Thames Valley infrastructure problems causing disruption elsewhere - 2018

[whole diary]

[Jason]

Due to a fault with the signalling system between Reading and Didcot Parkway trains have to run at reduced speed on some lines towards Didcot Parkway.
Impact: Train services running to and from these stations may be delayed by up to 10 minutes. Disruption is expected until 17:00 20/02.

[Jason]

Due to urgent repairs to the railway at Oxford trains have to run at reduced speed on all lines.
Impact:
Train services running through this station will be cancelled or terminated at Didcot Parkway. Disruption is expected until 08:00 21/02.
Customer Advice:
A track defect at Oxford has meant all trains towards Didcot are running at 5mph over the defective track. Network Rail are currently repairing the railway and was expected to be completed at 05.30 however is now expected to not be completed until around 06.30.
Replacement coaches have been requested but the work has now been completed and the line is open again but there is still a speed restriction in place. Services starting at Oxford have been delayed this morning and trains will continue to be delayed in the area due to the speed restriction. Short notice alterations are likely to occur to the service.

[TaplowGreen]

Due to urgent repairs to the railway at Oxford trains have to run at reduced speed on all lines.
Impact:
Train services running through this station will be cancelled or terminated at Didcot Parkway. Disruption is expected until 08:00 21/02.
Customer Advice:
A track defect at Oxford has meant all trains towards Didcot are running at 5mph over the defective track. Network Rail are currently repairing the railway and was expected to be completed at 05.30 however is now expected to not be completed until around 06.30.
Replacement coaches have been requested but the work has now been completed and the line is open again but there is still a speed restriction in place. Services starting at Oxford have been delayed this morning and trains will continue to be delayed in the area due to the speed restriction. Short notice alterations are likely to occur to the service.

Latest update


Train services running through this station will be cancelled or terminated at Didcot Parkway. Disruption is expected until 10:30 21/02.

[charles_uk]

Due to urgent repairs to the railway at Oxford trains have to run at reduced speed on all lines.
Impact:
Train services running through this station will be cancelled or terminated at Didcot Parkway. Disruption is expected until 08:00 21/02.
Customer Advice:
A track defect at Oxford has meant all trains towards Didcot are running at 5mph over the defective track. Network Rail are currently repairing the railway and was expected to be completed at 05.30 however is now expected to not be completed until around 06.30.
Replacement coaches have been requested but the work has now been completed and the line is open again but there is still a speed restriction in place. Services starting at Oxford have been delayed this morning and trains will continue to be delayed in the area due to the speed restriction. Short notice alterations are likely to occur to the service.

Latest update

Train services running through this station will be cancelled or terminated at Didcot Parkway. Disruption is expected until 10:30 21/02.

Additional remedial repairs needed to be done which resulted in further delays between 8.15 & 9.15

[ChrisB]

Seems now to be fixed - it was a broken rail.

[charles_uk]

Delays to services between Reading and Didcot Parkway

Due to a fault with the signalling system between Reading and Didcot Parkway trains have to run at reduced speed on some lines.

Train services running to and from these stations may be delayed by up to 45 minutes. Disruption is expected until 15:15 22/02.

Last Updated:22/02/2018 13:59

[IndustryInsider]

Looks to be very disruptive, with huge queues building up on the relief lines (12 trains currently between Reading and Didcot, that's nearly every section occupied!) and no thinning out of services that I can see to help.

[charles_uk]

Rats!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-43161164

[TaplowGreen]

Great Western Rodents.

[onthecushions]

Rats' teeth are harder than iron, so it takes a lot to stop them.

I read that in Australia 25kV polymer insulators were being eaten by wild parrots.

Bring back the station cat.

OTC

[didcotdean]

I see a rat or two scuttling around every time I walk along the Ladygrove Loop foot path, in the banks on the northern side of the railway station at Didcot. For every one seen there will be plenty more about.

[stuving]

Wot no exploding rat?

[Electric train]

Wot no exploding rat?

No they just burn go crispy during which process they turn to carbon which shorts out the signalling power ........................ its a perpetual problem on older type signalling schemes


When rats get into lineside trough routes it an take ages to fined all the damage caused, they even like eating so called vermin proof cables 

[Jason]

Due to a fault with the signalling system between Reading and Basingstoke all lines are blocked.
Impact:
Train services running to and from these stations may be cancelled, delayed or revised. Disruption is expected until 18:15 26/02.

Lots of other problems across the wider network

Now pushed back until 20:15

[Jason]

Due to a fault with the signalling system between Reading and Slough some lines towards London Paddington are closed.
Impact:
Train services running to and from these stations may be delayed or revised. Disruption is expected until 08:30 27/02.