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Author Topic: Infrastructure problems in Thames Valley causing disruption elsewhere - ongoing, since Oct 2014  (Read 1243651 times)
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« Reply #3045 on: October 28, 2018, 15:20:28 »

I made it as far as Slough on the 11.17 Mai to pad when everything ground to a halt.. Luckily at a station for me rather than stranded between stations like other trains. I was on my way to walk part of the capital ring which is one of my current walking projects.. Instead I made a quick change of plans and got the train to Windsor and walked back to Maidenhead from there.. I wonder if it will be sorted before tomorrow mornings commute..
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« Reply #3046 on: October 28, 2018, 15:51:27 »

Hearing that Reading-Waterloo trains (in both directions) are so packed that people are unable to board and are being left behind.
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« Reply #3047 on: October 28, 2018, 15:58:51 »

Hearing that Reading-Waterloo trains (in both directions) are so packed that people are unable to board and are being left behind.

No surprises there!  Mind you, at least they now have 10 carriages in the main and wide platforms at Reading for passengers to circulate as best as possible.
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« Reply #3048 on: October 28, 2018, 16:16:41 »

Hearing that Reading-Waterloo trains (in both directions) are so packed that people are unable to board and are being left behind.
Yup, scene at Reading station a few minutes ago:

https://twitter.com/kayles_e/status/1056579764234928128?s=21
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« Reply #3049 on: October 28, 2018, 16:35:59 »

The BBC» (British Broadcasting Corporation - home page)’s take on this afternoon’s major disruption:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-46003096
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« Reply #3050 on: October 28, 2018, 16:36:14 »

I don’t think network rail will be recommending the poundland glue sticks they use to hold up the wires.
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« Reply #3051 on: October 28, 2018, 16:42:27 »

Hearing that Reading-Waterloo trains (in both directions) are so packed that people are unable to board and are being left behind.
Yup, scene at Reading station a few minutes ago:

https://twitter.com/kayles_e/status/1056579764234928128?s=21

It's probably only going to get worse too - anyone whose travelled from the Westcountry on a GWR (Great Western Railway) cattle truck on a Sunday will know how hopelessly overcrowded they are and with everyone else added into the mix (+ luggage) and the end of the half term holidays it'll be dreadful.

At least they seem to be running some local trains as far as Maidenhead - I'd suggest anyone going to Heathrow goes there and gets a cab (if they can't get on the railair bus - if that still runs?)

Another dreadful day/advert for the railways
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« Reply #3052 on: October 28, 2018, 16:46:22 »

Looking at RTT» (Real Time Trains - website), it would appear that 1A22 1453 BRI» (Bristol Temple Meads - next trains)-PAD» (Paddington (London) - next trains) has just left RDG(resolve) running 12 late so presumably the line's been reopened?
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« Reply #3053 on: October 28, 2018, 16:52:30 »

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No surprises there!  Mind you, at least they now have 10 carriages in the main and wide platforms at Reading for passengers to circulate as best as possible.
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The trains may have 10 coaches, but platforms 4 to 6 from which they depart are not wide. Platform 4 in particular is narrow, and doesn't cope well when a Gatwick service arrives to disgorge its luggage laden passengers into another crowd of luggage laden passengers waiting on it for the next outward bound service - these trains really ought to run from Platform 7 which is nice and spacious.
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« Reply #3054 on: October 28, 2018, 16:54:42 »

Looking at RTT» (Real Time Trains - website), it would appear that 1A22 1453 BRI» (Bristol Temple Meads - next trains)-PAD» (Paddington (London) - next trains) has just left RDG(resolve) running 12 late so presumably the line's been reopened?
Yes I think a first train is running again between Reading and Paddington. How gutted would you be if you had just managed to squeeze onto a rammed Waterloo train only to watch a train leave for Paddington.
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« Reply #3055 on: October 28, 2018, 16:59:23 »

I got to Reading from Taunton, no announcements made on the train at all, unless of course the system was broken in my carriage. Decided to get off the train along with everyone else and head to the Waterloo platforms. That turned to be a mistake it was a zoo, no GWR (Great Western Railway) staff in-sight and only the occasional - muffled - announcement as to what was going on.

In the end I legged it to the Heathrow bus, thinking that if I could at least get to Heathrow I could ask the work travel agent to rebook me on a Heathrow flight rather than my original one from London City. Fortunately for me this is a work trip so I won’t lose out of it all goes wrong, apart from the waisted time of course.

In the end got to Heathrow at 4pm, my flight from City is at 8pm am on the Underground into London.

Not a good advert for the railways today. What really gets my goat is how the platform staff at Reading had all disappeared and basically left passengers to it. I realise that there’s Not much they they can do and they don’t want to get yelled at by angry passengers, but somebody (management?) should have been down there with a loud hailer explaining that no-one was going anywhere.

Feel sorry for folks that had leisure plans trashed by this.
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« Reply #3056 on: October 28, 2018, 17:00:30 »

It's probably only going to get worse too - anyone whose travelled from the Westcountry on a GWR (Great Western Railway) cattle truck on a Sunday will know how hopelessly overcrowded they are and with everyone else added into the mix (+ luggage) and the end of the half term holidays it'll be dreadful.

At least they seem to be running some local trains as far as Maidenhead - I'd suggest anyone going to Heathrow goes there and gets a cab (if they can't get on the railair bus - if that still runs?)

Another dreadful day/advert for the railways

For sure it’s been another shockingly poor day for the railways. As you say Sundays heading back to London are a challenge when things are running normally due to overcrowding. The scenes this afternoon at Reading as all these trains emptied themselves leaving passengers to try and board a train to Waterloo just adds to the misery.
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« Reply #3057 on: October 28, 2018, 17:02:30 »

The trains may have 10 coaches, but platforms 4 to 6 from which they depart are not wide. Platform 4 in particular is narrow, and doesn't cope well when a Gatwick service arrives to disgorge its luggage laden passengers into another crowd of luggage laden passengers waiting on it for the next outward bound service - these trains really ought to run from Platform 7 which is nice and spacious.

They are wide in comparison to the old Platforms 4a and 4b (especially at the far ends), with a reduction of clutter on the platform, such as vending machinges, which is what I was getting at.  They also have a much larger waiting area at the concourse end - the Twitter photo shows that being used to good effect.  Much better.
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« Reply #3058 on: October 28, 2018, 17:08:27 »


Not a good advert for the railways today. What really gets my goat is how the platform staff at Reading had all disappeared and basically left passengers to it. I realise that there’s Not much they they can do and they don’t want to get yelled at by angry passengers, but somebody (management?) should have been down there with a loud hailer explaining that no-one was going anywhere.

Feel sorry for folks that had leisure plans trashed by this.

Disappearing staff always seems to be a major failing at times of major disruption, be it at Paddington, Reading or wherever - as you say there should be managers setting an example and taking responsibility, but I'm sure there are others who, in the absence of trains running, could lend a hand.
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« Reply #3059 on: October 28, 2018, 17:17:47 »

I was just watching the recovery of the 'service' on Open Train Times maps after todays problems and guess what advert popped up on the TV in the background...... Tongue
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