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Train RunningCancelled
17:34 London Paddington to Hereford
17:50 Gloucester to Swindon
18:01 London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads
18:51 Evesham to Oxford
18:51 Filton Abbey Wood to Bristol Temple Meads
20:54 Reading to Gatwick Airport
20:54 Swindon to Cheltenham Spa
21:05 Liskeard to Looe
21:13 Avonmouth to Severn Beach
21:37 Looe to Liskeard
22:16 Cheltenham Spa to Swindon
22:30 Gatwick Airport to Reading
22:40 Severn Beach to Bristol Temple Meads
23:40 Swindon to Gloucester
Short Run
14:15 Penzance to London Paddington
16:23 Swansea to London Paddington
16:32 Great Malvern to London Paddington
16:39 Bristol Temple Meads to Worcester Foregate Street
16:54 Cardiff Central to London Paddington
16:58 London Paddington to Great Malvern
17:00 London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads
17:18 London Paddington to Swansea
17:26 Worcester Foregate Street to London Paddington
17:28 Weston-Super-Mare to London Paddington
18:08 London Paddington to Newbury
18:59 Cheltenham Spa to London Paddington
20:12 Bristol Temple Meads to Avonmouth
21:20 Bristol Temple Meads to Severn Beach
21:31 Severn Beach to Bristol Temple Meads
21:46 Bristol Temple Meads to Severn Beach
22:10 Severn Beach to Bristol Temple Meads
22:24 Bristol Temple Meads to Severn Beach
23:08 Severn Beach to Bristol Temple Meads
Delayed
14:49 Plymouth to Cardiff Central
17:00 Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington
17:23 Swansea to London Paddington
17:50 Penzance to London Paddington
17:54 Cardiff Central to London Paddington
18:02 Worcester Foregate Street to London Paddington
Additional 18:22 Swindon to Taunton
18:23 Swansea to London Paddington
18:30 Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington
An additional train service has been planned to operate as shown 18:30 Swindon to Cheltenham Spa
An additional train service has been planned to operate as shown 18:33 Reading to London Paddington
Additional 18:38 Bristol Parkway to Swansea
An additional train service has been planned to operate as shown 18:40 Swindon to Swansea
An additional train service has been planned to operate as shown 18:47 Reading to London Paddington
An additional train service has been planned to operate as shown 18:57 Didcot Parkway to London Paddington
19:05 Great Malvern to London Paddington
19:30 Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington
19:45 Great Malvern to London Paddington
20:56 Worcester Foregate Street to London Paddington
21:01 Oxford to London Paddington
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 on: Today at 18:13:08 
Started by Mark A - Last post by eightonedee
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Glenfinnan viaduct? It has the right curvature

Unlikely - with a "Hall" class locomotive and a train of ex-GWR (Great Western Railway) stock. The Hall would probably have removed to platform edges all the way from Glasgow Queen Street!

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 on: Today at 16:52:33 
Started by Mark A - Last post by ChrisB
Glenfinnan viaduct? It has the right curvature

 3 
 on: Today at 16:37:35 
Started by RailCornwall - Last post by The Tall Controller
They'll need to be beyond the platform in order to allow trains in and out while a longer train is stabled in the existing platform.

Thanks - I now realise my question was badly-phrased.  Embarrassed

I meant will the points be at the end of the "long"/current platform or further out?

 
 

Not sure on that one I'm afraid, although even if it is next to the end of the platform, there's still plenty of room for extension.

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 on: Today at 16:05:38 
Started by Chris from Nailsea - Last post by Chris from Nailsea
From the BBC» (British Broadcasting Corporation - home page):

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New York police have arrested one of two people they suspect of taking and crashing an empty subway train.

The person arrested, a 17-year-old girl, is charged with criminal mischief over the incident in Briarwood subway station in Queens, shortly after midnight on 12 September.

She and her companion are accused of entering and operating the train, then causing a "collision".

A search continues for the companion. No injuries were reported in the crash.

The New York Police Department (NYPD) has offered few other details and it remains unclear how the pair gained access to the train.

The BBC has contacted the NYPD and New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) for further comment on this aspect.

Nor have officers said how far they were able to travel in the train before they fled.

