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« Reply #30 on: March 13, 2023, 17:43:59 » |
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"Useful in case of disruption" is the worst of arguments for retention of an alternative service.
However, the decision to kill the Bristol to Waterloo trains came at a very bad time, given that the industry was in a state of change, and the OHLE inbound from Southall has emerged as being a bit glass-backed - and users of the route also have the potential disruption from large scale construction at Old Oak Common to look forward to. It's at times like these when people are changing the way they live and travel that opportunities can be created and grasped and in the face of this the DfT» has been rather good at shutting down possibilities for growth.
The Bristol to Waterloo trains enabled people who knew about them to sidestep a GWML▸ meltdown, but also had a slew of other strengths, enabling a lot of journeys that are far more awkward without them and also improved the accessiblity of the railway system in the south west. Losing that service has been a disaster for the network. The scale of the disaster depends on how useful they were to the people affected.
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« Reply #31 on: March 14, 2023, 06:37:23 » |
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Looks like yesterday's overhead line problem remains unresolved so it's another day of chaos to look forward to.
I was very lucky last night - managed to get on an Elizabeth Line service at Bond Street which delivered me at Taplow only about 5 minutes too late but have heard a number of horror stories from elsewhere.
As I went through Ealing Broadway there was an IET▸ parked up on the London bound fast platform with engineers crawling over the roof so not sure if that had something to do with it.
Let's hope NR» get it fixed this morning and come up with a more robust solution going forward.
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« Reply #32 on: March 14, 2023, 06:43:28 » |
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Looks like yesterday's overhead line problem remains unresolved so it's another day of chaos to look forward to.
I was very lucky last night - managed to get on an Elizabeth Line service at Bond Street which delivered me at Taplow only about 5 minutes too late but have heard a number of horror stories from elsewhere.
As I went through Ealing Broadway there was an IET▸ parked up on the London bound fast platform with engineers crawling over the roof so not sure if that had something to do with it.
Let's hope NR» get it fixed this morning and come up with a more robust solution going forward.
It has been reported elsewhere that an access panel on the roof became loose which resulted in it coming into contact with the overhead lines. Why remains to be seen but it was reported a polythene sheeting had been entangled in the overheads near Hayes, that may be a contributing factor in the panel coming loose The wires have been secured so that trains can run in diesel only on the mains. |
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« Reply #33 on: March 14, 2023, 07:40:30 » |
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Cancellations to services between London Paddington and Reading
Delays to services between London Paddington and Bristol Temple Meads
Delays to services between London Paddington and Plymouth via Taunton
Delays to services between London Paddington and Swansea via Bristol Parkway
Delays to services between London Paddington and Hereford via Oxford
..............all due to the continuation of yesterday's OHL▸ issue and expected to last "until the end of the day" according to Journeycheck.
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« Reply #34 on: March 15, 2023, 06:41:30 » |
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The coffee shop's visual map of services is useful for an at-a-glance impression of things this morning, and for once it doesn't look as though it's been attacked by a furious three year old armed with a red crayon... so, Severn Tunnel, see you in a bit.
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« Reply #35 on: March 15, 2023, 06:50:30 » |
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The coffee shop's visual map of services is useful for an at-a-glance impression of things this morning, and for once it doesn't look as though it's been attacked by a furious three year old armed with a red crayon... so, Severn Tunnel, see you in a bit.
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Don't speak too soon............. Delays to services at Reading Due to a fault with the signalling system at Reading fewer trains are able to run on some lines. Train services running through this station will be delayed. Disruption is expected until the end of the day. |
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« Reply #36 on: March 17, 2023, 07:41:58 » |
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What a hopeless week it's been.
Cancellations to services between London Paddington and Slough
Due to a safety inspection of the track between London Paddington and Slough the line towards Slough is blocked.
Train services running to and from these stations may be cancelled or delayed. Disruption is expected until the end of the day.
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« Reply #37 on: March 17, 2023, 09:30:05 » |
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Broken rail at one of the Southall crossovers.
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« Reply #38 on: March 18, 2023, 09:27:46 » |
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Broken rail at one of the Southall crossovers.
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« Reply #39 on: March 22, 2023, 18:06:29 » |
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Due to a points failure between Slough and Hayes & Harlington some lines are blocked.
Train services running through these stations may be cancelled or delayed. Disruption is expected until 18:30 22/03.
Customer Advice
Apologies to customers travelling between Slough and London Paddington this evening.
Due to a points issue in the West Drayton area, the 'slow line' towards London is currently blocked.
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« Reply #40 on: March 23, 2023, 07:18:04 » |
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Cancellations to services between Slough and Hayes & Harlington
Due to a points failure between Slough and Hayes & Harlington some lines are blocked.
Train services running through these stations may be cancelled or delayed. Disruption is expected until 18:30 22/03.
Customer Advice
Apologies to customers travelling between Slough and London Paddington this evening.
Due to a points issue in the West Drayton area, the 'slow line' towards London is currently blocked.
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« Reply #41 on: March 23, 2023, 08:12:27 » |
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The Elizabeth Line is almost completly knackered this morning.
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« Reply #42 on: March 23, 2023, 10:14:56 » |
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The Elizabeth Line is almost completly knackered this morning.
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« Reply #43 on: March 26, 2023, 17:22:31 » |
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I got caught out on 23rdon way to Reading fortuantely the friend I was meeting phoned to say tha the train I ws intending to catch fro Taplow was not on RTT» . however, the one beofre was running late so I just had time to rush to the station. Manged it but only because it was running late.
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« Reply #44 on: March 27, 2023, 09:32:18 » |
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Due to a fault with the signalling system between Newbury and Reading fewer trains are able to run on all lines.
Train services running through these stations may be cancelled, delayed or revised. Disruption is expected until 11:00 27/03.
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