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« Reply #75 on: January 05, 2010, 21:59:12 » |
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I'm assuming that as my connection to Redland is cancelled, I would be able to get a full refund on my advance ticket (which is from Portsmouth) as I'm not going to make any of the journey?
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« Reply #76 on: January 05, 2010, 22:35:28 » |
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Train services seem to be holding up pretty well tonight - the Cotswold Line is up the creek but everything between Paddington and Oxford/Swindon/Westbury corridor is running fairly well. The test will be when the services stop running in a couple of hours and if the snow keeps on falling throughout the night. It looks like it's going to as the weather front that's come in from the north-west all day is now stalling and being forced slowly back in an anti-clockwise directon (as predicted) over the home counties as the colder air coming in from the north-east hits it. As an amateur meteorologist my Dad is very over-excited!
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« Reply #77 on: January 05, 2010, 22:49:29 » |
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We did have a little break from snow coming down in mid-evening, but it has started again and we have about four inches on the ground now.
And FGW▸ are still managing to run some trains on the Cotswold Line, whereas I certainly wouldn't be venturing out anywhere on a road in the North Cotswolds right now, though there are inevitably a few 4x4 owners who seem to think that they are immune from any potential problems. Just hope the police don't have to go out to try to rescue any of them.
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« Reply #78 on: January 05, 2010, 23:01:24 » |
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Should probably check first thing tomorrow but planning Leeds to Falmouth tomorrow, via Padd, any warnings at present?  |
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« Reply #79 on: January 05, 2010, 23:41:59 » |
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Best advice would have to be see what they say in the morning. The area the Berks and Hants route runs through is expected to get a lot of snow overnight and into the morning. BBC» has a handy little satellite projection thing showing where they think the snow is going to be over the coming hours at http://news.bbc.co.uk/weather/forecast/10209PS Just noticed on national rail site that East Coast will be running a slimmed-down Leeds-London service on Wednesday. PPS and for the record, the 21.48 from London to Worcester is running all of three minutes late approaching Evesham, and the last Hereford-London train was right time into Oxford, so congratulations to the FGW▸ crews and the Network Rail signallers and any blokes with shovels who may have been deployed to keep points working in some pretty extreme conditions in the Cotswolds tonight. Hope they all get home safely. |
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« Reply #80 on: January 05, 2010, 23:57:13 » |
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And those with an iPhone might like to check out the WeatherPro App which if you buy and subscribe (both very reasonably priced) then you can get a 15 minute interval radar map (as well as lots more) showing what's happened the last 8 hours and a forecast for the next 2 hours. I was able to predict when the first flake would fall where I was to the nearest 15 minutes earlier. |
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« Reply #81 on: January 06, 2010, 00:58:06 » |
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A comment from Driver Potter about the current operational difficulties on his blogPS: I make no comment on how we used to things when every train could couple to every other train because (a) it doesn't bloody help, (b) times have moved on and most importantly (c) looking like a smart arse when things go wrong is what the foaming anoraks do; railwaymen just bloody deal with it!
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"A clear conscience laughs at a false accusation."
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« Reply #82 on: January 06, 2010, 01:40:10 » |
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Tis snowing in Bristol. Nothing major, but a dusting nevertheless.
Very dissappointed to read of the SVB line closure though. Apart from Avonmouth - SVB stretch, I don't understand why this line always shuts after a dusting of snow. Was closed in Feb 09, the West Countries last snowfall.
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« Reply #83 on: January 06, 2010, 02:37:27 » |
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Do not take thje BBC» map to heart though as apparently it had passed where I live in West Wales yesterday with there being no snow in the area tonight. This however is not the case and it is worse tonight than yesterday when it was expected to snow so do not believe everything it says. Only trust your eyes and the window  |
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« Reply #84 on: January 06, 2010, 03:10:14 » |
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thats correct matt unfortunatly the forcasters seem to be getting worse... or the weather more unpredictable!
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« Reply #85 on: January 06, 2010, 06:23:38 » |
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Well they weren't wrong here in the Cotswolds - just stuck a ruler into the snow outside the front door - 10 inches, or 25cms - so pretty accurate predictions i'd say and the BBC» map was spot on here yesterday too, showing snow from about noon, which was what happened. They also said Hampshire would cop it badly and it has.
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« Reply #86 on: January 06, 2010, 06:49:53 » |
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Unfortunately the NR» site has crashed...anyone recommend an alternative...would Leeds to Truro direct be better today? or just go back to bed!
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« Reply #87 on: January 06, 2010, 06:53:42 » |
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Go to bed, go directly to bed, do not pass Truro and do not spend ^200 would be my advice.
It's not so much the snow that's out there (couple of inches in west Wilts overnight) but the snow that's to come...
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« Reply #88 on: January 06, 2010, 07:50:15 » |
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thats correct matt unfortunatly the forcasters seem to be getting worse... or the weather more unpredictable!
Pretty much as predicted in my part of the world. Met Office said 10-15cm, just stuck a ruler in the snow on the path outside me front door - 11cm. And it's still snowing...... |
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« Reply #89 on: January 06, 2010, 08:33:17 » |
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HaHa...thanks Phil...postponed |
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