North Cotswold Line delays and cancellations - 2024

[whole diary]

[grahame]

Sea state visualisation...

Left Dieppe 30 late arrived Newhaven 55 late.  Not the smoothest of crossings.   Big school party so LONG queue at passport control, stretching out into the cold. 

[TaplowGreen]

15:23 London Paddington to Worcester Foregate Street due 17:47
15:23 London Paddington to Worcester Foregate Street due 17:47 will be terminated at Worcester Shrub Hill.
It will no longer call at Worcester Foregate Street.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.

18:02 Worcester Foregate Street to London Paddington due 20:29
18:02 Worcester Foregate Street to London Paddington due 20:29 will be cancelled.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.

[Worcester_Passenger]

Yesterday, Tuesday April 16, had been a good day for the Cotswold line. The attached screenshot is RTT^» (Real Time Trains - website)'s list of times at Evesham. There's only three red departure times, the worst of them being eight minutes late.

But today has not got off to a good start:

06:43 Worcester Shrub Hill to London Paddington due 08:43 has been delayed between Worcester Shrub Hill and Worcestershire Parkway Hl and is now 63 minutes late.
This is due to a points failure.
Last Updated:17/04/2024 08:20

RTT suggests that the delay was actually incurred in getting the train out of the sidings.
The halts train, the 07:00 from Shrub Hill to Didcot, was able to depart on time.
The 06:43 is now behind the 07:13 Great Malvern - Paddington (also able to depart on time).
The points failure also affected the 07:25 Shrub Hill - Paddington via Stroud, which left Shrub Hill 52 late and will not be calling at Gloucester today.

Tomorrow, I'm travelling from London towards Munich, starting on the Eurostar. I had been intending to catch this 06:43 out of Shrub Hill - but last week I decided it was just too chancy and that we should stay tonight in London. Looks like that was a sound decision.

[Witham Bobby]

Tonight's Parliamentary working cancelled

17:04 Didcot Parkway to Moreton-In-Marsh due 18:10 will be cancelled.
This is due to more trains than usual needing repairs at the same time.
Last Updated:18/04/2024 14:07

18:51 Evesham to Oxford due 19:50 will be cancelled.
This is due to more trains than usual needing repairs at the same time.
Last Updated:18/04/2024 14:07

[Witham Bobby]

1P18 0713 Great Malvern to Paddington was started from Evesham today.  "Due to a problem with the track", according to RTT^» (Real Time Trains - website)

The ECS^▸ (Empty Coaching Stock) from Stoke Gifford went directly to Evesham, via Challow, Didcot North Jcn and Kingham.

[TaplowGreen]

Alterations to services between Worcester Foregate Street and Worcester Shrub Hill

Due to engineering works not being finished on time between Worcester Foregate Street and Worcester Shrub Hill all lines are closed.
Train services running through these stations may be delayed or revised. Disruption is expected until 10:30 21/04.

[Witham Bobby]

10:35 Evesham to London Paddington due 12:22 will be cancelled.
This is due to a fault on this train.
Further Information
Last Updated:22/04/2024 09:05

Corresponding down working, 1W05, 0750 Paddingtonm to Evesham was cancelled at Reading, because of a fault with the onboard safety systems, according to RTT^» (Real Time Trains - website).  Got to Hayes and Harlington more-or-less on-time, but was 20 minutes late by West Drayton

Trains all-day today not running west of Evesham.  Engineering work.  Not that you'd know that, from the GWR^▸ (Great Western Railway) Journeycheck "Line Updates"

[ChrisB]

Planned engineering work doesn't appear there. Never has.

[charles_uk]

This week's engineering work shows under improvement works on JourneyCheck:

Between London Paddington/Oxford/Evesham and Worcester Shrub Hill/Worcester Foregate Street via Pershore and Worcestershire Parkway Hl

Planned engineering work will take place between London Paddington/Oxford/Evesham and Worcester Shrub Hill/Worcester Foregate Street via Pershore and Worcestershire Parkway Hl from 00:01, Monday 22 April 2024 to 03:00, Saturday 27 April 2024.
Some lines will be blocked.

Additional Information
All week from Monday 22 to Friday 26 April, the line will be closed between Evesham and Worcester Shrub Hill.

[and continues...]

(As a side track, my long standing issue with JourneyCheck is planned short-formations not showing. You check the timetable, reserve the seat but when the train arrives you find it's 5 cars instead of 9 but it's not on JourneyCheck because it's been planned all week. And there seems to be nowhere to find out about such changes.)

[ChrisB]

Real Time Trains carries this info for some TOCs^▸ (Train Operating Company) - can't remember whether it does for GWR^▸ (Great Western Railway)

[charles_uk]

Real Time Trains carries this info for some TOCs^▸ (Train Operating Company) - can't remember whether it does for GWR^▸ (Great Western Railway)

It does... but it's more of an "in the know" site and not one that the casual passenger might necessarily know about.

[Worcester_Passenger]

17:57 London Paddington to Evesham due 19:46 will be terminated at Oxford.
This is due to a fault on this train.
Last Updated:23/04/2024 18:02

20:24 Evesham to London Paddington due 22:23 will be started from Oxford.
This is due to a fault on this train.
Last Updated:23/04/2024 18:02

21:25 Evesham to London Paddington due 23:35 will be terminated at Reading.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.
Last Updated:23/04/2024 18:41

[IndustryInsider]

Real Time Trains carries this info for some TOCs^▸ (Train Operating Company) - can't remember whether it does for GWR^▸ (Great Western Railway)

It does... but it's more of an "in the know" site and not one that the casual passenger might necessarily know about.

Doesn’t the GWR App have formation information (along with how busy train are)?

[bobm]

It does - when the service is formed with an IET^▸ (Intercity Express Train)

[Worcester_Passenger]

Cancellations to services between Worcester Shrub Hill and Oxford

Due to the emergency services dealing with an incident between Worcester Shrub Hill and Oxford all lines are blocked.
Train services running through these stations will be cancelled, delayed or diverted between Worcester Shrub Hill and Reading. Some stations between Worcester Shrub Hill and Oxford will not be served. Disruption is expected until 12:00 28/04.

08:44 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 11:17 will be terminated at Oxford.
This is due to the emergency services dealing with an incident.
Last Updated:28/04/2024 09:11

09:44 London Paddington to Hereford due 13:01 will be cancelled.
This is due to the emergency services dealing with an incident.
Last Updated:28/04/2024 09:26

10:44 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 13:16 will be diverted between Didcot Parkway and Worcester Shrub Hill.
It will be delayed due to the diversion and is expected to be 25 minutes late.
This is due to the emergency services dealing with an incident.
Last Updated:28/04/2024 09:43

08:13 Worcester Foregate Street to London Paddington due 10:29 was terminated at Oxford.
This is due to the emergency services dealing with an incident.
Last Updated:28/04/2024 09:28

08:58 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 11:24 will be diverted between Worcester Shrub Hill and Didcot Parkway.
This is due to the emergency services dealing with an incident.
Last Updated:28/04/2024 09:20

09:58 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 12:23 will be reinstated.
It will be diverted between Worcester Shrub Hill and Didcot Parkway.
This is due to the emergency services dealing with an incident.
Last Updated:28/04/2024 09:37

14:28 Hereford to London Paddington due 17:24 will be cancelled.
This is due to the emergency services dealing with an incident.
Last Updated:28/04/2024 09:27