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« on: July 02, 2014, 08:11:31 »
Delays at Pangbourne this morning as according to the train manager when they were putting in the pillars for electrification they have accidentally severed 15 cables!  Queue of trains outside Reading on the Main and Relief lines.  Train manager has kindly declassified first class (first time I've heard seen that happen) as he doesn't know how long the delays are likely to be.
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« Reply #1 on: July 02, 2014, 08:52:16 »
It was a bit messy at RDG‡(resolve). I had a wave of SMS alerts roll in after my designated start window @ 06:30
07:34 -> Cardiff
07:48 -> PAD» (Paddington (London) - next trains)
07:52 -> Oxford
07:57 -> PAD
08:02 -> Cheltenham
were all showing cancelled on realtimetrains whilst I was trying to navigate a way through.
SMS was telling me 07:37 -> PAD was also cancelled but I saw that running, though ~10 mins late through Didcot.
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