North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025

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[Oxonhutch]

..., today there are problems with the overhead wires at Hereford:

 

[ChrisB]

Suspect no wires at Hereford - might be those at Stoke Gifford, if that's where the stock originates?

[IndustryInsider]

Internal notes suggest it was overnight cabling works which overran.  Perhaps someone in the dead of night misread that as overhead cabling works?

That set stables overnight in the Down Siding at Hereford.  The one that comes up from Stoke Gifford now forms the 07:13 GMV^▸ (Great Malvern station)-PAD^» (Paddington (London) - next trains).

[Worcester_Passenger]

Internal notes suggest it was overnight cabling works which overran.  Perhaps someone in the dead of night misread that as overhead cabling works?

That set stables overnight in the Down Siding at Hereford.  The one that comes up from Stoke Gifford now forms the 07:13 GMV^▸ (Great Malvern station)-PAD^» (Paddington (London) - next trains).

That seems more likely! 

[Witham Bobby]

13:18 Hereford to London Paddington due 16:24 has been cancelled.
This is due to a fault with the signalling system.
Last Updated:01/04/2025 13:56

Yet another great day for the Hereford service

[Worcester_Passenger]

13:18 Hereford to London Paddington due 16:24 has been cancelled.
This is due to a fault with the signalling system.
Last Updated:01/04/2025 13:56

Yet another great day for the Hereford service

The outward journey, 1W01 09:52 London Paddington to Hereford (12:46) was on time until Ledbury, but arrived Hereford +27.

The second return trip, 1W02 11:52 London Paddington to Hereford (14:44) was cancelled after Worcester Shrub Hill "due to a fault with lineside cabling (II)".

15:18 Hereford to London Paddington due 18:29 will be started from Worcester Shrub Hill.
This is due to a fault with the signalling system.
Last Updated:01/04/2025 13:55

Later:

16:58 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 19:25 will be started from Worcester Shrub Hill.
This is due to a points failure.
Last Updated:01/04/2025 16:12

But even later:

16:58 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 19:25 has been cancelled.
This is due to a points failure.
Last Updated:01/04/2025 17:36

17:57 London Paddington to Worcester Foregate Street due 20:11 will be cancelled.
This is due to a points failure.
Last Updated:01/04/2025 17:26

19:45 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 22:24 will be started from Worcester Shrub Hill.
It will no longer call at Great Malvern, Malvern Link and Worcester Foregate Street.
This is due to a points failure.
Last Updated:01/04/2025 17:38

20:56 Worcester Foregate Street to London Paddington due 23:40 will be cancelled.
This is due to a points failure.
Last Updated:01/04/2025 17:28

The 17:34 Paddington - Hereford is still operating.

[Worcester_Passenger]

Sunday April 6

Today's problems are at Foregate Street:

08:15 Worcester Foregate Street to London Paddington due 10:35 will be started from Worcester Shrub Hill.
It will no longer call at Worcester Foregate Street.
This is due to a shortage of station staff.
Further Information
If you're travelling from Worcester Foregate Street there is a bus leaving at 08:00 from the bus stop outside the Odeon then change at Shrub Hill for the train.
Last Updated:06/04/2025 02:00

08:58 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 11:29 will no longer call at Worcester Foregate Street.
This is due to a shortage of station staff.
If you're travelling to Worcester Foregate Street please stay on the train to Shrub Hill and change for a bus leaving at 09:31 from the bus stops on Shrub Hill Road back to Foregate Street.
If you're travelling from Worcester Foregate Street there is a bus leaving at 09:00 from the bus stop outside the Odeon then change at Shrub Hill for the train.
Last Updated:06/04/2025 02:00

08:46 Oxford to Great Malvern due 10:15 will no longer call at Worcester Foregate Street.
This is due to a shortage of station staff.
Further Information
If you're travelling to Worcester Foregate Street please leave the train at Shrub Hill and change for a bus leaving at 10:11 from the bus stops on Shrub Hill Road to Foregate Street.
If you're travelling from Worcester Foregate Street there is a bus leaving at 09:40 from the bus stop outside the Odeon then change at Shrub Hill for the train.
Last Updated:06/04/2025 02:00

19:50 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 22:18 will no longer call at Worcester Foregate Street.
This is due to a shortage of station staff.
Further Information
If you're travelling to Worcester Foregate Street please leave the train at Shrub Hill and change for a bus leaving at 22:21 from the bus stops on Shrub Hill Road to Foregate Street.
If you're travelling from Worcester Foregate Street there is a bus leaving at 21:50 from the bus stop outside the Odeon then change at Shrub Hill for the train.
Last Updated:06/04/2025 02:00

The buses are being supplied by Stagecoach (from their Cheltenham depot?), so it feels like this is being arranged by West Midland Trains (rather than First's Worcester depot).

[ChrisB]

WMR^» (West Midlands Railway - website) station, so that would be effecting their services too - so they are responsible for arranging onward transport.