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Author Topic: 2025 - Service update and amendment log, Swindon <-> Westbury  (Read 25422 times)
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« on: January 04, 2025, 22:42:09 »

Cancellations to services between Trowbridge and Chippenham via Melksham

Due to heavy snow at Westbury disruption is expected until the end of the day.

Train services between Trowbridge and Chippenham via Melksham will be cancelled.

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Due to engineering works in the Westbury area, rail services are already disrupted.

Rail replacement road transport was in operation, however due to the snow, some coach operators are standing down and therefore the advertised rail replacement road services may not run.
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« Reply #1 on: January 05, 2025, 10:53:52 »

Slightly confusing message in that there were no *train* services planned through Melksham today in any event due to the engineering work.
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« Reply #2 on: January 23, 2025, 18:11:26 »

Oh dear ...

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17:35 Swindon to Weymouth due 19:57

17:35 Swindon to Weymouth due 19:57 will be started from Trowbridge.
It will no longer call at Swindon, Chippenham and Melksham.
It will be delayed at Trowbridge and is expected to be 20 minutes late.
This is due to a fault on this train.
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« Reply #3 on: January 23, 2025, 18:22:23 »

During the Westbury closure the 17:35 from Swindon has been operated with the unit which worked the morning service from Trowbridge.    The unit has spent the day idle in Platform 2 at Swindon.

Whatever the fault with it was, it left Swindon at 17:00 today to head to St Philips Marsh depot in Bristol.

As far as I am aware it is the only train, or bus replacement, not to operate for passengers over the duration of the works.
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« Reply #4 on: January 26, 2025, 06:34:56 »

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08:06 Warminster to Swindon due 08:58

Facilities on the 08:06 Warminster to Swindon due 08:58.
Will be formed of 3 coaches instead of 2.

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Celebration!    The triains are back and running again.   Lots of  2 <-> 3 carriage swiches today and in this queter season that won't make a huge difference (2 carriages on "The Weymouth" in the summer WOULD)

Running time 52 minutes, Warminster to Swindon.  What a wonderful contrast to the last month.  Buses have performed well, but the journey has taken twice as long.
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« Reply #5 on: January 26, 2025, 13:28:00 »

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14:22 Frome to Swindon due 15:33

14:22 Frome to Swindon due 15:33 will be started from Westbury.
It will no longer call at Frome.
This is due to a broken down train earlier today.
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« Reply #6 on: January 27, 2025, 12:36:36 »

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12:17 Westbury to Swindon due 12:59
13:14 Swindon to Westbury due 13:57

13:14 Swindon to Westbury due 13:57 will be cancelled.
This is due to train crew being delayed by service disruption.

Those are the "clever" services which are crewed by staff coming off the 10:35 London to Exeter at Westbury which has been cancelled due to flooding ... not sure flooding where ... and our fair weather railway fails again!
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« Reply #7 on: January 27, 2025, 12:57:22 »

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12:17 Westbury to Swindon due 12:59
13:14 Swindon to Westbury due 13:57

13:14 Swindon to Westbury due 13:57 will be cancelled.
This is due to train crew being delayed by service disruption.

Those are the "clever" services which are crewed by staff coming off the 10:35 London to Exeter at Westbury which has been cancelled due to flooding ... not sure flooding where ... and our fair weather railway fails again!

Ah  - it must be this

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Cancellations to services between Reading and Taunton
Due to heavy rain flooding the railway earlier today between Reading and Taunton fewer trains are able to run on the line towards Reading.
Train services running through these stations will be cancelled or delayed. Disruption is expected until 13:00 27/01.

And they are economic with the truth there - disruption is expected until 13:57 and not just until 13:00 ...   
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« Reply #8 on: January 27, 2025, 14:37:57 »

Celebration!    The trains are back and running again.
Woohoo - my 07:21 Melksham-Chippenham this morning was on time, and I was able to catch the 07:34 Weston service at Chippenham without 'sprinting' (I use the term loosely) across the platform. All those upgrades have worked Smiley
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« Reply #9 on: January 27, 2025, 17:16:06 »

Appreciate there have been fewer trains so far this year, but by this stage of 2024 we were on page six of the disruptions topic.
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« Reply #10 on: January 28, 2025, 22:07:55 »

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20:06 Westbury to Cheltenham Spa due 22:05

20:06 Westbury to Cheltenham Spa due 22:05 is being delayed between Stonehouse and Gloucester.
This is due to the police dealing with an incident.

Appreciate there have been fewer trains so far this year, but by this stage of 2024 we were on page six of the disruptions topic.

Indeed.   With the engineering hand we were dealt this year, thiough, a comparison to previous years can only be a distant one.
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« Reply #11 on: February 05, 2025, 19:41:24 »

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17:50 Gloucester to Salisbury due 20:06

17:50 Gloucester to Salisbury due 20:06 will be terminated at Westbury.
It will no longer call at Dilton Marsh, Warminster and Salisbury.
This is due to a late running train being in front of this one.
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« Reply #12 on: February 05, 2025, 19:49:48 »

A*week* between entries? Strewth!! Shocked Shocked Grin
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« Reply #13 on: February 07, 2025, 06:02:15 »

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05:11 Gloucester to Southampton Central due 08:09

Facilities on the 05:11 Gloucester to Southampton Central due 08:09.
Will be formed of 2 coaches instead of 3.

Not a problem of the early part of the route though it may get cosy into Southampton.  At least it's running now - giving s Southampton arrival at ten past 8 rather that ten past 10 as it was a month ago.
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« Reply #14 on: February 07, 2025, 06:16:03 »

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06:35 Salisbury to Worcester Foregate Street due 09:47

Facilities on the 06:35 Salisbury to Worcester Foregate Street due 09:47.
Will be formed of 3 coaches instead of 2.

Good - makes sense
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