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« on: August 24, 2013, 21:21:30 »
Just out of interest, what happened today at Mortimer with the signalling equipment, as it has been over 4 hours of delays and 1 cancellation?
Is they like a quicker way of dealing with this issue in future, although to be fair it is the bank holiday weekend, maybe the Network Rail guys are taking a rest, who knows...
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« Reply #1 on: August 24, 2013, 22:37:50 »
I suspect "Network Rail guys" are possibly busier than normal. Quite a bit of engineering work goes on most weekends and the extra day in most of the country (parts of Scotland don't observe Monday as a holiday) means they can near take some slightly bigger projects.
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« Reply #2 on: August 24, 2013, 22:45:53 »
Well thats good, but still i wanted to know why the delay at Mortimer was over 4 hours?
Its probably fixed now...
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