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« Reply #2460 on: February 02, 2018, 22:20:14 » |
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Took me years to even work out what the hell "alighting" was!
What you do to alamp isn't it? For years I thought a 'pantograph' was one of those 'etch-a-sketch' things. Turns out to be what they were were designed on !
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« Reply #2461 on: February 03, 2018, 12:05:56 » |
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Railways are terrible for using weird language. Took me years to even work out what the hell "alighting" was!
Or vestibule! The late Chuck Berry introduced me to Vestibule when he sang my ding a ling 😉
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« Reply #2462 on: February 03, 2018, 19:29:55 » |
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1. If you have an important engagement, it usually makes sense to take one train earlier than then you really need (discuss)
You would risk the royal visitors getting there before the paint has dried. 2. I was also nearly an hour late home. Why didn't that make The Metro's web site? Beats me too!
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« Reply #2463 on: February 05, 2018, 17:05:43 » |
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Due to damage to the overhead electric wires between London Paddington and Ealing Broadway trains have to run at reduced speed on all lines. Impact: Train services running to and from these stations may be cancelled or delayed by up to 20 minutes. Disruption is expected until 20:00 05/02.
This is optimistic. I'm 20 late leaving Paddington.
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« Reply #2464 on: February 05, 2018, 18:11:56 » |
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The service is no better ‘under the wires’, it’s just another reason/excuse for something to go wrong.
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« Reply #2465 on: February 05, 2018, 18:17:16 » |
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Message has changed: Cancellations to services between Ealing Broadway and London Paddington Due to a safety inspection on a train between Ealing Broadway and London Paddington trains have to run at reduced speed on some lines towards London Paddington. Train services running to and from these stations may be cancelled, delayed by up to 40 minutes or revised. Disruption is expected until 20:00 05/02. Customer Advice Great Western Railway Local inner London services being most severley affected with delays of up to 40 minutes together with result alterations and cancellation of services. As a result of congestion in the Paddington station area Main Line services are also subject to delay.
Great Western Railway tickets being accepted on London Underground from Ealing Broadway, Acton stations and Greenford.
London Buses are passing Great Western Railway ticket holders via any reasonable route along the Paddington / Ealing Broadway / Southall / Hayes corridor. Last Updated:05/02/2018 18:09
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« Reply #2466 on: February 05, 2018, 18:46:06 » |
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Same shit. Different year. No trains to Maidenhead at peak tonight. The 18.19 was On Time until 18.18 at which point it had Maidenhead scrubbed from the list of calling points. Other services simply cancelled. Any chance of help from the Helpdesk? Nope. A grand total of zero concourse staff to assist this evening. Not one. I found 8 of them huddled halfway along platform 2 though.
Utter utter utter uselessness. As always.
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« Reply #2467 on: February 05, 2018, 18:47:05 » |
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Looks like the train affected is 2P58 1548 RDG‡-PAD» - OpenTrainTimes is showing it still in the Westbourne Park area with a 1Z99 rescue train approaching it from the PAD direction.
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« Reply #2468 on: February 05, 2018, 19:11:07 » |
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All four pantographs on the two units damaged and problems with the overhead in the vicinity too.
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« Reply #2469 on: February 05, 2018, 19:25:49 » |
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All lines reopened (except line 6). Another 4-car 387 will leave Paddington to rescue the failed 2P58.
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« Reply #2470 on: February 05, 2018, 20:09:25 » |
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......it's strange how all those voices telling us how much better things would be from January 2018 seem to have fallen silent.......
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« Reply #2471 on: February 05, 2018, 20:30:39 » |
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All four pantographs on the two units damaged and problems with the overhead in the vicinity too.
Was that 2P58? 387s have just the one pantograph each, you know. Mind you, if they'd been designed for the level of pan and OverHead-Line Equipment (OHLE) damage we're still seeing, perhaps they would have a spare one. Edit: VickiS - Clarifying Acronym
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« Reply #2472 on: February 06, 2018, 07:05:48 » |
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A whole day of it to look forward to......
Alterations to services between Reading and London Paddington Due to damage to the overhead electric wires between Ealing Broadway and London Paddington fewer trains are able to run on some lines towards London Paddington. Disruption is expected until the end of the day. Train services between Reading and London Paddington may be delayed by up to 10 minutes or running non stop. Additional Information Due to damage to the overhead wires on Monday evening some services may be subject to alteration. One of the six tracks in to London Paddington is closed to electric trains. Electric trains have to use other tracks, and this will cause congestion in the area. The Hayes shuttle electric service will run as a diesel service to help alleviate congestion, however these trains will be formed of 2 coaches.
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« Reply #2473 on: February 06, 2018, 07:22:34 » |
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Monday was a 4.5hr return commute from Maidenhead to Canary Wharf. I can’t wait to see what today offers me. Whatever it is GWR▸ has exceeded themselves in the ‘delivering disappointment daily’ awards.
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« Reply #2474 on: February 06, 2018, 08:30:23 » |
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Same shit. Different year. No trains to Maidenhead at peak tonight. The 18.19 was On Time until 18.18 at which point it had Maidenhead scrubbed from the list of calling points. Other services simply cancelled. Any chance of help from the Helpdesk? Nope. A grand total of zero concourse staff to assist this evening. Not one. I found 8 of them huddled halfway along platform 2 though.
Utter utter utter uselessness. As always.
Agreed. The 18.19 eventually arrived, around 20 minutes late, I got on, waited for the train to go, until the driver announced it would be fast to Reading, not stopping at Maidenhead, but might be stopping at stations thereafter. Its the chaos that gets me.
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