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« Reply #15 on: January 09, 2023, 17:20:03 » |
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The points at Thingley have failed. Trains are having to run on the Swindon bound line in both directions. That means there is no access to the single line and no capacity to turn a train at Chippenham.
The 15:14 from Swindon to Westbury is still sitting in the bay platform at Swindon.
They didn't do the safety inspection last week as the points hadn't failed at that point.
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« Reply #16 on: January 09, 2023, 17:22:20 » |
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Just tweeted disruption till at least 1900
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« Reply #17 on: January 09, 2023, 17:31:59 » |
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Now able to use both lines but not the points at Thingley so the single line still closed.
There is also now a track defect reported at Dauntsey on the Swindon bound line. 20mph speed limit in place.
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« Reply #18 on: January 09, 2023, 17:39:45 » |
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17:50 Gloucester to Salisbury due 20:06 will be diverted between Gloucester and Trowbridge.
It will no longer call at Stonehouse, Stroud, Kemble, Swindon, Chippenham and Melksham but will call additionally at Bristol Parkway and Bath Spa.
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« Reply #19 on: January 09, 2023, 18:13:35 » |
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18:34 Westbury to Swindon due 19:21
18:34 Westbury to Swindon due 19:21 will be cancelled.
This is due to a shortage of train crew. |
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« Reply #20 on: January 10, 2023, 05:43:17 » |
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20:06 Westbury to Cheltenham Spa due 22:05
Facilities on the 20:06 Westbury to Cheltenham Spa due 22:05.
Will be formed of 2 coaches instead of 3. Not a problem on a wet January Tuesday ... though it could be on a fine July Sunday. |
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« Reply #21 on: January 10, 2023, 08:56:07 » |
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The 20:06 doesn’t run on Sundays.  |
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« Reply #22 on: January 10, 2023, 09:17:34 » |
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The 20:06 doesn’t run on Sundays. Yeah ... it used to be the 19:35 every day except Saturday; the Monday to Friday one got pushed back later but the Sunday one remains more or less unaltered. It provides an excellent return journey / connection from Weymouth and when promoting the service, we've had so many people at Westbury for it (when 2 carriages) that road transport had to be sourced to supplement the train. |
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« Reply #23 on: January 10, 2023, 15:22:44 » |
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15:14 Swindon to Westbury due 15:58
15:14 Swindon to Westbury due 15:58 will be cancelled.
This is due to congestion. 16:25 Westbury to Swindon due 17:08
17:36 Swindon to Westbury due 18:20
17:36 Swindon to Westbury due 18:20 will be cancelled.
This is due to a points failure. (I note that the 17:36 was re-instated yesterday. Don't know how many people made alternative arrangements and how many turned up at the stations to actually catch it) |
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« Reply #24 on: January 10, 2023, 16:16:13 » |
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Some problem atr Bedwyn meaning West Country services going via the single line via Swindon to Westbury, I believe?
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« Reply #25 on: January 10, 2023, 17:01:51 » |
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Been all sorts of problems on the Berks & Hants today. The points to the turnback siding at Bedwyn failed - one train had to run to Woodborough (beyond Pewsey) to cross over and come back. There has also been a signal failure with trains being talked past a red.
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« Reply #26 on: January 10, 2023, 17:36:46 » |
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15:14 Swindon to Westbury due 15:58
15:14 Swindon to Westbury due 15:58 will be cancelled.
This is due to congestion. 16:25 Westbury to Swindon due 17:08
17:36 Swindon to Westbury due 18:20
17:36 Swindon to Westbury due 18:20 will be cancelled.
This is due to a points failure. (I note that the 17:36 was re-instated yesterday. Don't know how many people made alternative arrangements and how many turned up at the stations to actually catch it) As predicted - the last two above re-instated. |
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« Reply #27 on: January 12, 2023, 08:21:09 » |
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07:37 Westbury to Swindon due 08:19
07:37 Westbury to Swindon due 08:19 is being delayed at Westbury and is now expected to be 25 minutes late.
This is due to engineering works not being finished on time.
08:45 Swindon to Westbury due 09:26
08:45 Swindon to Westbury due 09:26 will be starting late from Swindon and is expected to be 3 minutes late.
This is due to engineering works not being finished on time. |
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« Reply #28 on: January 12, 2023, 09:35:56 » |
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09:46 Westbury to Swindon due 10:34
11:05 Swindon to Westbury due 11:47
12:17 Westbury to Swindon due 12:59
13:15 Swindon to Westbury due 13:56
14:16 Westbury to Swindon due 15:01
14:16 Westbury to Swindon due 15:01 will be cancelled.
This is due to heavy rain flooding the railway. |
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« Reply #29 on: January 12, 2023, 10:42:14 » |
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A VST (ad-hoc) service 2Z22 Swindon-Westbury departed from Swindon at 10:15, headed falteringly past Wootton Bassett Junction, and, as I type this as 10:40, has been routed via a crossover back towards Swindon.
It's still shown on the TIGER site as calling at Melksham.
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