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Title: Points Failure Causes Severe Delays Post by: Lee on August 10, 2007, 11:46:27 Rail commuters faced a headache today as a signal failure left trains running up to an hour and a half late (link below.)
http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0200wales/tm_headline=points-failure-causes-severe-delays%26method=full%26objectid=19605675%26siteid=50082-name_page.html The points failure at Pengam Junction in east Cardiff just before 5am caused delays between Cardiff and Newport. The 5am Swansea to London train arrived in Cardiff Central at 5.55am , but did not get to Newport until 7.13am. An early morning Arriva Trains Wales service from Cardiff to Manchester was also delayed by an hour. 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 |