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« Reply #1770 on: May 25, 2017, 16:27:03 »

...err.  What has the post above got to do with the Thames Valley?  Should be in 'Bristol Commuters' surely.... Roll Eyes
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« Reply #1771 on: May 26, 2017, 09:22:00 »

True but, to be fair, I think Jason was just picking up on the points made earlier in the thread about white paint and Tippex...
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« Reply #1772 on: May 26, 2017, 18:04:44 »

So warm weather is forecast for the end of the week.....I'm tempted by an accumulator....delays due to "poor rail conditions", "damage to overhead equipment" and "more trains than usual needing repairs".......if it's beach weather you could add "shortage of drivers"......odds anyone?  Wink
I think we were already into trouble with toasty turbo interiors on Monday.




Damn.....forgot signal failures & lineside equipment problems.....they came up trumps too! Good luck if you're at Paddington!
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« Reply #1773 on: May 26, 2017, 23:18:53 »

No idea why but my train this morning was cancelled (06.53 from Twyford) - just after the previous very crowded one had left. Should have been a clue. There also seem to a lot of short formation trains recently. Has some stock already been redeployed or have they just been unlucky with breakdowns?
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« Reply #1774 on: May 26, 2017, 23:28:50 »

It wasn't cancelled, it neglected to call at Twyford, presumably due to late running which was down to a freight train running late in the Oxford area.
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« Reply #1775 on: June 06, 2017, 08:05:37 »

Due to damage to the overhead electric wires between London Paddington and Maidenhead trains have to run at reduced speed on some lines.
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Train services running to and from these stations may be cancelled or delayed by up to 30 minutes. Disruption is expected until 09:00 06/06.
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« Reply #1776 on: June 06, 2017, 10:16:30 »

Hmm. And it was cleared around that time.

Doesn't wire damage taken longer to attend, assess & fix than just over an hour or so?
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« Reply #1777 on: June 06, 2017, 11:42:36 »

http://www.itv.com/news/meridian/update/2017-06-06/new-electric-trains-face-delays-weeks-after-launch/

ITV reporting "loss of power" and arcing around West Ealing.

Maybe three units has turned out to be one too many?
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« Reply #1778 on: June 06, 2017, 12:02:19 »

Not a good day for Maidenhead...

Following a points failure at Maidenhead some lines towards London Paddington have now reopened.
Impact: Train services running through this station may be delayed by up to 50 minutes. Disruption is expected until 12:45 06/06.
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« Reply #1779 on: June 06, 2017, 12:04:01 »

http://www.itv.com/news/meridian/update/2017-06-06/new-electric-trains-face-delays-weeks-after-launch/

ITV reporting "loss of power" and arcing around West Ealing.

Maybe three units has turned out to be one too many?

Frankly? Pathetic. Overdue, overspent, over promised.
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« Reply #1780 on: June 06, 2017, 13:32:45 »

From the NR» (Network Rail - home page) log:

07:52 TVSC» (Thames Valley Signalling Centre - about) SSM reports that they have lost all the overheads between Paddington & Hayes due to some sort of flash over. TVSC SSM speaking with the ECO (Electrical Control Officer) to sort out a reset.

So I would imagine the arcing near West Ealing tripped something which caused the power to fail between Paddington and Hayes, so not on the newly electrified section of track, and I would imagine the extra draw from the new electrics would not have been the cause, though perhaps ElectricTrain could clarify?

In all honesty it was reset within 15 minutes by the Electrical Control Officer and didn't really cause any very significant delays, but that and a combination of other issues (fire bells going off in a HST (High Speed Train) cab being one, a driver injury another) combined to result in a very poor morning peak.
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« Reply #1781 on: June 06, 2017, 13:39:34 »

In all honesty it was reset within 15 minutes by the Electrical Control Officer and didn't really cause any very significant delays

According to the NR» (Network Rail - home page) spokesperson in the linked article above, the fault was reset in 12 minutes, which strikes me as being pretty efficient really.

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This is an unusual one - can you elaborate?!
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« Reply #1782 on: June 06, 2017, 13:49:27 »

a driver injury another

This is an unusual one - can you elaborate?!

Only to say that it happened whilst changing ends at Slough and (I think) caused one off the platforms to be blocked for 25 minutes.
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« Reply #1783 on: June 06, 2017, 20:46:40 »

A pretty grim day, especially in both peaks,  all sorts of issues, Paddington was chaotic tonight, very poorly managed - seems to be sorting itself out now, let's hope for better tomorrow.


Cancellations to services between London Paddington and Reading


Following a safety inspection on a train between London Paddington and Reading all lines are now open.
Train services running to and from these stations are returning to normal but some services may still be cancelled, delayed by up to 20 minutes or revised. Disruption is expected until 21:00 06/06.
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« Reply #1784 on: June 06, 2017, 22:15:26 »

There appears to have been a fatality somewhere, so not all the railway's cause
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