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« Reply #495 on: November 10, 2019, 20:25:56 »

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19:41 Westbury to Cheltenham Spa due 21:34
19:41 Westbury to Cheltenham Spa due 21:34 is being delayed at Westbury.
This is due to a broken down train.

Set off around 30 late
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« Reply #496 on: November 11, 2019, 05:20:53 »

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05:17 Gloucester to Southampton Central due 08:09
Facilities on the 05:17 Gloucester to Southampton Central due 08:09.
This is due to a fault on this train.
Will be formed of 2 coaches instead of 3.

At least it's running ... plenty of space on the TransWilts leg; may get a bit comfy into Southampton!
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« Reply #497 on: November 12, 2019, 19:02:22 »

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18:32 Westbury to Swindon due 19:21
18:32 Westbury to Swindon due 19:21 is being delayed at Westbury.
This is due to a fault with the signalling system.
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« Reply #498 on: November 12, 2019, 19:07:34 »

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18:32 Westbury to Swindon due 19:21
18:32 Westbury to Swindon due 19:21 is being delayed at Westbury.
This is due to a fault with the signalling system.

Don't believe everything you read - Real Time Trains shows it on time!
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« Reply #499 on: November 13, 2019, 06:49:37 »

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05:17 Gloucester to Southampton Central due 08:09
Facilities on the 05:17 Gloucester to Southampton Central due 08:09.
This is due to a fault on this train.
Will be formed of 2 coaches instead of 3.

At least it's running ... plenty of space on the TransWilts leg; may get a bit comfy into Southampton!

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05:17 Gloucester to Southampton Central due 08:09
Facilities on the 05:17 Gloucester to Southampton Central due 08:09.
This is due to a fault on this train.
Will be formed of 2 coaches instead of 3.

I was actually on that train on Monday morning and "may get a bit comfy into Southampton!" didn't apply - actually plenty of space.   However, due off Salisbury at 07:36 it didn't leave until 07:52 and I suspect that the majority of the  regular users who join there took the 07:50 SWR» (South Western Railway - about) train - certainly very few joined where normally I would expect quite a surge.    Very quick turn around at Soton - I blinked and it were gone, with an impressive number joining it back to(wards) Romsey.
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« Reply #500 on: November 13, 2019, 15:50:33 »

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15:19 Swindon to Westbury due 16:00 has been delayed at Swindon and is now 7 minutes late.
This is due to a late running train being in front of this one.
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« Reply #501 on: November 15, 2019, 18:18:49 »

Cancellations to services between Westbury and Trowbridge


Due to a person being hit by a train between Westbury and Trowbridge all lines are blocked.
Train services running through these stations may be cancelled, delayed or revised. Disruption is expected until the end of the day.
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« Reply #502 on: November 15, 2019, 20:18:18 »

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19:36 Westbury to Cheltenham Spa due 21:33
19:36 Westbury to Cheltenham Spa due 21:33 will be started from Swindon.
It will no longer call at Westbury, Trowbridge, Melksham and Chippenham.
This is due to a person being hit by a train.

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17:41 Cheltenham Spa to Southampton Central due 20:44
17:41 Cheltenham Spa to Southampton Central due 20:44 has been delayed at Swindon and is now 45 minutes late.
This is due to a person being hit by a train.

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20:08 Swindon to Westbury due 20:49
20:08 Swindon to Westbury due 20:49 will be starting late from Swindon.
This is due to a person being hit by a train.

We grumble about the high cancellation rate on the TransWilts.   However, I am not grumbling about these ... except that I wish we could do more to help avoid people being hit by trains.

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« Reply #503 on: November 17, 2019, 12:17:40 »

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12:36 Westbury to Swindon due 13:19
Facilities on the 12:36 Westbury to Swindon due 13:19.
Toilet facilities are not available.
This is due to a fault on this train.
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« Reply #504 on: November 17, 2019, 12:46:15 »

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13:38 Swindon to Weymouth due 15:54
13:38 Swindon to Weymouth due 15:54 will call additionally at Westbury.
It will be delayed at Westbury and is expected to be 1 minute late.
This is due to a problem currently under investigation.
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« Reply #505 on: November 18, 2019, 06:54:50 »

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Facilities on the 05:17 Gloucester to Southampton Central due 08:09.
Will be formed of 2 coaches instead of 3.
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« Reply #506 on: November 19, 2019, 09:55:56 »

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09:46 Westbury to Swindon due 10:32
09:46 Westbury to Swindon due 10:32 will be started from Trowbridge.
It will no longer call at Westbury.
This is due to urgent repairs to the track.

Err ... trains cannot be turned around at Trowbridge.    Except when they can  Grin

THANK YOU for not cancelling it!
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« Reply #507 on: November 19, 2019, 10:57:39 »

Where does "trains cannot be turned around at Trowbridge" come from?

THere is a crossover not far away and HSTs (High Speed Train) were being reversed there regularly when Box tunnel was closed for electrification work.
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« Reply #508 on: November 19, 2019, 11:13:18 »

Where does "trains cannot be turned around at Trowbridge" come from?

THere is a crossover not far away and HSTs (High Speed Train) were being reversed there regularly when Box tunnel was closed for electrification work.

It's a colloquialism / sloppiness with words on my part, I'm afraid, Robin.  I should have written "the signalling does not allow trains to be turned around in the platform at Trowbridge".

Trains from Melksham can pass over Bradford Junction, cross over onto the Bristol-bound line and stop short of signal 190 which is (I think) a fixed red aspect. The driver switches ends and can then proceed towards Bristol (or indeed back via Melksham) when signal 119 is cleared.   Trains from Bradford on Avon can similarly stop short of signal 190 (or 90 on the Westbury bound line) then head up for Melksham when cleared by 219 (or 119).

Signals 90 and 190 are both some distance north of the platforms at Trowbridge, and it's my understanding that once a train passes signal 90 it's onto a single direction line and can only be signalled forward to Westbury and not back towards Bradford Junction.
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« Reply #509 on: November 19, 2019, 16:39:15 »

So Wrong Line Working would have to be authorised, and that could of course be done in the circumstances make it necessary.

That clears that up Grin
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