North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025

[whole diary]

[Worcester_Passenger]

Wednesday January 1

Alas, the New Year has started badly:

07:50 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 10:14 will be cancelled.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.
Last Updated:01/01/2025 03:00

13:50 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 16:15 will be cancelled.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.
Last Updated:01/01/2025 03:00

08:15 Worcester Shrub Hill to London Paddington due 10:23 will be cancelled.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.
Last Updated:01/01/2025 03:00

08:56 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 11:24 will be started from Worcester Shrub Hill.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.
Last Updated:01/01/2025 06:39

10:59 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 13:25 will be cancelled.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.
Last Updated:01/01/2025 03:00

16:32 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 19:29 will be started from Worcester Shrub Hill.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.
Last Updated:01/01/2025 03:00

[Worcester_Passenger]

Sunday January 5

After a few good days...

10:58 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 13:35 has been cancelled.
This is due to a fault with the signalling system.
Last Updated:05/01/2025 11:35

Though RTT^» (Real Time Trains - website) says

This service was cancelled due to an issue with the train crew (TG).

14:46 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 17:15 will be cancelled.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.
Last Updated:05/01/2025 04:58

[charles_uk]

Sunday January 5

After a few good days...

14:46 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 17:15 will be cancelled.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.
Last Updated:05/01/2025 04:58

And the preceding service:

13:46 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 16:16 will be started from Worcester Shrub Hill.
It will no longer call at London Paddington, Reading, Didcot Parkway, Oxford, Hanborough, Charlbury, Kingham, Moreton-In-Marsh, Honeybourne, Evesham, Pershore and Worcestershire Parkway Hl.
This is due to a fault with the signalling system.

And after those two cancellations as far as services from London/Oxford to the Cotswolds are concerned:

Facilities on the 15:46 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 18:15.
Will be formed of 5 coaches instead of 9. There are no reservations on this service.

[Worcester_Passenger]

Plus

17:46 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 20:14 will be cancelled.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.
Last Updated:05/01/2025 12:36

[Worcester_Passenger]

20:46 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 23:41 will be started from Reading.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.
Further Information
GWR^▸ (Great Western Railway) Ticket acceptance with West Midlands Railway on th 21.28 Great Malvern to Birmingham New Street service. Change for the Avanti 22.56 Birmingham New Street to London Euston.
Last Updated:05/01/2025 15:48

21:46 London Paddington to Worcester Shrub Hill due 00:01 will be terminated at Oxford.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.
Further Information
Customers are requested to check the stations Onward Travel Information poster and wait for replacement road transport at the designated stop. Customers are advised that the replacement road transport may run later than the advertised train times owing to the additional time taken by road between stations and the time required for loading and unloading at each stop.
Rail replacement transport has been requested to run from Oxford to Worcester Shrubb Hill . T.B.C
Last Updated:05/01/2025 12:59

[Worcester_Passenger]

Monday January 6

Some of last night's cancellations have consequences for this morning's trains:

1P11 0516 Worcester Shrub Hill to Paddington
RTT^» (Real Time Trains - website) :

This service was cancelled between Oxford and London Paddington due to an issue with the train crew (TH).

07:13 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 09:42 will be cancelled.
This is due to more trains than usual needing repairs at the same time.
Last Updated:06/01/2025 03:33

[Worcester_Passenger]

Tuesday January 7 was a good day, with only two short workings.

2E14 1704 Didcot Parkway to Evesham ran late, arriving +19.
Behind it, 1W33 16:58 London Paddington to Great Malvern (19:25) arrived Worcester Shrub Hill +24 and "was cancelled between Worcester Shrub Hill and Great Malvern due to late arrival of an inbound service (YI)".
1P44 19:45 Great Malvern to London Paddington was started from Shrub Hill.

[Worcester_Passenger]

Wednesday January 8

17:04 Didcot Parkway to Evesham due 18:23 will be cancelled.
This is due to a fault on this train.
Last Updated:08/01/2025 11:19

18:51 Evesham to Oxford due 19:50 will be cancelled.
This is due to a fault on this train.
Last Updated:08/01/2025 11:19

'Halts' train's station calls being covered by 16:58 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 19:25.

