2024 - Service update and amendment log, Swindon <-> Westbury

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[grahame]

Personally, without BobM's "re-instated" post I might not have got back to Melksham by train. 

I can't claim the credit for that - it was my esteemed colleague Timmer.

Goodheavens my huge apologies ... I can only blame my own - well, my own something; the last 48 hours have been so filled with inputs that my outputs have been checked even less that usual ... thanks, all, for helping and where appropriate covering.

Alert that my next 48 hours will remain chaotic on Town Council business as I read into the 100 pages of agenda concerning the future of the Blue Pool and Assembly Hall for an extra meeting.

[grahame]

06:35 Salisbury to Worcester Foregate Street due 09:47

06:35 Salisbury to Worcester Foregate Street due 09:47 will be terminated at Gloucester.
It will no longer call at Cheltenham Spa, Ashchurch For Tewkesbury, Worcester Shrub Hill and Worcester Foregate Street.
This is due to a fault on this train.

[grahame]

05:11 Gloucester to Southampton Central due 08:07

05:11 Gloucester to Southampton Central due 08:07 will be terminated at Westbury.
It will no longer call at Dilton Marsh, Warminster, Salisbury, Romsey and Southampton Central.
This is due to a broken down train.

[grahame]

06:35 Salisbury to Worcester Foregate Street due 09:47

06:35 Salisbury to Worcester Foregate Street due 09:47 has been cancelled.
This is due to a broken down train.

[grahame]

11:37 Weymouth to Chippenham due 13:35

Facilities on the 11:37 Weymouth to Chippenham due 13:35.
Toilet facilities are not available. Disabled toilet facilities are not available.
This is due to a fault on this train.

[grahame]

16:43 Frome to Swindon due 17:34
 
16:43 Frome to Swindon due 17:34 will be terminated at Westbury.
It will no longer call at Trowbridge, Melksham, Chippenham and Swindon.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.

17:44 Swindon to Salisbury due 18:55
17:44 Swindon to Salisbury due 18:55 will be cancelled.

This is due to a shortage of train crew

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[bobm]

Also

16:43 Frome to Swindon due 17:34

16:43 Frome to Swindon due 17:34 will be terminated at Westbury.

It will no longer call at Trowbridge, Melksham, Chippenham and Swindon.

This is due to a shortage of train crew.

[grahame]

I looked upon the GWR^▸ (Great Western Railway) advice for the 17:44 for an example journey to Warminster.   It says

This service has been cancelled. We apologise for the inconvenience. Please select another service or amend your search here

Nothing there about an alternatives provided at the same time / price by road.



Bit cheeky in my view to cancel a train and suggest you pay twice as much to get there another way,  or to suggest you get there at ten past nine rather than half past six.

Regular readers will know that GWR Staff would accept a direct route ticket via the dogleg if the direct train is cancelled, but is should not be up to passenger to know that. It's this sort of thing that makes it very hard indeed for me to trust the GWR promise that they will always consolidate to and offer the lowest walk up fair available when you travel on their pay-as-you-go system.

[grahame]

Also

16:43 Frome to Swindon due 17:34

16:43 Frome to Swindon due 17:34 will be terminated at Westbury.

It will no longer call at Trowbridge, Melksham, Chippenham and Swindon.

This is due to a shortage of train crew.

Thanks Bob - noticed than and edited back into my post ... 4 hour Sunday gap again, and as far as I can tell no road transport offered nor local bus suggested.

[grahame]

09:46 Westbury to Swindon due 10:29

09:46 Westbury to Swindon due 10:29 is being delayed at Melksham.
This is due to a fault on this train.

[TaplowGreen]

13:15 Swindon to Westbury due 13:57
13:15 Swindon to Westbury due 13:57 will be cancelled.
This is due to train crew being delayed.

[grahame]

15:15 Swindon to Westbury due 15:59

15:15 Swindon to Westbury due 15:59 will be started from Chippenham.
It will no longer call at Swindon.
This is due to trespassers on the railway

[grahame]

05:11 Gloucester to Southampton Central due 08:07

Facilities on the 05:11 Gloucester to Southampton Central due 08:07.
Will be formed of 3 coaches instead of 2.

Zero worry - logging a positive alteration.

[grahame]

13:15 Swindon to Westbury due 13:57

13:15 Swindon to Westbury due 13:57 will be cancelled.
This is due to a fault on this train.

[grahame]

14:18 Westbury to Swindon due 15:00
15:15 Swindon to Westbury due 15:59

15:15 Swindon to Westbury due 15:59 will be cancelled.
This is due to a fault on this train.