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« Reply #840 on: August 07, 2015, 19:53:32 » |
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For the record. Unused tickets for today will be accepted tomorrow.
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« Reply #841 on: August 07, 2015, 20:16:55 » |
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What about actually getting home?
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« Reply #842 on: August 07, 2015, 20:22:11 » |
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What about actually getting home?
As I said "For the record".... I think this could have knock on effects tomorrow anyway. West Country crews at Paddington will be out of hours for tomorrow by the time some of them get home. |
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« Reply #843 on: August 07, 2015, 20:23:54 » |
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I didn't mean to be troublesome. Just wondering how people will get home tonight and when they will crack open the taxi jar?
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« Reply #844 on: August 07, 2015, 20:28:13 » |
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Certainly hasn't happened yet, judging by a tweet from @FGW▸ 5 minutes ago.
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« Reply #845 on: August 07, 2015, 21:21:03 » |
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Signalling restored at 21:17 - but that's not going to mean an instant return to normal working unfortunately.
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« Reply #847 on: August 07, 2015, 22:27:44 » |
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I was one of the hundreds making their way from Paddington to Waterloo about 630pm. 'Twas busy but the tube station was still open but if they did close it later I'm not surprised.
On the 720pm service from Waterloo to Reading I thought at one point it was going to be taken out of service because their was a problems with one of the doors on the right of the train but the guard and the driver managed to fix it and we "only" lost 15 minutes.
I would describe the status of Reading as chaos. This is no reflection on the FGW▸ staff who did their best to help in a very difficult situation BUT there appeared to be some third party staff who were trying to help but speant a lot of time shrugging shoulders which wound a lot of people up.
Yesterday I endured the stress of the tube strike and if there was any way I could have avoided going I would have done. All I can say is "thank God it's Friday"
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« Reply #848 on: August 07, 2015, 22:42:47 » |
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I'm at Marylebone doing my first ever 'tickets are accepted' journey. I have a cab booked at high Wycombe to take me to Maidenhead and will be invoicing fgw for that. I'll keep you posted on how that argument progresses over the next 6 months.
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« Reply #849 on: August 07, 2015, 23:01:16 » |
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As an aside, I'm suddenly aware of how remarkable pleasant my journey is. Nice seat, A seat, relaxed passengers, toilet effluent isn't swimming around my ankles, the driver is talking audibly and pleasantly. Wow.
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« Reply #850 on: August 07, 2015, 23:32:48 » |
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... do fgw have to get everyone home if it remains fubar?
Before anyone queries it: I have already added an entry for 'fubar' in the Coffee Shop forum's Acronyms/Abbreviations page.  |
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William Huskisson MP▸ was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830. Many more have died in the same way since then. Don't take a chance: stop, look, listen.
"Level crossings are safe, unless they are used in an unsafe manner." Discuss.
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« Reply #851 on: August 08, 2015, 07:43:23 » |
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... do fgw have to get everyone home if it remains fubar?
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« Reply #852 on: August 08, 2015, 08:43:53 » |
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... do fgw have to get everyone home if it remains fubar?
Before anyone queries it: I have already added an entry for 'fubar' in the Coffee Shop forum's Acronyms/Abbreviations page. Well done for "toning down" the word that may cause offence On a general point - for those who were involved/got caught up in the chaos last night (thankfully I didn't) - pretty much the worst ever? Looking at the pictures, listening to the interviews and reading social media it would certainly seem pretty much that way. On a technical point - FGW▸ / NR» are FUBAR▸ , last night was a SNAFU▸ ! Let's hope for a quiet few days, although I note there are quite a few problems already today. |
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« Reply #853 on: August 08, 2015, 08:49:09 » |
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Today looks no better, with half a dozen cancellations of long distance services and several dozen "other amendments", mainly trains serving only part of the route.
Mainly signalling faults, but a few due to staff shortages and one due to "passengers causing a disturbance earlier" rioting over last nights fiasco perhaps.
According to the FGW▸ website this is a good service !
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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 #854 on: August 08, 2015, 08:57:30 » |
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On a technical point - FGW▸ /NR» are FUBAR▸ , last night was a SNAFU▸ !
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William Huskisson MP▸ was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830. Many more have died in the same way since then. Don't take a chance: stop, look, listen.
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