2023 Delays and Cancellations

[whole diary]

[Witham Bobby]

14:53 London Paddington to Worcester Foregate Street due 17:04 will be cancelled.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.

15:52 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 18:26 will be cancelled.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.

17:26 Worcester Foregate Street to London Paddington due 19:54 will be cancelled.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.

19:05 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 21:24 will be cancelled.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.

19:33 London Paddington to Worcester Shrub Hill due 22:08 will be cancelled.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.

Service?  What service?

I take it the drivers' overtime ban is the proximate cause.  But isn't there a cause-behind-the-cause of not sufficient drivers being employed to cover the service with normal working hours?

[Richard Fairhurst]

1350 and 1523 from Paddington both running about 20 late.

[charles_uk]

14:53 London Paddington to Worcester Foregate Street due 17:04 will be cancelled.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.

15:52 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 18:26 will be cancelled.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.

Unsurprisingly, the GWR^▸ (Great Western Railway) app is showing the late running 15:23 Paddington to Worcester Foregate Street as having no unoccupied seats.

[charles_uk]

17:34 London Paddington to Hereford due 20:26 will be terminated at Oxford.
It will no longer call at Hanborough, Charlbury, Kingham, Moreton-In-Marsh, Evesham, Worcestershire Parkway Hl, Worcester Shrub Hill, Worcester Foregate Street, Malvern Link, Great Malvern, Colwall, Ledbury and Hereford.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.

19:53 London Paddington to Hereford due 22:58 will be terminated at Oxford.
It will no longer call at Hanborough, Charlbury, Kingham, Moreton-In-Marsh, Honeybourne, Evesham, Pershore, Worcestershire Parkway Hl, Worcester Shrub Hill, Worcester Foregate Street, Malvern Link, Great Malvern, Colwall, Ledbury and Hereford.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.

[Richard Fairhurst]

JourneyCheck showing that the two main commuter trains tomorrow are cancelled:

https://tinyurl.com/atdnkxnz

Seriously unimpressed. Mrs F is currently working out what time she has to drive from Charlbury to get to work (in Oxford) on time. No trains between 0611 and 0805 is not a great situation.

The 0805 is going to be entertaining carnage if two IETs^▸ (Intercity Express Train)’ worth of people are trying to fit into an (already fairly busy) 2-carriage Turbo!

[Worcester_Passenger]

And now some more:

07:50 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 10:12 will be cancelled.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.
Last Updated:04/12/2023 07:29

10:59 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 13:24 will be cancelled.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.
Last Updated:04/12/2023 07:29

19:33 London Paddington to Worcester Shrub Hill due 22:08 will be cancelled.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.
Last Updated:03/12/2023 22:11

22:51 London Paddington to Worcestershire Parkway Hl due 01:06 will be cancelled.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.
Last Updated:03/12/2023 22:35

[Worcester_Passenger]

20:52 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 23:12 will be cancelled.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.
Last Updated:03/12/2023 22:24

20:56 Worcester Foregate Street to London Paddington due 23:29 will be cancelled.
This is due to a broken down train.
Last Updated:04/12/2023 18:33

22:00 Hereford to London Paddington due 01:16 will be reinstated.
It will be started from Worcester Shrub Hill.
It will no longer call at Hereford, Ledbury, Colwall, Great Malvern, Malvern Link and Worcester Foregate Street.
This is due to a fault on this train.
Last Updated:04/12/2023 18:30

[Worcester_Passenger]

And, from RTT^» (Real Time Trains - website)

1W34 1757 London Paddington to Reading
This service is partially cancelled
This service was cancelled between Reading and Worcester Foregate Street due to a problem with the traction equipment (MD).

[Worcester_Passenger]

And, looking in more detail at RTT^» (Real Time Trains - website) (at https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:P75690/2023-12-04/detailed#allox_id=0) the 17:34 from Paddington to Hereford set off from Paddington with unit 802106 but at Reading this was swapped for 800305. This left Reading 34 late. It was 36 late at Charlbury but lost time after that, arriving at Shrub Hill 62 late, where it gave up.

[charles_uk]

06:43 Worcester Shrub Hill to London Paddington due 08:43 will be cancelled.
This is due to more trains than usual needing repairs at the same time.
Last Updated:05/12/2023 05:17

And the preceding 05:23 Hereford to Paddington being a five coach short-formation.

I'm supposed to be catching the 06:43 tomorrow. Hopefully, third time lucky this week...

[Worcester_Passenger]

And this evening:

20:52 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 23:12 will be cancelled.
This is due to more trains than usual needing repairs at the same time.
Last Updated:05/12/2023 05:38

22:51 London Paddington to Worcestershire Parkway Hl due 01:06 will be cancelled.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.
Last Updated:05/12/2023 00:42

[Richard Fairhurst]

06:43 Worcester Shrub Hill to London Paddington due 08:43 will be cancelled.
This is due to more trains than usual needing repairs at the same time.
Last Updated:05/12/2023 05:17

And the preceding 05:23 Hereford to Paddington being a five coach short-formation.

I'm supposed to be catching the 06:43 tomorrow. Hopefully, third time lucky this week...

Unfortunately not. That’s three days in a row it’s been cancelled, and tomorrow is a strike day.

Passengers were apparently left on the platform at Hanborough on the 0523 yesterday and there was a tannoy announcement regretting the “unsafe” conditions.

[Worcester_Passenger]

Sorry Richard:

06:43 Worcester Shrub Hill to London Paddington due 08:43 will be cancelled.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.
Last Updated:06/12/2023 05:16

09:52 London Paddington to Hereford due 12:46 will be cancelled.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.
Last Updated:06/12/2023 03:35

11:52 London Paddington to Hereford due 14:41 will be cancelled.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.
Last Updated:06/12/2023 00:31

13:18 Hereford to London Paddington due 16:22 will be cancelled.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.
Last Updated:06/12/2023 00:30

15:18 Hereford to London Paddington due 18:29 will be cancelled.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.
Last Updated:06/12/2023 00:32

17:57 London Paddington to Worcester Foregate Street due 20:07 will be cancelled.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.
Last Updated:06/12/2023 00:35

19:53 London Paddington to Hereford due 22:58 will be cancelled.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.
Last Updated:06/12/2023 00:39

20:56 Worcester Foregate Street to London Paddington due 23:29 will be cancelled.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.
Last Updated:06/12/2023 00:35

[Richard Fairhurst]

And meanwhile the 0523 seems to have been sitting in Foregate Street platform 1 for 50 minutes and counting, if the live departure boards are to be believed.

GWR^▸ (Great Western Railway) on Twitter say the signalling system is up the spout (not exact quote).

[charles_uk]

And meanwhile the 0523 seems to have been sitting in Foregate Street platform 1 for 50 minutes and counting, if the live departure boards are to be believed.

GWR^▸ (Great Western Railway) on Twitter say the signalling system is up the spout (not exact quote).

Realtime Trains suggesting it's just got to Worcestershire Parkway 74 minutes late. Luckily, the halts train seems to be on time so will be able to pick everyone up...