Friday 2nd and Saturday 3rd March 2018 - Severe weather - advice not to travel

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[grahame]

Fresh thread to cover today's disruption from scheduled timetable right across GWR^▸ (Great Western Railway) services.   

Here is Journeycheck statement at 03:24 - just one 'line update' but it's an all-line beauty!

Cancellations to services on all routes

Due to severe weather between London Paddington and Penzance all lines are disrupted.

Train services running across the whole Great Western Railway network may be cancelled. Disruption is expected until the end of the day.

Customer Advice

Due to the heavy snow and heavy freeze overnight, train services will start later today than the normal timetable and some lines may not start at all. The advice is not to travel, if you start your journey we can not guarantee that you will get to your destination and we will not be able to provide alternative transport due to adverse road conditions. We aim to reinstate services when we can but this in some cases may not be at all during today, Friday 2nd March. Mainline and branchline services along the whole GWR network are expected to be affected by the weather conditions.

Further Information
An update will follow within the next 6 hours.
Individual train service alterations may not appear on journey check, our advice is not to travel.

Last Updated:02/03/2018 03:24

[Oxonhutch]

Season Ticket void day for 2nd March declared

[LiskeardRich]

The running map says it all.

[rower40]

Many sidings and loops over the region have train description "-KRS" or "KRS-" in - and these have only appeared in the last few days.  Anyone know what that stands for?  My only guess was "Klosed as a Result of Snow" - so maybe someone in the know can enlighten me?

[bobm]

Line closed between Newton Abbot and Exeter St Davids due to high tides along the seawall and debris on the track.

Sea looks pretty angry at Teignmouth.

[LiskeardRich]

Line closed between Newton Abbot and Exeter St Davids due to high tides along the seawall and debris on the track.

Sea looks pretty angry at Teignmouth.

The seawall has now been confirmed to have been damaged at dawlish.

[SandTEngineer]

Much natter that the Dawlish sea wall hasn't been breached but may have been severley damaged in places.  The NR^» (Network Rail - home page) inspection is scheduled to start at 1000 (02/03/2018)

https://mobile.twitter.com/DawlishBeach/status/969506342003200001/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.devonlive.com%2Fnews%2Fdevon-news%2Fdawlish-sea-wall-damaged-storm-1285826

https://mobile.twitter.com/DawlishBeach/status/969489650866950145/photo/1

https://scontent-lht6-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-0/q82/p526x296/28577333_10155274314566039_1635769133591583704_n.jpg?oh=a98403eceb9322520a1f1be863fc9d7f&oe=5B0AC3F4

[Worcester_Passenger]

The running map says it all.

Getting worse...

[charles_uk]

Update just now on Twitter:

UPDATE - Due to predicted heavy snow the last London - North Cotswolds train will depart at 14:22 today. Long distance trains will finish earlier than normal with no High Speed Trains out of Paddington after 22:00. Customers are advised not to travel today.     11:51 AM - 2 Mar 2018

[Adelante_CCT]

What a mess that graphic in the top left corner is!

[Adelante_CCT]

Update just now on Twitter:

UPDATE - Due to predicted heavy snow the last London - North Cotswolds train will depart at 14:22 today. Long distance trains will finish earlier than normal with no High Speed Trains out of Paddington after 22:00. Customers are advised not to travel today.     11:51 AM - 2 Mar 2018

Errrrrr....

14:21 London Paddington to Worcester Foregate Street due 16:44 will be cancelled.
This is due to severe weather.

[grahame]

What a mess that graphic in the top left corner is!

How DARE you

Oh
- "good reflection of the mess that train services are across the south west"
- it's continuing to function and convey quick and immediate data

[ellendune]

Latest news from NR^» (Network Rail - home page) on Dawlish

https://twitter.com/networkrailwest/status/969555040007532545

[grahame]

Line closed between Newton Abbot and Exeter St Davids due to high tides along the seawall and debris on the track.

Sea looks pretty angry at Teignmouth.

The seawall has now been confirmed to have been damaged at dawlish.

Latest news from NR^» (Network Rail - home page) on Dawlish

https://twitter.com/networkrailwest/status/969555040007532545

Text of that

DAWLISH RAILWAY UPDATE
 
Following visual inspections this morning we can confirm that the railway between Dawlish and Dawlish Warren sustained damage last night as a result of Storm Emma.
 
There is no structural damage to the sea wall, and the integrity of the railway itself has not been damaged, which is testimony to the quality of the strengthening works Network Rail delivered in 2014.
 
However, 10-15m of fencing and associated coping stones has been damaged, some of which is now lying on the railway. This needs to be made safe and Herras temporary fencing put in place. A substantial amount of ballast has been washed across the track along a 150m length of railway. Network Rail Engineers are now working to remove and replace the ballast.
 
Dawlish station itself has suffered minor damage, with wooden panels and handrails washed onto the track and a small section of the platform damaged. Network Rail is working to make the damage safe; clear up the station and cordon unsafe areas off in advance of station reopening.
 
Team Orange will be working round the clock to make the railway safe so that it can reopen. There will be no services on this line today and we will issue an update later today confirming when we expect to reopen this section of the railway. Currently reopening is anticipated to be within the next 24-36 hours.
 

[RA]

Many sidings and loops over the region have train description "-KRS" or "KRS-" in - and these have only appeared in the last few days.  Anyone know what that stands for?  My only guess was "Klosed as a Result of Snow" - so maybe someone in the know can enlighten me?

KRS stands for Key Route Strategy. To avoid points failing and reduce the opportunity for problems to arise, any points that don't have to be regularly used will be left set for the main route only. As mentioned, loops will not be used and lines such as the Westbury avoiding line will be closed. Stations on loops with through lines between the platforms will have their points left set for the platform lines.