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« Reply #1035 on: November 13, 2015, 08:31:15 » |
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Reported as fire in middle carriage; fire brigade called but fire put out by crew before they arrived - probably aftermath / caution / checking was what you saw. Always sensible to re-act significantly to reports of fires; sounds like this was either well and quickly controlled, or a very minor / nothing incident.
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« Reply #1036 on: December 15, 2015, 06:10:57 » |
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Not a great start to the day.......
Delays to services between Swindon and Bristol Parkway Due to a broken down train between Swindon and Bristol Parkway the Swindon bound line is blocked.
Cancellations to services between Didcot Parkway and Reading Due to a person being hit by a train between Didcot Parkway and Reading all lines are blocked. Impact Train services running through these stations may be cancelled or delayed. Disruption is expected until 07:45 15/12.
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« Reply #1037 on: December 15, 2015, 08:23:35 » |
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Not a great start to the day.......
Indeed ... and alas there seems to be *something* going on most days. Sadly, I can use the map at the top of our pages as an example of a dynamic web graphic on the courses I give and be pretty sure that most of the time there's going to be something showing ... only occasionally do I have to fal back on the dots showing road works or the number in the sea to show people that it's an up to date display. Yesterday, we were doing passenger counts on the TransWilts, and one service picked up some extra people to Chippenham due to a diversion / capped service (not sure which) from London to Bristol - originating from a freight train failure at Keynsham. I was of two minds as to whether I should extrapolate the figures from yesterday directly, or make an allowance to give just 'regular' traffic. However, this morning's stuff will be meaning that TransWilts trains will be helping out from Chippenham again, so I guess "all's fair" and I go with the unadulterated figures for yesterday. P.S. TaplowGreen - you missed the failed axle counter between Thingley and Bradford Junctions this a.m. resulting in pilot man working ... It's amazing just how often we get the disruption ... and how well the staff on the ground often cope. Sadly, I suspect they cope so well because they get far too much practise.
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« Reply #1038 on: December 15, 2015, 09:11:38 » |
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......and another one.........
Due to a fault with the signalling system between London Paddington and Greenford all lines are closed.
Impact Train services running to and from these stations may be cancelled. Disruption is expected until 11:00 15/12.
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« Reply #1039 on: December 15, 2015, 09:52:10 » |
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Never rains but it pours...........Network Rail's Christmas hols started early?
Cancellations to services between London Paddington and Hayes & Harlington
Due to a fault with the signalling system between London Paddington and Hayes & Harlington the Reading bound fast line is closed.
Impact Train services running to and from these stations may be cancelled, delayed by up to 30 mins or revised. Disruption is expected until 12:00 15/12.
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« Reply #1040 on: December 15, 2015, 12:19:03 » |
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Cancellations to services between London Paddington and Hayes & Harlington
Yep. I got totally stuffed by this and spent an hour getting from Reading to Paddington. The on-train annoucements left a lot to be desired.
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« Reply #1041 on: December 15, 2015, 12:48:19 » |
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Out of interest how are the train crew kept up to date in the case of disruption?
Not wishing to create a tangent from this thread but in light of the disruptions it seems relevant
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« Reply #1042 on: December 15, 2015, 13:27:48 » |
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Out of interest how are the train crew kept up to date in the case of disruption?
Not wishing to create a tangent from this thread but in light of the disruptions it seems relevant
If it's anything like the information provided to customers I'd say probably semaphore and carrier pigeons.
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« Reply #1044 on: December 15, 2015, 16:17:37 » |
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....and the signalling has failed again at 1515 on the Down Main at Ladbroke Grove. Just in time for the start of the evening rush Indeed.... not like I was going to be able to get away early. I have to work late thanks to this mornings signal faults. Due to a fault with the signalling system between London Paddington and Hayes & Harlington fewer trains are able to run on some lines. Impact: Train services running to and from these stations may be cancelled, delayed by up to 20 mins or revised. Disruption is expected until 19:00 15/12.
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« Reply #1045 on: December 15, 2015, 16:27:36 » |
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....and the signalling has failed again at 1515 on the Down Main at Ladbroke Grove. Just in time for the start of the evening rush Indeed.... not like I was going to be able to get away early. I have to work late thanks to this mornings signal faults. Due to a fault with the signalling system between London Paddington and Hayes & Harlington fewer trains are able to run on some lines. Impact: Train services running to and from these stations may be cancelled, delayed by up to 20 mins or revised. Disruption is expected until 19:00 15/12. Yep me too...........seems to be mainly affecting Greenfords/Heathrows at the moment - leaving aside the person struck by a train which is obviously outside their control it's been a pretty dismal day's service, let's hope it's not a portent of doom for the Christmas "service" and that which follows between Xmas and New Year, although having been a victim of that for the last few years I'm not hopeful (Bah, Humbug etc!)
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« Reply #1046 on: December 15, 2015, 16:27:44 » |
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Well if you want to watch it getting worse and worse you can always watch it here : http://sussextrains.co.uk/maps/index.php?map=T2If you want to know which train is which click on the headcode. When a train headcode starts turning Red or Pink you know there's trouble ahead..........
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« Reply #1047 on: December 15, 2015, 16:38:25 » |
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Heathrow express have dropped down from a 15 minute interval service to a 30 minute interval service probably to avoid any congestion during the high peak. From the Heathrow Express website Half Hourly Services Our services are running half hourly due to a track failure. Trains are departing Heathrow Terminal 5 at 27 and 57 minutes past the hour and leaving Paddington at 25 and 55 minutes past the hour. We apologise for the inconvenience caused. ....mmm. Track failure. They mean Track Circuit Failure ( TCF▸ for short)
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« Reply #1048 on: December 15, 2015, 19:05:01 » |
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Heathrow express have dropped down from a 15 minute interval service to a 30 minute interval service probably to avoid any congestion during the high peak. From the Heathrow Express website Half Hourly Services Our services are running half hourly due to a track failure. Trains are departing Heathrow Terminal 5 at 27 and 57 minutes past the hour and leaving Paddington at 25 and 55 minutes past the hour. We apologise for the inconvenience caused. ....mmm. Track failure. They mean Track Circuit Failure ( TCF▸ for short) I think "failure" just about covers today's service by itself.
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« Reply #1049 on: December 16, 2015, 14:47:22 » |
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...............here we go again...........
Cancellations to services at London Paddington
Due to a fault with the signalling system at London Paddington some lines are closed.
Impact Train services running to and from this station may be cancelled, delayed by up to 30 mins or revised. Disruption is expected until 16:30 16/12.
Cancellations to services between West Ealing and Greenford
Due to a fault with the signalling system between West Ealing and Greenford the line is closed.
Impact Train services running to and from these stations may be cancelled or delayed by up to 30 mins. Disruption is expected until 16:30 16/12.
Customer Advice Customers are advised to use alternative London Transport services to and from Greenford.
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