Thames Valley infrastructure problems causing disruption elsewhere - 2018

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[BBM]

More bad news today:

Disruption between Hayes & Harlington and London Paddington expected until 15:00

Damage to Overhead wires between Hayes & Harlington and London Paddington is causing disruption to journeys between these stations.

Services may be cancelled, revised or delayed by up to 40 minutes. This is expected to continue until 15:00.

[Worcester_Passenger]

And it's having long-term effects. JourneyCheck is reporting:

Sat, 13 January 14:00 London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads due 15:41
13/01/18 14:00 London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads due 15:41 will be starting late from London Paddington and is expected to be 15 minutes late.
This is due to damage to the overhead electric wires.

[bobm]

Indeed - that has been on the website for 5 hours.  I am amazed no-one responsible has spotted it yet.

[JayMac]

And it's having long-term effects. JourneyCheck is reporting:

Sat, 13 January 14:00 London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads due 15:41
13/01/18 14:00 London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads due 15:41 will be starting late from London Paddington and is expected to be 15 minutes late.
This is due to damage to the overhead electric wires.

I'd like a go on GWR^▸ (Great Western Railway)'s crystal ball. See if it will do the Lotto numbers for that day too.

[TaplowGreen]

...........you really couldn't make it up could you?

Cancellations to services at Reading


Due to failure of the electricity supply at Reading some lines are blocked.
Train services running to and from this station may be cancelled, delayed or revised. Disruption is expected until 08:15 04/01.

[grahame]

Due to failure of the electricity supply at Reading some lines are blocked.

Electric trains stuck in platforms perhaps?    Should have added diesel engines and called them "bi-mode" 

[Jason]

It's been elaborated to read :
The power supply has failed at Reading Depot which means that the GWR^▸ (Great Western Railway) Electrostar service between Didcot Parkway and London Paddington is disrupted. Network Rail colleagues are due on site imminently.

[NickB]

The 07.01 (Turbo) from Maidenhead to Paddington arrived with 3 of 6 carriages locked out of service - no mention of this by the driver or platform staff so perhaps they were oblivious to the mess unfolding.
The 3 remaining carriages were miserable and a woman near me collapsed to the floor around Hayes. 

Utter disgrace.

[johoare]

The 07.01 (Turbo) from Maidenhead to Paddington arrived with 3 of 6 carriages locked out of service - no mention of this by the driver or platform staff so perhaps they were oblivious to the mess unfolding.
The 3 remaining carriages were miserable and a woman near me collapsed to the floor around Hayes. 

Utter disgrace.

Indeed - not been the best week on the trains.. I've already had over 60 minutes of delays in just three days..It's going to be one long year if it continues like this.. Maybe GWR^▸ (Great Western Railway) forgot to make a resolution to actually run a proper train service in 2018.. At least that way they won't break it like they have done in all the previous years   

[TaplowGreen]

More joy to look forward to.....

Alterations to services between Slough and London Paddington
Due to a fault with the signalling system between Slough and London Paddington some lines are blocked.
Train services running to and from these stations may be delayed by up to 25 minutes or revised. Disruption is expected until 15:00 04/01.

[Jason]

Due to a train hitting an obstruction on the line between Didcot Parkway and Oxford all lines are blocked.
Impact: Train services running through these stations may be cancelled or delayed. Disruption is expected until 14:00 04/01.

Due to a tree blocking the railway between Bedwyn and Newbury all lines are blocked.
Impact: Train services running through these stations may be delayed by up to 40 minutes or diverted. Disruption is expected until 15:30 04/01.

Though trees are not infrastructure. And an obstruction can take various forms.

[IndustryInsider]

Let's hope GWR^▸ (Great Western Railway) doesn't try to mask its awful start to the new timetable by blaming trees and suicides for it all.  It goes much deeper than that!

[TaplowGreen]

Let's hope GWR^▸ (Great Western Railway) doesn't try to mask its awful start to the new timetable by blaming trees and suicides for it all.  It goes much deeper than that!

Indeed, they need to get to the root of the problem and stop making excuses...(sorry!)

[Electric train]

It's been elaborated to read :
The power supply has failed at Reading Depot which means that the GWR^▸ (Great Western Railway) Electrostar service between Didcot Parkway and London Paddington is disrupted. Network Rail colleagues are due on site imminently.

this morning 06:30 at Maidenhead the cancellations were being announced as a problem with the Overhead Electrification.

Problem with the term "power supply" can range from a few watts that powers a point indicator to OLE^▸ (Overhead Line Equipment, more often "OHLE") down in the sidings

[a-driver]

Due to a train hitting an obstruction on the line between Didcot Parkway and Oxford all lines are blocked.
Impact: Train services running through these stations may be cancelled or delayed. Disruption is expected until 14:00 04/01.
Though trees are not infrastructure. And an obstruction can take various forms.

A trampoline hit and smashed the windscreen of a train