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« Reply #1770 on: October 30, 2021, 08:42:03 » |
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The services that are running today between the SW and London today could be very busy with people returning to London after the half term break.
Planning to travel by train over the Christmas period, but this past half term holiday week, which has seen SW services cancelled because of traincrew shortages, hasn’t filled me with confidence.
Exactly this. Another huge own goal. |
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« Reply #1771 on: October 30, 2021, 09:28:21 » |
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The services that are running today between the SW and London today could be very busy with people returning to London after the half term break.
Planning to travel by train over the Christmas period, but this past half term holiday week, which has seen SW services cancelled because of traincrew shortages, hasn’t filled me with confidence.
Exactly this. Another huge own goal. Not this time. Given the very high number of cases of Covid in the SW at the moment it may be to do with COVID. Yes do you remember COVID - yes the pandemic - well its not over and the number of cases in Swindon is now higher than at any time here during the pandemic and I suspect that across the south west, Swindon is not unique in this respect.Although much of that is among children, it is also among their parents. Even when parents of children don't get it they still have to self-isolate, so the number of people self-isolating is likely to be at an all time high as well. Now to be really unpopular - with COVID levels so high I am not sure we should be encouraging leisure travel anyway at the moment! Particularly if it means overcrowded trains due to the shortage of staff. That's not a railway industry own goal it is a result of government policy of removing even the most modest infection control measures and of at best rank incompetence by some of those associated with the testing of COVID cases in Wolverhampton Lab. |
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« Reply #1772 on: October 30, 2021, 10:25:49 » |
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Planning to travel by train over the Christmas period, but this past half term holiday week, which has seen SW services cancelled because of traincrew shortages, hasn’t filled me with confidence.
[Spoiler Alert] All the evidence suggests there will be disruption and crew shortages over Christmas. |
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« Reply #1773 on: October 30, 2021, 10:29:20 » |
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[Spoiler Alert] All the evidence suggests there will be disruption and crew shortages over Christmas.
Sigh, sadly yes II, just like every Christmas…Covid or no Covid. |
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« Reply #1774 on: October 30, 2021, 15:02:06 » |
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Now to be really unpopular - with COVID levels so high I am not sure we should be encouraging leisure travel anyway at the moment! Particularly if it means overcrowded trains due to the shortage of staff.
That doesn't seem to worry GWR▸ with their inane Famous Five ads...........  |
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« Reply #1775 on: October 30, 2021, 16:58:48 » |
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That doesn't seem to worry GWR▸ with their inane Famous Five ads........... Looking at the front page of the GWR website, this weekend Five go on a rip roaring ramble! |
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« Reply #1776 on: November 14, 2021, 10:11:33 » |
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Another bad day for cancellations/short running due to crew shortage in the West and particularly the South West.
Over 50 services currently listed.
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« Reply #1777 on: November 14, 2021, 11:38:41 » |
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Another bad day for cancellations/short running due to crew shortage in the West and particularly the South West.
Over 50 services currently listed.
A lot are slowly being reinstated. I believe some issues were caused with services terminating at Liskeard because of engineering works and where the possession has been taken doesn’t allow for trains to reverse, therefore sets and crews are being swapped around. |
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« Reply #1778 on: November 14, 2021, 15:06:04 » |
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Another bad day for cancellations/short running due to crew shortage in the West and particularly the South West.
Over 50 services currently listed.
No it’s not been a good day for passengers in the Southwest as well as between London and the Southwest. As at 3pm still 36 cancellations showing. Look at this for a next to useless service: 18:34 London Paddington to Plymouth due 22:08 will be terminated at Reading.
It will no longer call at Newbury, Pewsey, Westbury, Castle Cary, Taunton, Exeter St Davids, Dawlish, Teignmouth, Newton Abbot, Totnes, Ivybridge and Plymouth.
This is due to a shortage of train crew. Let’s hope this service gets resinstated for it’s full journey. |
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« Reply #1779 on: November 14, 2021, 18:52:27 » |
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Look at this for a next to useless service: 18:34 London Paddington to Plymouth due 22:08 will be terminated at Reading.
It will no longer call at Newbury, Pewsey, Westbury, Castle Cary, Taunton, Exeter St Davids, Dawlish, Teignmouth, Newton Abbot, Totnes, Ivybridge and Plymouth.
This is due to a shortage of train crew. Let’s hope this service gets resinstated for it’s full journey. Nope. GWR▸ went the other way. Cancelled entirely. 1C92 18:34 London Paddington to Plymouth due 22:08 will be cancelled.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.
Additional Information:
Passengers for Pewsey, Westbury and Castle Cary can board the 19:05 London Paddington to Plymouth service which will call additionally at those stations today. Any passengers for Newbury can change at Reading for the 19:44 departure to Bedwyn. Any passengers for Dawlish and Teignmouth can change at Exeter St. David's for the 21:33 departure towards Paignton. Any passengers for Ivybridge are advised to change at Plymouth and speak with station staff for onwards travel to Ivybridge.
The additional calls with a visit to Westbury will make the connection at Exeter for Dawlish & Teignmouth a little tight. Why not also have special stops for those stations too? |
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« Reply #1780 on: November 14, 2021, 19:15:18 » |
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Any passengers for Ivybridge are advised to change at Plymouth and speak with station staff for onwards travel to Ivybridge.
.............." for onwards travel"  Shouldn't that be "backward travel" ? - interpret that any way you want ! |
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« Reply #1781 on: November 14, 2021, 21:11:52 » |
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Loss of signalling between Newton Abbot and Plymouth.
XC▸ ’s 1V60 which was booked to depart Totnes at 19:20 is still sat there as of 21:10
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« Reply #1782 on: November 14, 2021, 21:58:01 » |
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Loss of signalling between Newton Abbot and Plymouth.
XC▸ ’s 1V60 which was booked to depart Totnes at 19:20 is still sat there as of 21:10
Yup Due to a fault with the signalling system between Plymouth and Newton Abbot all lines are blocked.
Train services running through these stations will be cancelled or delayed. Disruption is expected until 22:00 14/11. |
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« Reply #1783 on: November 14, 2021, 22:07:20 » |
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https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/service_disruptions/283724.aspxA fault with the signalling system between Plymouth and Newton Abbot is causing delays of up to 40 minutes to trains between these stations.
Trains may be held back at stations whilst the issue is being investigated.
Disruption is expected to continue until 23:00.
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« Reply #1784 on: November 14, 2021, 22:22:14 » |
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Loss of signalling between Newton Abbot and Plymouth.
XC▸ ’s 1V60 which was booked to depart Totnes at 19:20 is still sat there as of 21:10
Yup Due to a fault with the signalling system between Plymouth and Newton Abbot all lines are blocked.
Train services running through these stations will be cancelled or delayed. Disruption is expected until 22:00 14/11. According to reports on GWR▸ Twitter (upon which I would not stake my life), passengers have been told that the necessary backup generator for the signals doesn't have any fuel. Network Rail are apparently in attendance. |
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