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« Reply #255 on: December 18, 2010, 10:28:40 » |
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Major disruption this morning due to the snow that fell last night/is still falling right across southern England... Saturday 18th December 10:15 Saturday 18th December 10:15
Poor weather conditions are being experienced throughout our region.
Many services will be subject to delay, alteration and cancellation. Reduced services operating Truro-Falmouth; Bristol Temple Meads - Weston Super Mare; and Worcester - Oxford.
Services between Swansea and Bristol Parkway have been severely disrupted for the past few hours, but are beginning to return to normal.
South West Trains and CrossCountry trains are accepting First Great Western tickets on all reasonable routes.
Road Replacement Transport is not in operation in all areas due to dangerous road conditions.
Visit our Journeycheck website for further details on how this may affect your journey. |
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« Reply #256 on: December 18, 2010, 13:02:37 » |
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I was going to get the train down to Reading this afternoon.. but looking at maidenhead departures boards i think i'd probably get there but not so sure about getting back.. They do still seem to be managing to run a service at the moment tho.. just lots of delays..
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« Reply #257 on: December 18, 2010, 13:32:19 » |
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Full marks to the FGW▸ and Network Rail staff keeping something moving on the Cotswold Line. We now have getting on for a foot of snow in Moreton-in-Marsh, of which 9in or so have fallen since 9am. Still coming down at a great rate and already more than we got in January.
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« Reply #258 on: December 18, 2010, 13:53:44 » |
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Starship just experienced what we call a rapid unscheduled disassembly, or a RUD, during ascent,”
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« Reply #259 on: December 18, 2010, 15:18:59 » |
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Looks like all of the Weston Super Mare - Bristol Parkway services are going to be canceled all day and the Cardiff - Taunton service providing the local stopping services. This should be ok if there are not many people braving the weather.
Not heard anything about the severn beach line so i am guesing that is running ok.
Heard that some Swansea - London services suffered major problems this morning, although when i checked at 03:30 this morning there was nothing listed on FGW▸ 's website so i couldnt check if the 03:30 Swansea- London Paddington train was running.
Trains in south wales seem to be coping with the weather better than last year with only the Cardiff - Ebbw Vale trains not operating.
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willc
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« Reply #260 on: December 18, 2010, 17:32:35 » |
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They seem to have finally abandoned the struggle on the Cotswold Line. Although the FGW▸ home page says a reduced service is running live departures is now showing all services cancelled. National Rail says trains currently unable and the 18.22 is going to Worcester via Cheltenham.
Hardly surprising, as it's still snowing here, although easing off the past hour or so, 14 or 15 inches deep, more where it's blowing about, sounds much the same across the rest of the Cotswolds and down into Cheltenham. Forecast says we could go down to -10C tonight. Very deep, crisp and even.
Seem to be some website issues, a note saying Oxford-Worcester services suspended has now appeared on the FGW home page but is timed 16.00.
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« Reply #261 on: December 18, 2010, 20:08:28 » |
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Jo you would have been alright with the locals, I didn't have any issues when I went to do some shopping in Reading. Only coming back was there a delay, but nothing severe.  |
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« Reply #262 on: December 18, 2010, 20:33:16 » |
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My youngest son has just arrived home from Lancaster University having travelled LAN-BHM with Virgin, BHM-EXD» with CC and EXD-DIG with FGW▸ .
Under the circumstances arrival at Digby at 1945 instead of the intended 1903 should probably be regarded as pretty good.
When asked VT▸ staff at Lancaster arranged for Advance ticket validity to be ignored so that he could still make the Birmingham connection despite the services from Edinburgh/Glasgow being seriously delayed.
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« Reply #263 on: December 18, 2010, 22:25:21 » |
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Jo you would have been alright with the locals, I didn't have any issues when I went to do some shopping in Reading. Only coming back was there a delay, but nothing severe. Thanks Ollie.. In the end I walked into Maidenhead and shopped there.. I wasn't 100% sure it would be ok on the train so decided to be safe and stay local.. Mind you walking back with heavy bags wasn't the best idea as it's a 30 minute walk (altho that would have been the same distance walking back from the station had I gone to Reading).. I'm very tired now but all Christmas shopping done.. yay |
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« Reply #264 on: December 18, 2010, 22:29:45 » |
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I'm very tired now but all Christmas shopping done.. yay Aww okay, what did you get me?  |
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« Reply #265 on: December 18, 2010, 22:36:39 » |
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They seem to have finally abandoned the struggle on the Cotswold Line.
The last service to run was the 11:21 Paddington to Great Malvern which terminated at Worcester Shrub Hill over 2 hours late around 4pm. Keeping the points at Evesham clear being the biggest headache. I believe there are two Turbos and one HST▸ that have been abandoned in the sidings at Worcester. Other than that, given the amount of snow that's fallen (Moreton one of the worst areas, but Oxford/Bicester/Banbury - basically anything FGW▸ wise North or East of Swindon also getting an absolute carpeting), I think that the service held up very well indeed. Practically all routes maintained some sort of service in conditions that were worse than January. It will take a long while to get everything back in full working order though - I dread to think what state those trains stabled at Worcester will be in come tomorrow, so expect disruption to continue well into next week. |
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To view my GWML▸ Electrification cab video 'before and after' video comparison, as well as other videos of the new layout at Reading and 'before and after' comparisons of the Cotswold Line Redoubling scheme, see: http://www.dailymotion.com/user/IndustryInsider/ |
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« Reply #266 on: December 18, 2010, 22:44:44 » |
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I'm very tired now but all Christmas shopping done.. yay Aww okay, what did you get me? It's a surprise  |
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« Reply #267 on: December 19, 2010, 01:24:57 » |
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Some trains were coming in with a sheet of ice on the front and the connections between carriages frozen solid.
Several trains with cracked outer skins on windows. One had a cracked inner skin as well, which resulted in having a TSR▸ slapped on it and the coach being completely locked OOU▸ .
Other sets had the normal toilet pipes frozen solid.
I dread to think what tomorrow and next week is going to bring.
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I do not work for FGW▸ and posts should not be assumed and do not imply they are statements, unless explicitly stated that they are, from any TOC▸ including First Great Western.
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« Reply #268 on: December 19, 2010, 10:32:27 » |
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never mind ...just fast forward 10yrs when we have new electric hybrid trains or whatever and nothing is running at all
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All postings reflect my own personal views and opinions and are not intended to be, nor should be taken as official statements of first great western or first group policy
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« Reply #269 on: December 19, 2010, 11:23:18 » |
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never mind ...just fast forward 10yrs when we have new electric hybrid trains or whatever and nothing is running at all
Yep the trusty HST▸ has gone through many a harsh winter since it came onto the Western Region in the 1970s. |
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