[Worcester_Passenger]

And in the evening, RTT^» (Real Time Trains - website) reports

1W41 20:52 London Paddington to Great Malvern (23:13) arrived Shrub Hill +19 and "was cancelled between Worcester Shrub Hill and Great Malvern due to the train operator's request (TB)."

1W43 21:53 London Paddington to Worcester Shrub Hill (00:01) "was cancelled due to an issue with the train crew (TH)."

[Worcester_Passenger]

Thursday January 9

1W13 06:50 London Paddington to Great Malvern (09:29) arrived Worcester Shrub Hill +9.
RTT^» (Real Time Trains - website) : This service was cancelled between Worcester Shrub Hill and Great Malvern due to a problem with the train (M8).

1P24 10:16 Great Malvern to London Paddington was started from Shrub Hill.

[Worcester_Passenger]

Saturday January 11

07:43 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 10:26 will be started from Worcester Shrub Hill.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.
Last Updated:11/01/2025 03:25

Curiously, RTT^» (Real Time Trains - website) is reporting that the empty stock for this train ran from Bristol Parkway (dep. 05:23) to Great Malvern (arr. 07:30).

11:50 London Paddington to Hereford due 14:43 will be cancelled.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.
Last Updated:11/01/2025 03:26

And the stock for this ran empty from Paddington (depart 11:50) to Shrub Hill (arrive 13:48).

15:14 Hereford to London Paddington due 18:24 will be started from Worcester Shrub Hill.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.
Last Updated:11/01/2025 03:26

16:39 : Note added about empty stock working on 11:50.

[Worcester_Passenger]

Sunday January 12

07:36 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 10:15 has been delayed at London Paddington and is now 30 minutes late.
This is due to engineering works not being finished on time.
Last Updated:12/01/2025 08:06

Held at Wolvercote (+31) and Evesham (+53). Arrived Shrub Hill +59 and cancelled thereafter.

08:44 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 11:14 has been delayed at London Paddington and is now 22 minutes late.
This is due to engineering works not being finished on time.
Last Updated:12/01/2025 09:07

Arrived +30.

09:47 London Paddington to Hereford due 12:58 will be delayed at Oxford.
This is due to train crew being delayed.
Last Updated:12/01/2025 10:34

Held Shrub Hill (+26), arrived +17.

08:58 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 11:27 is being delayed at Hanborough and is now expected to be 22 minutes late.
This is due to congestion.
Last Updated:12/01/2025 10:33

Held Charlbury, arrived +30.

10:58 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 13:26 will be started from Worcester Shrub Hill.
This is due to engineering works not being finished on time.
Last Updated:12/01/2025 10:25

11:58 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 14:27 will be starting late from Great Malvern.
This is due to engineering works not being finished on time.
Last Updated:12/01/2025 09:09

11:40 : updated
14:00 : updated

[Worcester_Passenger]

Monday January 13 was going well until

1W27 13:50 London Paddington to Great Malvern departed +12, arrived Worcester Shrub Hill +22 and was cancelled thereafter.

16:32 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 19:29 will be started from Worcester Shrub Hill.
This is due to this train being late from the depot.
Last Updated:13/01/2025 15:51

[Worcester_Passenger]

Tuesday January 14

17:04 Didcot Parkway to Evesham due 18:23 will be cancelled.
This is due to a broken down train.
Last Updated:14/01/2025 15:42

18:51 Evesham to Oxford due 19:50 will be cancelled.
This is due to a broken down train.
Last Updated:14/01/2025 15:42

[Witham Bobby]

Morning hassles today because of a broken down train between Worcester Foregate Street and Great Malvern

Cancellations to services between Worcester Foregate Street and Great Malvern
Due to a broken down train between Worcester Foregate Street and Great Malvern all lines are closed.
Train services running through these stations may be cancelled or delayed. Disruption is expected until 10:00 15/01.
Customer Advice
Due to a broken down West Midlands train at Malvern Link, trains are unable to run between Worcester Foregate Street and Great Malvern.
We're sorry for the delay to your journey.

We will update this message with more information when we have it.
Further Information
An update will follow within the next 2 hours
Last Updated:15/01/2025 08:56