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« Reply #555 on: August 10, 2017, 17:26:46 » |
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Disruption now till 2000
Make that 23:59!
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« Reply #556 on: August 20, 2017, 19:40:22 » |
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For ease of reference the discussion following the derailment of High Speed Train ( HST▸ ) power car 43188 at Paddington today has been moved to a topic of its own and merged with a duplicate thread. http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/coffeeshop/index.php?topic=18609.0Edit: VickiS - Clarifying Acronym
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« Reply #557 on: August 20, 2017, 19:49:13 » |
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You didn't just do CfNs job did you?
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« Reply #558 on: August 20, 2017, 21:08:48 » |
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William Huskisson MP▸ was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830. Many more have died in the same way since then. Don't take a chance: stop, look, listen.
"Level crossings are safe, unless they are used in an unsafe manner." Discuss.
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« Reply #559 on: August 20, 2017, 21:17:50 » |
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*If* your description of me is correct I'd be a good goalkeeper.
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« Reply #560 on: September 05, 2017, 06:08:08 » |
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Is it too early to suggest that, with nothing on this thread for two weeks, that the infrastructure has finally settled down and started working as designed?
Or is everyone so inured to the system failing that it's no longer post-worthy?
Or have I just jinxed it by posting this?
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« Reply #561 on: September 05, 2017, 07:56:46 » |
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Is it too early to suggest that, with nothing on this thread for two weeks, that the infrastructure has finally settled down and started working as designed?
Or is everyone so inured to the system failing that it's no longer post-worthy?
Or have I just jinxed it by posting this?
Over the area that the Coffee Shop covers as a whole, I tend to notice posting volume fluctuating is sync with there being issues which are newsworthy - and those newsworthy items are typically NOT "there were plenty of seats on the 19:30 and it ran on time". April to June ... our post numbers were in the 1150 to 1350 range. July to now - 1750 to 2150 range. (extrapolating from the first few days of this month, we're still in that range). We have "new" problems ... lack of train crew, lack of available trains ... but those problems are now further west than the Thames Valley. And rather than problems with old stuff, perhaps the Thames Valley is moving into the "teething issues" phase which may be more appropriate on other threads.
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« Reply #562 on: September 05, 2017, 09:09:55 » |
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Is it too early to suggest that, with nothing on this thread for two weeks, that the infrastructure has finally settled down and started working as designed?
Or is everyone so inured to the system failing that it's no longer post-worthy?
Or have I just jinxed it by posting this?
The infrastructure may have inproved, but I would love to know what the heck is going on with the trains. The 0738 from Goring has been 2 carriages this week, and its absolute hell. Its standing room only leaving Tilehurst, then it has Reading, Twyford and Maidenhead. If I recall, it used to then do non-stop to Paddington, but its now also doing Burnham, Slough and Southall I think the driver said. Its insane. A couple of weeks ago it went from 5 cars to 6, and now its 2?! About the only good thing is the driver telling all those with full bikes to get off, or refusing to let them on - polietly pointing out they have never been allowed on this service as it arrives into Paddington before 9am. Nice to see that finally being enforced - and to be fair to the cyclists, all the ones I have seen have complied without any issues.
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« Reply #563 on: September 05, 2017, 10:27:16 » |
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From the Reading to Paddington perspective there have been infrastructural niggles over recent weeks but generally after I've already passed through. Yesterday there were minor signalling delays and a broken down train around 9:30
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« Reply #564 on: September 05, 2017, 18:29:00 » |
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It doesn't really seem worth posting the same issues each time. My morning is nearly always 5-10 mins late, generally over crowded and occasionally just doesn't turn up. Or the lack of information on GWR▸ 's website as that's been consistent over the years
Standing on the platform with the regular commuters its just become the accepted level of service.
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« Reply #565 on: September 05, 2017, 23:59:50 » |
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Much better performance recently though, don't think anyone could contest that, and reflected in performance figures over the last few weeks. Hopefully it will continue, though I'm sure there will be disruption again soon as it is such an intensively used section of track.
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To view my GWML▸ Electrification cab video 'before and after' video comparison, as well as other videos of the new layout at Reading and 'before and after' comparisons of the Cotswold Line Redoubling scheme, see: http://www.dailymotion.com/user/IndustryInsider/
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« Reply #566 on: September 06, 2017, 06:28:20 » |
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Much better performance recently though, don't think anyone could contest that, and reflected in performance figures over the last few weeks. Hopefully it will continue, though I'm sure there will be disruption again soon as it is such an intensively used section of track.
"Much better" - relatively to an extent in that "only" 1 in 5 trains are late? I'm not sure too many Businesses would be celebrating that stat. To show an improvement on June/July when there were several total meltdowns between Reading and Paddington is hardly a significant achievement, and your final comment emphasises that it's more down to luck/timing than anything else. I get that the area is intensively used, but if memory serves we were all told that the extensive signalling work which in itself created massive disruption was supposed to address the problems and issues that this created along with replacing the older systems?
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« Reply #567 on: September 06, 2017, 08:59:58 » |
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Level crossing barriers between Newbury and Reading causing disruption this morning. eg, 1A72 lost 15 minutes.
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« Reply #568 on: September 06, 2017, 09:14:33 » |
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Much better performance recently though, don't think anyone could contest that, and reflected in performance figures over the last few weeks. Hopefully it will continue, though I'm sure there will be disruption again soon as it is such an intensively used section of track.
"Much better" - relatively to an extent in that "only" 1 in 5 trains are late? I'm not sure too many Businesses would be celebrating that stat. To show an improvement on June/July when there were several total meltdowns between Reading and Paddington is hardly a significant achievement, and your final comment emphasises that it's more down to luck/timing than anything else. I get that the area is intensively used, but if memory serves we were all told that the extensive signalling work which in itself created massive disruption was supposed to address the problems and issues that this created along with replacing the older systems? I guess I'm just pleased that, for customers as well as staff, the number of delays recently (by which I mean the last month or so) due to infrastructure problems in the Thames Valley has reduced. I don't know how much of a role luck is playing in that, but I hope it continues.
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To view my GWML▸ Electrification cab video 'before and after' video comparison, as well as other videos of the new layout at Reading and 'before and after' comparisons of the Cotswold Line Redoubling scheme, see: http://www.dailymotion.com/user/IndustryInsider/
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« Reply #569 on: September 06, 2017, 09:47:52 » |
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This Didcot Herald story claims that for four weeks in August 60.2 per cent of trains were delayed or cancelled between Didcot and Paddington. Unfortunately it is just a reference to a piece in the Sunday Times so no clue on the method to come up with that figure (and the article if online would be paywalled).
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