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« on: November 20, 2016, 20:47:29 » |
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Not good today......I was on the 1542 from Plymouth - Paddington which got to Reading 35 minutes late - held up at Tiverton, Taunton, Pewsey and Newbury by a "lack of platform staff" (according to the announcements made by the exasperated sounding TM‡) - as is usual for Up Westcountry HST▸ services on a Sunday, the service was ridiculously overcrowded, full and standing in 1st class as well as standard with luggage everywhere.......it does however seem that those of us who were on this service have got off lightly judging by the latest news below.........................
Cancellations to services between Plymouth and Newton Abbot
Due to slippery rails between Plymouth and Newton Abbot trains have to run at reduced speed on all lines.
Train services running through these stations may be cancelled, delayed by up to 120 minutes or revised. Disruption is expected until the end of the day.
Customer Advice
Tickets dated 20/11/2016 will be authorised for travel tomorrow 21/11/2016 for those passengers affected by this disruption.
Further Information
An update will follow within the next 1 hour.
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Timmer
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« Reply #1 on: November 20, 2016, 20:51:20 » |
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Trouble between Westbury and Castle Cary as well.
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PhilWakely
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« Reply #2 on: November 20, 2016, 21:12:08 » |
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Not good today......I was on the 1542 from Plymouth - Paddington which got to Reading 35 minutes late......
Good job you were only travelling from Plymouth and not further west.... Cancellations to services between Par and Plymouth
Due to slippery rails between Par and Plymouth trains have to run at reduced speed on all lines.
Train services running through these stations may be cancelled, delayed by up to 150 minutes or revised. Bodmin Parkway will not be served. Disruption is expected until the end of the day.
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bobm
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« Reply #3 on: November 20, 2016, 21:18:54 » |
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Fingers crossed for Tuesday then. I've got a day trip to St Austell for a meeting in a brewery!
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TaplowGreen
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« Reply #4 on: November 20, 2016, 21:29:28 » |
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Sleeper's going to be late too............
21:15 Penzance to London Paddington due 05:06
This train will be starting late from Penzance and is expected to be 90 minutes late.
This train will no longer call at Bodmin Parkway.
This is due to slippery rails.
Further Information
Passengers boarding at unmanned stations will be provided road transport to their nearest manned station.
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PhilWakely
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« Reply #5 on: November 20, 2016, 21:32:06 » |
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Fingers crossed for Tuesday then. I've got a day trip to St Austell for a meeting in a brewery!
Keep them firmly crossed.......... More from the Exeter Express and EchoThe Met Office has just issued their latest weather warning ahead of what they say will be more stormy conditions this evening.
The Exeter-based forecasters have issued a severe warning for Exeter and Devon as a county for heavy rain between 5am on Monday until 23.55 tomorrow evening.
The warnings issued are:
An Amber rain warning for Devon and Torbay from 05:00am on Monday until 23:55pm on Monday
A Yellow rain warning for Wales and southwestern England from 03:00am on Monday until 23:55pm on Monday
A Yellow rain warning for parts of northern England from 12 noon on Monday until 06:00am on Tuesday
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bobm
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« Reply #6 on: November 20, 2016, 21:35:20 » |
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At least I won't be a victim of the usual riposte as I'm not actually organising the meeting!  |
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« Reply #7 on: November 20, 2016, 21:37:48 » |
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bobm
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« Reply #8 on: November 20, 2016, 21:59:20 » |
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I am sure my colleague from North Somerset will be along shortly with a far better pithy comment than I could manage....
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Chris from Nailsea
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« Reply #9 on: November 20, 2016, 22:10:29 » |
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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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bobm
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« Reply #10 on: November 20, 2016, 22:12:39 » |
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Told you...
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Chris from Nailsea
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« Reply #11 on: November 20, 2016, 22:19:13 » |
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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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JayMac
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« Reply #12 on: November 20, 2016, 22:28:38 » |
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Most ales will get you sozzled.
Tribute, Proper Job and Trelawny get you Snozzled.
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"Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for the rest of the day. Set a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life."
- Sir Terry Pratchett.
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Chris from Nailsea
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« Reply #13 on: November 20, 2016, 22:36:12 » |
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Lest we lose some of our readers with all these real ale references, may I offer a link to the St Austell Brewery's range here? (I am not a shareholder, and have no financial interest: posted here purely for public information).  |
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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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TaplowGreen
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« Reply #14 on: November 21, 2016, 06:45:24 » |
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..........always nice to have a lie-in on a Monday morning............
21:15 Penzance to London Paddington due 05:06
This train has been delayed from Penzance by 183 minutes and is now 148 minutes late at Castle Cary.
This train will no longer call at Bodmin Parkway.
This is due to slippery rails.
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