2023 Delays and Cancellations

[whole diary]

[Worcester_Passenger]

RTT^» (Real Time Trains - website) is reporting it arriving at Great Malvern 57 late, and being cancelled after that.

JourneyCheck reports

13:18 Hereford to London Paddington due 16:22 will be started from Great Malvern.
It will no longer call at Hereford, Ledbury and Colwall.
This is due to a fault on this train.
Last Updated:15/11/2023 11:52

[Worcester_Passenger]

And during the evening of Wednesday November 15:

The 'halts' train (17:04 Didcot - Moreton) was cancelled from Oxford (RTT^» (Real Time Trains - website): "due to a problem with the traction equipment (MD)").

The 16:58 Paddington - Great Malvern lost time as a result of doing all the extra stops, arrived at Shrub Hill 33 late and was cancelled thereafter.

The 17:34 London Paddington to Hereford missed its path through the single line at Evesham. It left there 30 late and reached Hereford 26 late.

The 19:05 Great Malvern to London Paddington was held at Charlbury and arrived at Oxford 18 late.

[Worcester_Passenger]

An odd pair today:

16:58 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 19:26 will be terminated at Worcester Shrub Hill.
It will no longer call at Worcester Foregate Street, Malvern Link and Great Malvern.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.
Last Updated:16/11/2023 06:16

19:45 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 22:24 will be terminated at Worcester Shrub Hill.
It will no longer call at Worcestershire Parkway Hl, Pershore, Evesham, Honeybourne, Moreton-In-Marsh, Kingham, Charlbury, Hanborough, Oxford, Reading and London Paddington.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.
Last Updated:16/11/2023 06:16

The second of those feels wrong - surely it should be started from Shrub Hill?

[Worcester_Passenger]

An odd pair today:

16:58 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 19:26 will be terminated at Worcester Shrub Hill.
It will no longer call at Worcester Foregate Street, Malvern Link and Great Malvern.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.
Last Updated:16/11/2023 06:16

19:45 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 22:24 will be terminated at Worcester Shrub Hill.
It will no longer call at Worcestershire Parkway Hl, Pershore, Evesham, Honeybourne, Moreton-In-Marsh, Kingham, Charlbury, Hanborough, Oxford, Reading and London Paddington.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.
Last Updated:16/11/2023 06:16

The second of those feels wrong - surely it should be started from Shrub Hill?

Both have now disappeared from JourneyCheck.

Meanwhile...

21:53 London Paddington to Worcester Shrub Hill due 00:02 will be cancelled.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.
Last Updated:16/11/2023 14:26

[Mark A]

Meanwhile...

21:53 London Paddington to Worcester Shrub Hill due 00:02 will be cancelled.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.
Last Updated:16/11/2023 14:26

Awkward as that's the last train of the day. There *is* a connection that leave two minutes earllier, but that's change Newport and Hereford, with a wait of over 90 minutes at Newport and over three hours at Hereford, giving an arrival next day at Worcester at after 6am. *Blinks*

Mark

[Worcester_Passenger]

There is a 22:51 from Paddington, but it only goes to Worcestershire Parkway, so you'd need to have a taxi to take you to our destination.

[Mark A]

Worcestershire Parkway... is that a rather odd final call for it?

(Edit: removed bad info.)

Off topic, but I'm now moved, for reasons of history and anecdote, to look out the last arrival into Shrub Hill on a Sunday...

Mark

[IndustryInsider]

Worcestershire Parkway... is that a rather odd final call for it?

Shrub Hill is staffed by WMR and is closed and locked up before that train would arrive, so it terminates at Parkway and runs empty (and straight into) the sidings at Worcester.

So, not ideal…but there is a reason for it.

[Worcester_Passenger]

And today is Retro Friday:

07:50 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 10:12.
Will be formed of 3 coaches instead of 5.
Last Updated:17/11/2023 03:50

10:59 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 13:24.
Will be formed of 3 coaches instead of 5.
Last Updated:17/11/2023 03:50

13:50 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 16:15.
Will be formed of 3 coaches instead of 5.
Last Updated:17/11/2023 03:50

16:32 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 19:29 will be terminated at Worcester Shrub Hill.
It will no longer call at Worcestershire Parkway Hl, Pershore, Evesham, Honeybourne, Moreton-In-Marsh, Kingham, Charlbury, Hanborough, Oxford, Reading and London Paddington.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.
Will be formed of 3 coaches instead of 5.
Last Updated:17/11/2023 03:51

Shown on RTT^» (Real Time Trains - website) as being operated by 165 114.

[Mark A]

Worcestershire Parkway... is that a rather odd final call for it?

Shrub Hill is staffed by WMR and is closed and locked up before that train would arrive, so it terminates at Parkway and runs empty (and straight into) the sidings at Worcester.

So, not ideal…but there is a reason for it.

Ah. Now wondering what that service did before Parkway opened in 2020, if anyone can recall.

Mark

[TaplowGreen]

And today is Retro Friday:

07:50 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 10:12.
Will be formed of 3 coaches instead of 5.
Last Updated:17/11/2023 03:50

10:59 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 13:24.
Will be formed of 3 coaches instead of 5.
Last Updated:17/11/2023 03:50

13:50 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 16:15.
Will be formed of 3 coaches instead of 5.
Last Updated:17/11/2023 03:50

16:32 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 19:29 will be terminated at Worcester Shrub Hill.
It will no longer call at Worcestershire Parkway Hl, Pershore, Evesham, Honeybourne, Moreton-In-Marsh, Kingham, Charlbury, Hanborough, Oxford, Reading and London Paddington.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.
Will be formed of 3 coaches instead of 5.
Last Updated:17/11/2023 03:51

Shown on RTT^» (Real Time Trains - website) as being operated by 165 114.

Two and a half hours on a Turbo, great! 

[Worcester_Passenger]

Worcestershire Parkway... is that a rather odd final call for it?

Shrub Hill is staffed by WMR and is closed and locked up before that train would arrive, so it terminates at Parkway and runs empty (and straight into) the sidings at Worcester.

So, not ideal…but there is a reason for it.

Ah. Now wondering what that service did before Parkway opened in 2020, if anyone can recall.

Mark

Fridays-only short working from Paddington to Moreton-in-Marsh.

[grahame]

Two and a half hours on a Turbo, great! 

Cardiff .... Portsmouth ....

[TaplowGreen]

Two and a half hours on a Turbo, great! 

Cardiff .... Portsmouth ....

An equally unattractive prospect.

[Witham Bobby]

And today is Retro Friday:

07:50 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 10:12.
Will be formed of 3 coaches instead of 5.
Last Updated:17/11/2023 03:50

10:59 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 13:24.
Will be formed of 3 coaches instead of 5.
Last Updated:17/11/2023 03:50

13:50 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 16:15.
Will be formed of 3 coaches instead of 5.
Last Updated:17/11/2023 03:50

16:32 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 19:29 will be terminated at Worcester Shrub Hill.
It will no longer call at Worcestershire Parkway Hl, Pershore, Evesham, Honeybourne, Moreton-In-Marsh, Kingham, Charlbury, Hanborough, Oxford, Reading and London Paddington.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.
Will be formed of 3 coaches instead of 5.
Last Updated:17/11/2023 03:51

Shown on RTT^» (Real Time Trains - website) as being operated by 165 114.

5 late at Reading, right time Evesham

Who needs 125mph IETs^▸ (Intercity Express Train) anyway?

The rolling stock substitution has disappeared from GW^▸ (Great Western) journeycheck, btw