this afternoon to get the 1618 Bedwyn, which was cancelled, I assume due to the problems documented above.
Jumped on the 1622 OXF^» (Oxford - next trains) HST^▸ (High Speed Train (Inter City class 43 125 units)) (to get me as far as RDG^▸ (Rail Delivery Group, or Reading station, depending on context)) which was somewhat rammed as a result!

16:40 Padd to Maidenhead all 6 cars of it loads of space, and only a few mins late at Maidenhead; but then is has so much slack built in its timings it would be difficult to be late arrival