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Signalling troubles on the Oxford Panel controlled section from Wolvercote towards Ascott-u-Wychwood today

Several delays and short workings, including

It's warm but not excessively so. However:


There's been delays throughout the day and similarly yesterday, some in excess of twenty minutes.

That said, I've no idea how many are actually been affected. I've been working from home for fifteen months now.

There were a couple of restrictions following the bridge replacement work, including one long one of 50mph for nearly three miles on the single line section.  I imagine the track hasn't been stressed yet allowing those restrictions to be lifted, and the heat has meant 50mph has been restricted further to 20mph.

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I don't suppose this amendment will have affected may passengers for the OWW line, but it does seem to have arisen from a bit of an odd reason

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No fun if you've wanted to use the OWW today

 
The corresponding Down working, 1W01 0950 ex Padd was in trouble at Twyford and caped at Oxford

Yesterday morning’s disruption demonstrated yet again the problems caused by the single line section at the Oxford end of the line.

The 0514 WOS to PAD hit a deer somewhere near Charlbury, and proceeded at slow speed to Oxford, where it arrived 50 late and was cancelled.

It in turn delayed the 0550 PAD to GMV, which was 13 late at Charlbury.

The 0448 HFD to PAD was delayed by both – first following the 0514, then waiting for the 0550 to clear the single line. It arrived at Oxford 51 late and at Paddington 46 late.

Welcome to the forum, 2251.   It's (another) good example of just how much the halving of some lines from 2 tracks to 1 has decimated capacity.  At least - thank goodness - one track remained. That said, even with two tracks, hitting an animal on the line and bringing a train to a halt would probably close the second line, at least for a brief check?

Today was my first visit to my work place since March last year. It actually felt remarkably normal: the cycle to my local station, the walk from my destination to the office, the office systems and everything. Even my train journeys seemed very normal: the morning service was over ten minutes late waiting for a delayed service to clear the single track between Wolvercote and Charlbury and my lunchtime train home:


with the return 15:18 HFD:PAD cancelled.

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.....welcome back to GWR, it's like you've never been gone!  ::)

Poor show by West Midlands Railway on the western half of the route today: both the 17.39 and 18.48 from Hereford are cancelled, leaving a 3hr+ gap in services between Hereford and Great Malvern across the evening peak. Ongoing staff shortage, I presume.

Yes, they’ve been struggling more than most TOCs recently.  Their new Class 196s are very delayed in entering service as well - it’s now almost two years since the first one was built.

The signalling problems between Didcot Parkway and Swindon/Oxford have been reported elsewhere but the impact on Cotswold Line services has been significant. In terms of services to the Cotswolds:


And whilst not on JourneyCheck yet, National Rail Enquiries is showing the following 15:20 Paddington to Worcester Foregate Street as being cancelled too. A number of return runs to London beginning to show up as cancellations too.

No suggestions of any alternative arrangements in place.