Surveillance images released by police showed one suspect dressed fully in pink - including a shower cap - and a second person wearing blue.

As well as the criminal mischief charge, the arrested teenager has also been charged with reckless endangerment.

The second person was described by the NYPD as a male with a slim build and light complexion, who was last seen wearing a blue tank top and red shorts, and carrying a black backpack.

A similar incident was reported in January at Forest Hills-71st Avenue station, also in Queens. Again, nobody was hurt and no damage was reported.

At the time, officials speculated that a stolen key was used.

They moved to reassure the public that the train would not have been able to leave its yard and reach active tracks.


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 on: Today at 15:20:50 
Started by charles_uk - Last post by charles_uk

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14:53 London Paddington to Worcester Foregate Street due 17:04 will be started from Reading.
It will no longer call at London Paddington.
This is due to a fault with the signalling system.Last Updated:19/09/2024 13:39



And will now only take you one stop down the line:

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14:53 London Paddington to Worcester Foregate Street due 17:04 will be started from Reading and terminated at Oxford.
It will no longer call at London Paddington, Hanborough, Charlbury, Kingham, Moreton-In-Marsh, Honeybourne, Evesham, Pershore, Worcestershire Parkway Hl, Worcester Shrub Hill and Worcester Foregate Street.

Last Updated:19/09/2024 15:14

Presumably due to:

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Delays to services between Worcester Shrub Hill and Oxford
Due to a fault with the signalling system between Worcester Shrub Hill and Oxford trains have to run at reduced speed on some lines.
Train services running through these stations will be delayed. Disruption is expected until 15:30 19/09.
Customer Advice
Due to a axle counter failure at axle counter failure at Evesham, the line between Worcester Shrubb Hill and Oxford will be delayed or some services will be altered.
Last Updated:19/09/2024 14:59

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 on: Today at 14:15:57 
Started by Witham Bobby - Last post by Witham Bobby
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13:00 Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington due 14:35 will be started from Paignton.
It will call additionally at Torquay, Torre, Newton Abbot, Teignmouth, Dawlish, Exeter St Davids and Taunton.
This is due to a short-notice change to the timetable.
Last Updated:19/09/2024 06:26

This service was due to depart Paignton at 1055.  The service departed on time, and was doing well until the gremlins struck at Parson Street

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 on: Today at 14:11:02 
Started by charles_uk - Last post by Witham Bobby
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11:57 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 14:23 will be terminated at Reading.
It will no longer call at London Paddington.
It has been delayed between Worcester Shrub Hill and Worcestershire Parkway Hl and is now 39 minutes late.
This is due to a fault with the signalling system.
Last Updated:19/09/2024 13:39


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13:16 Worcester Shrub Hill to London Paddington due 15:23 will no longer call at Worcestershire Parkway Hl, Pershore, Honeybourne, Kingham, Hanborough and Didcot Parkway.
It is being delayed at Worcester Shrub Hill.
This is due to a fault with the signalling system.
Last Updated:19/09/2024 13:47


Quote
14:53 London Paddington to Worcester Foregate Street due 17:04 will be started from Reading.
It will no longer call at London Paddington.
This is due to a fault with the signalling system.Last Updated:19/09/2024 13:39


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 on: Today at 14:04:29 
Started by Marlburian - Last post by Witham Bobby
Seems this is one to avoid, then.  Thanks for the heads-up

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 on: Today at 13:53:04 
Started by Marlburian - Last post by Phantom
Watched it all on iPlayer, sadly what started out as a half decent story just got worse and worse and more unbelievable each episode

I wonder if it was originally done to be 12 x 30 minute episodes as there is a kind of cliff hanger at around 32 minutes in every episode

It is almost like the writers got bored as it gets worse the more it progresses, and as for the final scenes, there are so many things wrong with it is is laughable

 10 
 on: Today at 13:34:50 
Started by grahame - Last post by grahame
Roll up, roll up!  Please submit your questions - by personal message to Chris from Nailsea preffered for Meet the Manager to be held on 3rd October.  The person fielding questions for GWR (Great Western Railway) will be Daryn McCombe, their director of performance, who I met last night.

The moderator team will select half a dozen questions to put to Daryn to start conversations rolling during the session on 3rd October and those will be notified to him by the end of next week.

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