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« Reply #60 on: April 11, 2016, 05:25:50 »
Another great start to a GWR▸ (Great Western Railway) week.....

Delays to services between Ealing Broadway and Hayes & Harlington 
Due to a fault with the signalling system between Ealing Broadway and Hayes & Harlington:
Train services running through these stations may be delayed by up to 30 mins.

Cancellations to services between London Paddington and Greenford 
Due to a fault with the signalling system between London Paddington and Greenford all lines are blocked.
Train services running to and from these stations may be cancelled. Disruption is expected until 08:00 11/04.

..........last Monday it was overrunning engineering in the morning, signal failure in the evening, other way around today?  Angry
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« Reply #61 on: April 11, 2016, 10:42:01 »
Quote from: TaplowGreen on April 11, 2016, 05:25:50
Another great start to a GWR▸ (Great Western Railway) week.....
..........last Monday it was overrunning engineering in the morning, signal failure in the evening, other way around today?  Angry

Not wanting to be picky, but...
"Over-running Engineering Work" in the Evening would suggest that the Engineers started early, before the end of traffic.  While we're all keen to get on with the job, we tend not to start until the last train has passed... Wink
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« Reply #62 on: April 11, 2016, 11:44:04 »
Quote from: rower40 on April 11, 2016, 10:42:01
Quote from: TaplowGreen on April 11, 2016, 05:25:50
Another great start to a GWR▸ (Great Western Railway) week.....
..........last Monday it was overrunning engineering in the morning, signal failure in the evening, other way around today?  Angry

Not wanting to be picky, but...
"Over-running Engineering Work" in the Evening would suggest that the Engineers started early, before the end of traffic.  While we're all keen to get on with the job, we tend not to start until the last train has passed... Wink


............it's Health and Safety gone mad!  Grin
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« Reply #63 on: April 11, 2016, 18:55:44 »
Quote from: rower40 on April 11, 2016, 10:42:01
Quote from: TaplowGreen on April 11, 2016, 05:25:50
Another great start to a GWR▸ (Great Western Railway) week.....
..........last Monday it was overrunning engineering in the morning, signal failure in the evening, other way around today?  Angry

Not wanting to be picky, but...
"Over-running Engineering Work" in the Evening would suggest that the Engineers started early, before the end of traffic.  While we're all keen to get on with the job, we tend not to start until the last train has passed... Wink


Depends where the engineering work is; during the day for example at OOC▸ (Old Oak Common (depot)) it is possible that some of the lines into the depot are blocked for engineering work, the block being lifted in time for the run up to the evening peak
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« Reply #64 on: May 04, 2016, 16:05:00 »
Yesterday (3rd May) evening -> Acton signalling.
This morning -> Didcot signalling.
This evening:
"Due to a fault with the signalling system between Ealing Broadway and London Paddington the London bound relief line is blocked.
Impact: Train services running to and from these stations may be cancelled or delayed by up to 20 mins. Disruption is expected until 16:30 04/05"
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« Reply #65 on: May 05, 2016, 15:27:38 »
More of the same signalling problems today.
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« Reply #66 on: May 09, 2016, 09:06:58 »
And Swindon/Didcot this morning (09/05)
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« Reply #67 on: May 09, 2016, 14:11:43 »
There were problems between Iver and Slough this morning as well. I caught the 0959 down stopper from Hayes and Harlington which used the Down Main until just after Slough and missed the HOT connection at TWY▸ (Twyford station).
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« Reply #68 on: May 12, 2016, 09:08:43 »
After the flooding last night (discussed elsewhere) there are more problems this morning.
The Newbury - Thatcham line was closed due to a level crossing fault.
There were signalling problems through West Drayton and Southall.

These two conspired to delay me by around half an hour into Paddington (where I spent an hour last night wondering what was going where).
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« Reply #69 on: May 13, 2016, 08:53:21 »
Signalling problems at Basingstoke this morning affecting my local services to Reading. Another 35 minutes delay.
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« Reply #70 on: May 13, 2016, 15:23:31 »
Quote from: Jason on May 12, 2016, 09:08:43
After the flooding last night (discussed elsewhere) there are more problems this morning.
I'm probably being blind and stupid, but I've looked, and can't find anything about the flooding.  Can you point me in the right direction plz?
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« Reply #71 on: May 13, 2016, 15:44:58 »
Have a look here
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« Reply #72 on: May 16, 2016, 09:48:10 »
Delays London bound through Hayes this morning due to earlier failed Heathrow Connect(?) service.
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« Reply #73 on: May 16, 2016, 10:16:20 »
......seems to be lots of ticket office closures too for some reason?
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« Reply #74 on: May 17, 2016, 19:25:47 »
Quote from: Jason on May 16, 2016, 09:48:10
Delays London bound through Hayes this morning due to earlier failed Heathrow Connect(?) service.

Quote from: TaplowGreen on May 16, 2016, 10:16:20
......seems to be lots of ticket office closures too for some reason?

... neither of which are really infrastructure problems, are they?
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