North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025

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[Worcester_Passenger]

Tuesday January 28

An odd one this morning - the 'halts' train is running, but not stopping at the halts. The halts stops are on the train behind.

07:00 Worcester Shrub Hill to Didcot Parkway due 08:46 will no longer call at Shipton, Ascott-Under-Wychwood, Finstock and Combe.
This is due to more trains than usual needing repairs at the same time.
Last Updated:28/01/2025 05:02

07:31 Worcester Shrub Hill to London Paddington due 09:42 will call additionally at Shipton, Ascott-Under-Wychwood, Finstock and Combe.
This is due to the train making extra stops because a train was cancelled.
Last Updated:28/01/2025 05:04

Looking at RTT^» (Real Time Trains - website), there's a three-car Turbo allocated to the 07:00 - does that make it too big for the halts?

[Worcester_Passenger]

Problems between Paddington and Reading this morning.

1W13 06:50 London Paddington to Worcester Shrub Hill (09:04) was +25 at Reading, +17 at Oxford, held at Wolvercote  and Evesham (+52), arrived +58.
Fortunately this one goes out of service at Shrub Hill. It returns to Paddington at 16:53.

1W15 07:50 London Paddington to Worcester Shrub Hill (09:58) was +6 at Oxford but arrived +17.
This one returns to Paddington at 10:16.

[ChrisB]

Looking at RTT^» (Real Time Trains - website), there's a three-car Turbo allocated to the 07:00 - does that make it too big for the halts?

Certainly does, without selective door opening.

[IndustryInsider]

Looking at RTT^» (Real Time Trains - website), there's a three-car Turbo allocated to the 07:00 - does that make it too big for the halts?

Yes, though I think Ascott is OK for a 3-car in that direction.  Shipton, Combe and Finstock definitely aren't.

With local door controls fitted, there's no reason why the TM^‡(resolve) couldn't do it from a local door if the method of working is altered in a similar fashion to Avoncliffe and others, but it happens so rarely that I don't suppose it's deemed worth it.

[Worcester_Passenger]

15:23 London Paddington to Worcester Foregate Street due 17:47 will be cancelled.
This is due to more trains than usual needing repairs at the same time.
Last Updated:28/01/2025 14:47

17:04 Didcot Parkway to Evesham due 18:23 will no longer call at Combe, Finstock and Ascott-Under-Wychwood.
This is due to more trains than usual needing repairs at the same time.
Last Updated:28/01/2025 16:39

16:58 London Paddington to Worcester Shrub Hill due 19:04 will call additionally at Combe, Finstock and Ascott-Under-Wychwood.
This is due to more trains than usual needing repairs at the same time.
Last Updated:28/01/2025 16:41

18:02 Worcester Foregate Street to London Paddington due 20:29 will be cancelled.
This is due to more trains than usual needing repairs at the same time.
Last Updated:28/01/2025 14:47

[charles_uk]

15:23 London Paddington to Worcester Foregate Street due 17:47 will be cancelled.
This is due to more trains than usual needing repairs at the same time.
Last Updated:28/01/2025 14:47

And the following service, the 1552 London Paddington to Worcester Shrub Hill train departed Paddington 28 minutes late and left Oxford 38 late.

[Worcester_Passenger]

And the following service, the 1552 London Paddington to Worcester Shrub Hill train departed Paddington 28 minutes late and left Oxford 38 late.

Given that the 15:52 left Oxford at 17:23, the scheduled departure time of the 'halts' train, did the 15:52 get given the job of doing the halts calls (instead of the 16:58)? Can't really tell from the RTT^» (Real Time Trains - website) reports.

[Later] Looking in more detail at RTT, the 15:52 took 28 minutes from Hanborough to Moreton (scheduled for 24). The 16:58 took 37 (scheduled for 27).  So I think the 16:58 did the halts calls.

Meanwhile, we have the right size of train doing the 'halts' today.