Severe weather - snow / rain / flooding forecasts - ongoing discussion (merged topic)

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[Timmer]

It doesnt look good (links below.)
http://thisiscornwall.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=144125&command=displayContent&sourceNode=232510&home=yes&more_nodeId1=232470&contentPK=20095857

http://thisisbristol.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=144913&command=displayContent&sourceNode=231190&home=yes&more_nodeId1=144922&contentPK=20098812

Indeed it does'nt. Worth watching the Countryfile weather forecast on BBC1 at around 11.45-11.50 for the latest on this lower pressure system thats winding itself up big time in the Atlantic.

[TheLastMinute]

And a Severe Flood Warning has just been issued for the Cornwall and Devon coasts by the Environment Agency.

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[WashuChan]

Oh cack, I have to get home from Didcot tomorrow and theres warnings for the Portsmouth area and Southampton.

[Mookiemoo]

Oh cack, I have to get home from Didcot tomorrow and theres warnings for the Portsmouth area and Southampton.

I remember July

I have to go to and from Reading tomorrow - am holding a reservation at the Reading travelodge on the off chance I get there but fail to gt back

[Lee]

Have a look at this Ticket Collector post regarding First Capital Connect (link below.)
http://www.theticketcollector.co.uk/wordpress/2008/03/09/fcc-cancellations-on-monday/

[John R]

We don't have so many overhead lines to worry about in FGW^▸ (First Great Western) land, more's the shame. But it wouldn't surprise me if there's a blanket 50mph limit by the morning, as that's been the trend of late when exceptionally high winds are forecast/happen.

[swlines]

Nothing like inclement weather conditions to cripple the UK^▸ (United Kingdom) transportation systems!

FGW^▸ (First Great Western) and SWT^▸ (South West Trains) will be the worst affected I reckon.

[swlines]

And the cancellations have begun:

First Great Western have none reported as yet.

South West Trains are showing the following:

0510 Exeter St Davids to London Waterloo - train will terminate at Salisbury, and will restart with original timings at Salisbury (so if the 0510 is late, a 2nd set of stock will depart r/t from Salisbury)
0608 Salisbury to Exeter - formed of 6 coaches (isn't it normally 3?!)
0620 Honiton to London Waterloo - train will terminate at Yeovil Jn, and restart at Salisbury
0641 Exeter St Davids to London Waterloo - train will terminate at Yeovil Jn
0720 Yeovil Jn to London Waterloo - will start from Salisbury
0725 Weymouth to Brockenhurst - cancelled throughout

Southern are showing:

0647 Brighton to London Victoria - cancelled throughout
0705 Three Bridges to Horsham - cancelled throughout
0717 Eastbourne to London Victoria - cancelled throughout
0740 Horsham to London Victoria - cancelled throughout
0733 Littlehampton to London Victoria - cancelled throughout
0806 London Victoria to Brighton - cancelled throughout
0900 London Bridge to Brighton - cancelled throughout
0936 London Victoria to Brighton - cancelled throughout

Arrive Late... sorry Arriva Trains Wales are showing nothing as of yet.

[Lee]

FGW^▸ (First Great Western) website reporting the following :

Line problem between Penzance and Plymouth.

Train services between Penzance and Plymouth are being disrupted due to high winds.Delays of up to 60 minutes can be expected.

05:05 Penzance to London Paddington due 10:02
This train has been revised.It will additionally call at: Totnes.

05:24 Plymouth to London Paddington due 09:44
This train has been revised.It will no longer call at: Worle, Yatton and Nailsea & Backwell.This is due to a delay on a previous journey.

05:47 Exeter St Davids to London Paddington due 08:38
This train has been revised.It will no longer call at: Hungerford and Newbury.This is due to high winds.

Looe line closed - see http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/coffeeshop/index.php?topic=2012.msg15054#msg15054

[John R]

FGW^▸ (First Great Western) website reporting the following :

Line problem between Penzance and Plymouth.

Train services between Penzance and Plymouth are being disrupted due to high winds.Delays of up to 60 minutes can be expected.

05:24 Plymouth to London Paddington due 09:44
This train has been revised.It will no longer call at: Worle, Yatton and Nailsea & Backwell.This is due to a delay on a previous journey.

Hmmm. Only 16(ish) down at Taunton and three key pick ups into Bristol are cancelled, leaving around 200 extra people to squash onto the following Pacer.   

[John R]

And as if by magic, in the last 5 minutes the stops have been reinstated! Someone with power must read this forum! (But it's now shown as missing Bath and Chippenham.)

[Lee]

Its not looking good for Reading-Basingstoke passengers either :

07:07 Basingstoke to Reading due 07:30
This train has been cancelled.This is due to high winds.

07:07 Reading to Basingstoke due 07:31
This train has been cancelled.This is due to high winds.

07:37 Basingstoke to Reading due 08:00
This train has been cancelled.This is due to high winds.

Also :

06:51 Portsmouth Harbour to Cardiff Central due 10:40

This train will be started from Southampton Central.It will no longer call at: Portsmouth Harbour, Portsmouth & Southsea, Fratton, Cosham, Portchester, Fareham, Swanwick, Netley, Woolston and St Denys.This is due to a train fault.

BBC^» (British Broadcasting Corporation - home page) article link on the general weather picture.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7285859.stm

Its certainly high winds and heavy rain here in Portsmouth....

[Lee]

BBC^» (British Broadcasting Corporation - home page) Breakfast News reporting no services between Plymouth-Exeter St Davids due to flooding at Teignmouth.

[Lee]

And as if by magic, in the last 5 minutes the stops have been reinstated! Someone with power must read this forum! (But it's now shown as missing Bath and Chippenham.)

05:24 Plymouth to London Paddington due 09:44
This train has been reinstated.

This one is interesting as well (but cause is stated as a train fault) :

06:48 Weston-Super-Mare to London Paddington due 09:14
This train has been terminated at Bristol Temple Meads.It will no longer call at: Bath Spa, Chippenham, Swindon, Didcot Parkway, Reading and London Paddington.This is due to a train fault.

[Lee]

BBC^» (British Broadcasting Corporation - home page) Breakfast News reporting no services between Plymouth-Exeter St Davids due to flooding at Teignmouth.

Just seen pictures of a wave coming over the sea wall at Dawlish and drenching a train.....