Could the AGM not be held during day light hours like GWR and Travel watch South West do?

CalMac ferry Glen Rosa delayed again by up to six months


MV Glen Rosa, seen here leaving dry dock in Greenock, will have to return for a longer docking to fix corrosion problems

The delivery date for MV Glen Rosa - the second of two dual-fuel ferries being built for CalMac - has been pushed back by up to another six months.

The state-owned Ferguson shipyard said corrosion had been discovered during recent inspections and the ship will require an extra period in dry dock next year.

In a letter to MSPs, it said that would have a knock-on effect on commissioning the ferry, and it was now aiming to deliver it in the final three months of next year.

In a separate update, ferries body CMAL confirmed that MV Isle of Islay, the first of four CalMac ferries being built in Turkey, faces another short delay and will not be handed over this year.

MV Glen Rosa and its sister vessel MV Glen Sannox were meant to enter service in 2018 but the build has been plagued by design challenges and disputes over costs which saw the firm fall back into administration and nationalised.

The second of the hybrid propulsion ships has been moored at the quayside of the Port Glasgow shipyard for fitting out work since its slipway launch in April last year.

At the time of the launch it was hoped it would be handed over this autumn as it was in a far more complete state than Glen Sannox, famously sent down the slipway seven years earlier with painted-on windows and plywood funnels.


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Offering the option for contactless payment for rail travel is a good thing – convenient and simple. But it currently comes with a number of stings in the tail, so if a traveller wants to pay the lowest price for their travel, contactless payment often doesn’t deliver the best price

Chat, surely? Is there a transport element in this story? Hardly 'The West' either?

...extend Platform 1 to accommodate 5 car trains...

I am also unsure if the sensors were set up to broadcast an 'All Right' signal on a regular basis that would be the foundation of a fail-safe system.

5. Carmarthen

For those of us who don't have otters in our garden, have you a more general comparison?

Because apparently it hadn't been commissioned & wasn't able to file reports....

....and then the land slid so as to cover the transmitters so they couldn't transmit if they had been commissioned....

So expect line closures to check every so often going forward until better technology can be developed

It has been wetter than an otter's pocket here over the last week.

20:06 Westbury to Cheltenham Spa due 22:06

20:06 Westbury to Cheltenham Spa due 22:06 will be terminated at Gloucester.
It will no longer call at Cheltenham Spa.
This is due to the emergency services dealing with an incident.

I will follow up here to let members know the answers.

I did see some previous correspondents reference to the new timetable for Dilton Marsh. [redcated] may be a bit closer to it. I’ll have a look and get back to you by Monday.

Future Cumbria rail landslides 'may not be detected' says inquiry


Network Rail has been told to take urgent steps to mitigate future risks

Equipment to keep the rail network safe from landslides may not be able to properly detect the risk of future slope failures, an investigation has found.

A Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) inquiry into the derailment of an Avanti West Coast train at Shap, in Cumbria, on 3 November found lineside monitoring equipment used by Network Rail may miss other potential incidents.

There have been a number of landslides in Cumbria near the rail network with one on Thursday which caused disruption.

Network Rail said it will continue to work closely with the RAIB as part of its investigation and it is new technology to monitor conditions.

RAIB has told the organisation, infrastructure managers and companies supplying or monitoring relevant equipment to take urgent steps to consider and mitigate risks.

A spokesperson for Network Rail said: "We have one of the safest railways in the world and the safety of passengers and our colleagues remains our first priority. With extreme weather conditions becoming more frequent for all infrastructure managers, Network Rail is increasingly using new technology to monitor and report on the conditions of our embankments and cuttings, assessing areas for further development."


The Glasgow to London train derailment left four out of 87 people on board with minor injuries

The RAIB report said: "Lineside monitoring equipment used on Network Rail-managed infrastructure may not be able to detect the failure of slopes in some circumstances. As a result, this equipment may not provide data as expected to support safety decision-making, particularly during extreme weather conditions."

Network Rail said they fully support the RAIB's report and will work with their "supply chain to put the RAIB's safety advice into practice, strengthening the performance of sensor equipment where necessary."

"Over the next four years across the North West, Network Rail has already committed to investing £30m on earthworks and £68m on drainage to ensure our railway stays safely on the move during adverse weather," a Network Rail spokesperson added.

The Glasgow to London train derailment in November left four out of 87 people on board with minor injuries, North West Ambulance Service said.

Network Rail, which looks after the track, said the precise cause of the 11-carriage train's derailment was still being investigated but operations director Sam MacDougall said early indications suggested the train had hit a landslip.

Immediately after the derailment, passengers were taken to the nearby Shap Wells Hotel before being transferred to two coaches - one heading to London and the other to Scotland.

13:18 Hereford to London Paddington due 16:24 will be started from Great Malvern.
This is due to more trains than usual needing repairs at the same time.
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