Thames Valley infrastructure problems causing disruption elsewhere - 2017

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[bobm]

Realtime Trains is suggesting the 15:49 Paddington - Moreton-in-Marsh has been stationary near the Heathrow Airport Junction since 16:12 (as at 19:56). Is that really the case, or what have GWR^▸ (Great Western Railway) managed to do with services which had departed from Paddington and then got caught up in the chaos?

I think there have been problems with the feeds these sites rely on - see http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/coffeeshop/index.php?topic=15702.msg216277#msg216277

[charles_uk]

Realtime Trains is suggesting the 15:49 Paddington - Moreton-in-Marsh has been stationary near the Heathrow Airport Junction since 16:12 (as at 19:56). Is that really the case, or what have GWR^▸ (Great Western Railway) managed to do with services which had departed from Paddington and then got caught up in the chaos?

I think there have been problems with the feeds these sites rely on - see http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/coffeeshop/index.php?topic=15702.msg216277#msg216277

I suspected that might have been the case but - even so - what did happen to that service (and others)? Did it eventually get through to Reading or was it sent back towards Paddington?

Edit - Realtime Trains is now showing it having arrived at Slough 269 minutes late, and National Rail Enquiries says it will arrive at Moreton-in-Marsh at 21:45!

[Adelante_CCT]

Realtime Trains is suggesting the 15:49 Paddington - Moreton-in-Marsh has been stationary near the Heathrow Airport Junction since 16:12 (as at 19:56). Is that really the case,

Looks like it is, as it has just arrived Slough, 269 late

[SandTEngineer]

Network Rail

London Paddington Signalling has been restored and lines are now open. Apologies for the disruption.

06 Jul 17 - 20:49

Well that apology really sounds sincere..........

[lbraine]

Reading right now !

Three hours on and halfway home.

Reading overbridge is heaving - why - there are no local TV^▸ (Thames Valley) trains until 23:13

How is this justified ??

[Adelante_CCT]

As if it wasn't bad enough for the passengers on the 15:49, it has now just been held at Kennet Loop for around 10 minutes whilst a class 7 freight was routed through, has now arrived Reading 292 late

[charles_uk]

As if it wasn't bad enough for the passengers on the 15:49, it has now just been held at Kennet Loop for around 10 minutes whilst a class 7 freight was routed through, has now arrived Reading 292 late

And left 312 late - that's over five hours. That is some delay whatever the length of journey.

[John R]

Actually arrived 312 late and terminated there (maybe not surprisingly, I'm sure the crew are out of hours).  So still a bit longer to wait for those going towards the Cotswold Line.

[NickB]

Ooooo I'm going to hit these f**** with a big taxi bill this evening. With a vengeance.

[Adelante_CCT]

No, it arrived 292 late, and then as Charles said it departed 312 late, hence why RTT^» (Real Time Trains - website) says 16:19 - 21:11 (292). It says 312 late because that was the time it did depart,  perhaps it continued empty or as a different headcode, but I saw it leave on OTT^▸ (Open Train Times website, or possibly 'over the top', depending on context) around 21:30

[BBM]

No, it arrived 292 late, and then as Charles said it departed 312 late, hence why RTT^» (Real Time Trains - website) says 16:19 - 21:11 (292). It says 312 late because that was the time it did depart,  perhaps it continued empty or as a different headcode, but I saw it leave on OTT^▸ (Open Train Times website, or possibly 'over the top', depending on context) around 21:30

Might it have become this service, 1Z41 2132 RDG^▸ (Rail Delivery Group, or Reading station, depending on context) to Worcester Shrub Hill?

http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/O10218/2017/07/06/advanced

[TaplowGreen]

Just leaving Waterloo on the 2258 to Windsor.. under normal circumstances I'd have been on the 1742 from Paddington-Maidenhead and may have been able to say goodnight to my kids......I believe there are some people who are "proud" to work on the railways. Time to look in the mirror & think very hard.

[Adelante_CCT]

Might it have become this service, 1Z41 2132 RDG^▸ (Rail Delivery Group, or Reading station, depending on context) to Worcester Shrub Hill?

Yup, that explains that then

[teamsaint]

If it wasn't before, I think it is now time for a deep level cross-industry enquiry regarding the ongoing signalling reliability between Maidenhead and Paddington.  There are far too many minor outages and far too many major ones such as today and yesterday.  With the ever increasing numbers of people wanting to travel by train, this simply isn't good enough.

...and while they are at it, they could do something about the seemingly almost daily signalling problems around Wimbledon/ Clapham .

Really sorry to hear about the problems  in and out of Paddington, must be miserable for anybody affected,

[NickB]

Absolutely TG. It is not the ineptitude that I resent but the comtempt that I'm held by GWR^▸ (Great Western Railway) workers for trying to just get home. I've taken Friday as holiday as I haven't seen my one year old since Monday due to gwr's doing. Utter utter dishclothes from start to finish.