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Title: Forthcoming major engineering work Swindon/Chippenham 2017 Post by: philipgreg on February 22, 2017, 15:44:36 Hi
There were new leaflets on the train this morning warning of major work at Swindon in May or June and Chippenham in July. Does anyone know what the impact to services will be? I do hope we won't be back to buses! Title: Re: Forthcoming major engineering work Post by: bobm on February 23, 2017, 08:51:47 There are works to lower the tracks at four locations between Swindon (more accurately Wootton Bassett Junction) and Chippenham.
27th – 29th May, 10th and 11th June and 8th – 16th July. There will be more publicity nearer the time but I will see what advance information I can find and report back. Title: Re: Forthcoming major engineering work Post by: bobm on February 24, 2017, 18:45:36 Details now available here - https://www.gwr.com/travel-updates/planned-engineering/swindon2017 (https://www.gwr.com/travel-updates/planned-engineering/swindon2017)
Quote 27 to 29 May and 10 to 11 June Network Rail will be undertaking work in the Swindon area to prepare for our new trains which enter service later this year. As a result of this, train services through Didcot Parkway, Swindon, Chippenham and Bristol Parkway will be amended. High speed services between London, Bristol and South Wales will be diverted and rail replacement buses will replace trains on routes through Swindon. Plan your journey here 27 and 29 May, 10 June Changes to services between London Paddington and Bristol Temple Meads - Two high speed trains each hour, one of which continues to or starts from Swansea, and will call at Patchway instead of Bristol Parkway customers for Bristol Parkway should change at Bristol Temple Meads customers for Chippenham should change at Bath Spa between London Paddington and Swansea - One high speed train each hour, calling at Patchway instead of Bristol Parkway between Chippenham and Bristol Temple Meads - One high speed train each hour between Chippenham and Westbury - One local train every two hours between Swindon and Cheltenham Spa - One local train each hour between London Paddington and Oxford - Two trains each hour, calling additionally at Didcot Parkway between Reading and Newbury/Bedwyn - Some trains will be retimed between Westbury and Bristol Temple Meads - Some trains will be retimed Rail replacement services between Reading and Swindon - Two coaches each hour, one of which continues to or starts from Chippenham between Reading and Chippenham - One coach each hour between Didcot Parkway to Patchway - One coach each hour, calling at Swindon and Bristol Parkway 28 May and 11 June Changes to services between London Paddington and Bristol Temple Meads - Two high speed trains each hour, one of which continues to or starts from Swansea, and will call at Bristol Parkway customers for Chippenham should change at Bath Spa between London Paddington and Swansea - One high speed train each hour, calling at Patchway instead of Bristol Parkway between Chippenham and Bristol Temple Meads - One high speed train each hour between Chippenham and Westbury - One local train every two hours between London Paddington and Didcot Parkway - Two trains each hour, one of which continues to or starts from Oxford Rail replacement services between Reading and Swindon - Two coaches each hour, one of which continues to or starts from Chippenham between Reading and Chippenham - One coach each hour between Didcot Parkway and Bristol Parkway - One coach each hour, calling at Swindon This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |