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« on: April 08, 2010, 20:20:10 » |
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I'm posting this here, as it seems to be affecting services all around Bath Spa. From FGW▸ Live Updates: Line incident
Line problem at Bath Spa.
Train services at Bath Spa are being disrupted due to a broken down train. Engineers are working as fast as possible to restore services to normal. Short notice alterations, cancellations and delays of up to 90 minutes can be expected.
Last Updated: 08/04/2010 19:14
Service incidents
16:42 Gloucester to Weymouth due 20:08
This train is being delayed and is expected to be 60 minutes late from Westbury. This train will be terminated at Bristol Temple Meads and restarted from Westbury at 18:39. It will no longer call at: Keynsham, Oldfield Park, Bath Spa, Freshford, Avoncliff, Bradford-On-Avon and Trowbridge. This is due to a broken down train.
Last Updated: 08/04/2010 19:06
17:30 Cardiff Central to Portsmouth Harbour due 20:54
This train has been revised. It will call additionally at: Keynsham, Oldfield Park, Freshford and Avoncliff. This is due to a broken down train.
Last Updated: 08/04/2010 18:41
17:30 London Paddington to Taunton due 20:21
This train has been revised.This is due to a broken down train.
Last Updated: 08/04/2010 18:25
18:30 Cardiff Central to Portsmouth Harbour due 21:52
This train has been revised. It will call additionally at: Keynsham, Oldfield Park, Freshford and Avoncliff. This is due to a broken down train.
Last Updated: 08/04/2010 18:51
18:30 London Paddington to Weston-Super-Mare due 20:53
This train has been revised. It will no longer call at: Chippenham and Bath Spa. This is due to a broken down train.
Last Updated: 08/04/2010 19:01
18:38 Westbury to Cheltenham Spa due 20:48
This train will be started from Bristol Temple Meads. It will no longer call at: Westbury, Trowbridge, Bradford-On-Avon, Avoncliff, Freshford, Bath Spa, Oldfield Park and Keynsham. This is due to a broken down train.
Last Updated: 08/04/2010 18:22
18:42 Gloucester to Frome due 20:47
This train will be terminated at Bristol Temple Meads. It will no longer call at: Keynsham, Oldfield Park, Bath Spa, Freshford, Avoncliff, Bradford-On-Avon, Trowbridge, Westbury and Frome. This is due to a broken down train.
Last Updated: 08/04/2010 19:34
21:01 Frome to Westbury due 21:11
This train has been cancelled. This is due to a broken down train.
Last Updated: 08/04/2010 19:35
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« Reply #1 on: April 08, 2010, 20:51:21 » |
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A friend of mine was travelling on a HST▸ this evening and they witnessed a FGW▸ HST being pulled into Bath by a freight train!
Any truth in this?
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« Reply #2 on: April 08, 2010, 23:50:46 » |
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YES...1A27 failed between Bristol and Bath Complete power failure on one p/c and the other one went sick as well
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« Reply #3 on: April 09, 2010, 09:44:44 » |
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A friend of mine was travelling on a HST▸ this evening and they witnessed a FGW▸ HST being pulled into Bath by a freight train!
Any truth in this? No - more likely just a diesel loco.... |
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« Reply #4 on: April 09, 2010, 12:41:32 » |
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From looking at the log it looks like a freight was used to assist getting the HST▸ out the way,
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« Reply #5 on: April 09, 2010, 12:52:17 » |
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I'm sorry, but I just dopn't believe that a 'freight train', i.e. a loco & freight wagons, was used to move an HST▸ . Possibly just a loco, but that isn't known as a 'freight train', or even a 'freight'....it's just a (diesel) loco.
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« Reply #6 on: April 09, 2010, 13:03:12 » |
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hst failed in saltford and was helped out of the way by a 66 i believe
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« Reply #7 on: April 09, 2010, 13:10:44 » |
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Salford, rather than Saltford.  |
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« Reply #8 on: April 09, 2010, 13:28:42 » |
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All I can base on is that the log shows that the 14:10 from Avonmouth - Westbury was used to assist. It unfortunately doesn't say whether it was just a loco or how the service was formed.
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« Reply #9 on: April 09, 2010, 14:49:09 » |
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1410 from Avonmouth to Westbury. Huh?
Whilst I was at BRI» yesterday awaiting the 1525 to WSM I did hear an announcement that a service to Westbury and onward to Portsmouth would be leaving from Platform 1, where my inbound from Shirehampton had recently arrived. I was across the station on 10 waiting for the WSM train so couldn't see what was going on. Unsure whether a 150 had platformed on 1 behind the 143 or if the 143 was being pressed into service to Pompey - not even sure 143's ever head down that way!
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« Reply #10 on: April 09, 2010, 14:53:26 » |
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Whilst I was at BRI» yesterday awaiting the 1525 to WSM I did hear an announcement that a service to Westbury and onward to Portsmouth would be leaving from Platform 1, where my inbound from Shirehampton had recently arrived. I was across the station on 10 waiting for the WSM train so couldn't see what was going on. Unsure whether a 150 had platformed on 1 behind the 143 or if the 143 was being pressed into service to Pompey - not even sure 143's ever head down that way!
I wouldn't have thought Platform 1 is long enough for both a 150 and 143? The journey is bad enough on a 150, I wouldn't want to imagine going all the way to Pompey on a 143. |
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« Reply #11 on: April 09, 2010, 14:58:30 » |
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You can get two 2 car units into platform 1. Have seen it on a couple of occasions. I've even seen 220 Vomiters stabled there.
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« Reply #12 on: April 09, 2010, 15:09:25 » |
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... if the 143 was being pressed into service to Pompey - not even sure 143's ever head down that way!
143s can go no further than Warminster 153s can go no further than Southampton Central 150s and 158s can go all the way to Portsmouth / Brighton It used to be quite common to see 143s at Westbury, but that's not happened much since the 142s came to Exeter and / or the Welsh 150s arrived. |
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« Reply #13 on: April 09, 2010, 15:10:56 » |
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143s can go no further than Warminster
153s can go no further than Southampton Central
150s and 158s can go all the way to Portsmouth / Brighton Is there a reason for this? Can they physically not go that far in one journey or is it all to do with track clearances? |
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« Reply #14 on: April 09, 2010, 15:41:41 » |
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I suspected as much. I'd hazard a guess that the 143 went as far as WSB» . With a subsequent cancellation of a SVB line service. Anyone confirm?
The PA▸ announcement also mentioned a Weymouth service to or from Westbury (couldn't hear clearly - not unusual at BRI» !) so it would appear that some serious unit shuffling was going on!
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