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« on: November 21, 2012, 15:59:52 » |
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Suprised that no one else has posted this.
Most services to/from the West cancelled, including tonights sleeper.
West country services from Waterloo as bad.
(source BBC» news, but widely reported)
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A proper intercity train has a minimum of 8 coaches, gangwayed throughout, with first at one end, and a full sized buffet car between first and standard.
It has space for cycles, surfboards,luggage etc.
A 5 car DMU▸ is not a proper inter-city train. The 5+5 and 9 car DMUs are almost as bad.
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« Reply #1 on: November 21, 2012, 17:51:21 » |
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Not only Tiverton and no trains between Exeter St Davids & Taunton, but subject to any updates, Chipping Sodbury Tunnel closed (as usual). Bristol TM‡ to Weston-super-Mare closed and earlier closures between Bristol Parkway & Gloucester, the Severn Tunnel and between Llanelli & Carmarthen. SWT▸ route closed between Exeter andd Gillingham. Landslides all over the place. Suggest you look at National Rail Travel for updates.
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« Reply #2 on: November 21, 2012, 18:29:43 » |
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Very confused passengers at reading tonight. Loads of xc services cancelled any anyone trying to get home to the south west is in for a long way. On one of the Bristol bound trains the despatch crew were having a real trouble getting passengers on - it was the busiest west bound train I have seen in reading for a long time.
But worse than that (a) people are talking in the quiet coach on the 1736 and (b) they have removed the urinals from the gents on reading station concourse loos. No that really is taking the p&&s
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« Reply #3 on: November 21, 2012, 18:31:44 » |
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No services to the South West from Paddington this evening - not sure if anything got through - but the 14:06 and 15:06 were cancelled outright and those after it only starting from Exeter St Davids (including the 18:03 and 19:03). This morning's 07:30 was cancelled at Bristol Temple Meads and an additional train ran in its path from Exeter St Davids to Penzance.
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« Reply #4 on: November 21, 2012, 18:55:20 » |
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Looks like tomorrow will be at least as bad if the BBC» weather forecast is to be believed. They got it right last night.
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« Reply #5 on: November 21, 2012, 18:58:37 » |
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As far as I know, apart from the first couple of commuter trains from Plymouth/Exeter up to London (that all got diverted via Bristol), nothing got past Westbury or Bristol to the South/West, due to Flax Bourton and Athelney being closed. Never seen the SW so cut off. ALL services to/from London <-->Westcountry are cancelled, including the sleepers. A shuttle is running EXD» -PNZ. Only the xx:00 Bristol TM‡ services are running each way, with services to London being diverted via Westbury, not calling at Chippenham, Swindon or Didcot and all the xx:30 services cancelled. All the Cardiffs cancelled in both directions. Swanseas are being diverted via Gloucester.
Tomorrow will probably be interesting with sets completely out of place.
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« Reply #6 on: November 21, 2012, 19:07:54 » |
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The line was also closed between Great Malvern and Hereford for most of the day - now reopened. And also, flooding at Harbury Tunnel between Banbury and Leamington briefly closed the line around lunchtime.
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« Reply #8 on: November 21, 2012, 20:58:45 » |
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A picture of the line through East Lyng earlier today:  |
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« Reply #9 on: November 21, 2012, 21:06:09 » |
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A picture of the line through East Lyng earlier today:
Had that freight train stopped just short, or was it about to plough through? |
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« Reply #10 on: November 21, 2012, 21:08:29 » |
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Very difficult day all round, with my journey home from Swindon to Nailsea taking nearly 4 hours. Though full credit to all the onboard crew of the morning and both evening services for the very good humoured and informative way in which they kept people up to date, thanked them for their patience, and generally acted in a very professional manner.
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« Reply #11 on: November 21, 2012, 21:11:20 » |
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A picture of the line through East Lyng earlier today:
Didn't know where East Lyng was and came across this interesting quote on Wikipedia Transport
The ridge across the Somerset Levels has always been important for transport links. Today it carries the A361 road from Taunton to Street, and the Great Western Railway London Paddington to Penzance main line. The railway originally cut through the ridge just west of East Lyng, and traversed Hitchings Moor, but after years of being blocked by winter floods, the railway was diverted south of the ridge to join the line from Bristol at Cogload Junction.
I'm supposed to be going to Taunton on Saturday night... the weather forecast is "interesting"....  |
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« Reply #12 on: November 21, 2012, 21:18:56 » |
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A picture of the line through East Lyng earlier today:
Had that freight train stopped just short, or was it about to plough through? I've no idea. I picked up the photo via a Facebook friend. Here's another, this time Williton station on the West Somerset Railway. Fortunately not an operating day for the WSR:  |
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« Reply #13 on: November 21, 2012, 21:30:03 » |
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Her Majesty the Queen is coming to Bristol tomorrow, by way of the Royal Train. Or possibly the Royal Bustitution▸ service?
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« Reply #14 on: November 21, 2012, 21:33:55 » |
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And another picture via BBC» Somerset 95.5FM on Facebook, this time of Templecombe Station:  My home town of Taunton has had it pretty bad today. Large parts of the low lying land along the River Tone through the town have flooded, many surrounding villages have been cut off and even major roads have become impassable or only passable with suitable vehicles. This however is not an untypical event and my fellow Tauntonians are fairly used to these floods. On more than one occasion in the past I've been canoeing in French Weir Park where one would normall kick a ball about or walk the dog. In Goodlands Gardens near the town centre you need a bridge to get to this bridge:  |
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