Flooding at Nailsea and Backwell

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Flooding at Nailsea and Backwell

« on: January 14, 2023, 11:08:15 »

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Cancellations to services between Bristol Temple Meads and Taunton
Due to heavy rain flooding the railway at Nailsea & Backwell all lines are blocked. Disruption is expected until 15:00 14/01.
Train services between Bristol Temple Meads and Taunton may be cancelled.

Tweet from Network Rail: https://twitter.com/networkrailwest/status/1614213725623406592

All SW fast services up to London from Penzance and Plymouth now additionally calling at Westbury for the rest of the day.


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Re: Flooding at Nailsea and Backwell

« Reply #1 on: January 14, 2023, 11:35:48 »

Further travel advice from GWR^▸ :

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Passengers south of Taunton wishing to travel to Bath Spa and Bristol Temple Meads should use GWR London Paddington services from Taunton towards Reading and then change there for Westbound services.

Passengers at Bristol and Bath Spa for Taunton, should travel to Reading on London Paddington services and then change at Reading for Westcountry-bound services.

Not sure about the first part of that advice when they are getting all services up from the SW to stop at Westbury???


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Re: Flooding at Nailsea and Backwell

« Reply #2 on: January 14, 2023, 13:57:28 »

Advice has now been updated to travel via Westbury:

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Passengers from Bristol should travel to Westbury and change there for West of England services to Taunton.

Passengers from the SouthWest for Bristol/Bath Spa should travel to Westbury and change there for services towards Bristol Temple Meads.

Passengers south of Taunton wishing to travel to Bath Spa and Bristol Temple Meads should use GWR^▸ London Paddington services from Taunton towards Westbury and then change there for services to Bath Spa and Bristol Temple Meads.

Passengers at Bristol and Bath Spa for Taunton, should travel to Westbury and then change at Westbury for Westcountry-bound services.


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