Long time not posting.
My first journey into London in years shafted by this.
I don't miss the commute.

Due to a person hit by a train between Reading and London Paddington some lines are blocked.

Impact:
Train services running to and from these stations may be cancelled, delayed or revised. Slough will not be served. Disruption is expected until 17:15 02/02.

Customer Advice:
South Western Railway, CrossCountry and Chiltern Railways are conveying passengers via any reasonable route until further notice.
Underground services are conveying passengers via any reasonable route until further notice.
Southern Railway are conveying passengers via any reasonable route until further notice.

"Services are suspended between Reading and West Drayton"

Due to a derailed train between Reading and Reading West:
Impact:
Train services running to and from these stations may be cancelled, delayed by up to 10 minutes or diverted between Reading and Reading West. Disruption is expected until 14:00 28/07.

My situation is somewhat unusual that I am the only member of my team based in Europe and that due to Covid I have never had chance to meet up face to face since I started.
I think with the accelerated move to enhanced voice and video calling due to the WFH needs precipitated by Covid that these lines are increasingly blurred.

My company (80+k global headcount) were asked what we wanted to do and subject to approval we got what we wanted. My choice is now enshrined in my contract.
I still get many approaches from headhunters - stating the number of days at home is now pretty much de facto in any initial pitch. I'd say almost all are >50% home based.

My first post in a year to vote.
25 years of 3+ hours a day commuting by train from Berkshire to London came to an abrupt end just about a year ago.
I will only be going in maybe once a month at most, usually linked to a good after work session to compensate.
It will be on my terms and I will certainly avoid the peak.

Jason.

Somewhat off topic, but what is it actually like 'out there' on the trains? I've not even been as far as Reading, let alone London (which seems a distant memory) since early March. Previously I was in London 4-5 days a week more or less for 20+ years. My department don't foresee even a review on any movement until the end of Q3, my season ticket is long since cashed in.

Due to a fault with the signalling system between Reading and Newbury trains have to run at reduced speed on some lines towards Newbury.
Impact:
Train services running through these stations may be delayed by up to 30 minutes. Disruption is expected until 18:00 21/02.

Due to a safety inspection of the track between Basingstoke and Reading the line towards Reading is blocked.
Impact:
Train services running to and from these stations may be delayed. Disruption is expected until 18:00 20/02.


Nothing is going down to Basingstoke either.

MOR [Mortimer] to RDG^‡(resolve) [Reading] on your route: 07:53 will have 2 not 3 coaches - overcrowding.

Indeed.
Was a carriage taken to alleviate overcrowding elsewhere? Either way there was plenty of overcrowding on the line this morning as extra passengers diverted at Basingstoke to avoid the problems at Woking.

[Edited to add station names]

It was hard work trying to get onto a service from Reading to Paddington this morning. I let 3 5-cars go in succession between 7:35 and 8:00 before a 9 came in that wasn't entirely rammed.
The Twitter feed was is good voice with a few pictures of unpleasant looking onboard conditions.

But...but... where will all the smokers go !?

Doing a bit of a Dawlish here following a devastating storm this week.

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Due to the electricity being switched off for safety reasons between Slough and Hayes & Harlington some lines are blocked.
Impact:
Train services running through these stations may be delayed. Disruption is expected until 17:15 08/01.