North Cotswold Line delays and cancellations - 2024

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[Worcester_Passenger]

Wednesday October 30:

1P02 05:23 Hereford to London Paddington (08:24) is not having a good week.

05:23 Hereford to London Paddington due 08:24 will be terminated at Worcester Foregate Street.
This is due to a fault on this train.
Last Updated:30/10/2024 04:26

It arrived Foregate St +4 and was cancelled thereafter.

An additional 06:10 from Shrub Hill, using the same stock (were the passengers allowed to stay on board?), departed +24 and was held at Norton (+37) for the single line but then skipped stops:

Additional 06:10 Worcester Shrub Hill to London Paddington due 08:24 will no longer call at Pershore, Evesham, Honeybourne, Kingham, Charlbury and Hanborough.
It has been delayed at Worcester Shrub Hill and is now 20 minutes late.
This is due to a broken down train.
Last Updated:30/10/2024 06:44

By skipping the stops it's now arrived Paddington only +8.

[Worcester_Passenger]

13:50 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 16:15 will be cancelled.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.
Last Updated:30/10/2024 08:46

No mention of the return working, 1P38 1632 Great Malvern to London Paddington.

[charles_uk]

13:50 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 16:15 will be cancelled.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.
Last Updated:30/10/2024 08:46

No mention of the return working, 1P38 1632 Great Malvern to London Paddington.

There is now...

16:32 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 19:29 will be cancelled.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.
Last Updated:30/10/2024 09:18

[charles_uk]

The issues with the 05:23 Hereford to London Paddington service had a bit of a knock on:

1P16 0643 Worcester Shrub Hill to London Paddington 29 minutes late at Oxford and arrived Paddington 25 late;
2E80 0700 Worcester Shrub Hill to Didcot Parkway 26 late at Oxford and arrived Didcot 26 late;
1P18 0713 Great Malvern to London Paddington 20 late at Oxford and arrived Paddington 17 late.

[Worcester_Passenger]

And the afternoon 'halts' train:

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:30/10/2024 14:52

-though there's no mention of the return working (yet).

Until

18:51 Evesham to Oxford due 19:50 will be cancelled.
This is due to a fault on this train.
Last Updated:30/10/2024 17:34

[Worcester_Passenger]

18:02 Worcester Foregate Street to London Paddington due 20:29 is being delayed at Worcester Shrub Hill.
This is due to train crew being delayed by service disruption.
Last Updated:30/10/2024 18:13

Departed Shrub Hill +21.

[Worcester_Passenger]

Thursday October 31:

07:13 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 09:42 will be cancelled.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.
Last Updated:30/10/2024 23:25

12:14 : edited to add

16:58 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 19:26 will be terminated at Worcester Shrub Hill.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.
Last Updated:31/10/2024 10:37

19:45 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 22:24 will be cancelled.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.
Last Updated:31/10/2024 10:48

14:12 : subsequent edits deleted

[charles_uk]

And one of GWR^▸ (Great Western Railway)'s regular quick fixes:

17:04 Didcot Parkway to Moreton-In-Marsh due 18:10 will be cancelled.
This is due to a fault on this train.
Last Updated:31/10/2024 15:12

18:51 Evesham to Oxford due 19:50 will be cancelled.
This is due to a fault on this train.

No news yet whether the truncated 16:58 London Paddington to Great Malvern will call at the halts.

[Worcester_Passenger]

And one of GWR^▸ (Great Western Railway)'s regular quick fixes:

17:04 Didcot Parkway to Moreton-In-Marsh due 18:10 will be cancelled.
This is due to a fault on this train.
Last Updated:31/10/2024 15:12

18:51 Evesham to Oxford due 19:50 will be cancelled.
This is due to a fault on this train.

No news yet whether the truncated 16:58 London Paddington to Great Malvern will call at the halts.

Announced at 16:27

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 but will call additionally at Combe, Finstock, Ascott-Under-Wychwood and Shipton.
This is due to the train making extra stops because a train was cancelled.
Last Updated:31/10/2024 16:27

[Worcester_Passenger]

1W03 17:34 London Paddington to Hereford (20:25) : delayed Didcot - Oxford (+18), held Wolvercote, arrived +36.
1W34 17:57 London Paddington to Worcester Foregate Street (20:11) : held Wolvercote, arrived +24
1W36 18:57 London Paddington to Great Malvern (21:20) : departed +14, Reading +33, arrived +50.
1W05 19:53 London Paddington to Hereford (22:58) : held Oxford (+39) and Malvern Wells (+66), arrived +68.
1W41 20:52 London Paddington to Great Malvern (23:13) : fine until Newland East, arrived +32.

In the end, 1P44 19:45 Great Malvern Worcester Shrub Hill (22:24) to London Paddington ran back from Shrub Hill as ECS^▸ (Empty Coaching Stock).

[Worcester_Passenger]

Friday November 1:

05:14 Worcester Shrub Hill to London Paddington due 07:24 will be cancelled.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.
Last Updated:01/11/2024 00:10

10:53 London Paddington to Worcester Shrub Hill due 13:01 will be started from Reading.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.
Last Updated:01/11/2024 01:08

04:11 : The 10:53 from Paddington has been removed from the JourneyCheck list.

07:52 : additional cancellations:

05:53 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 08:38 will be cancelled.
This is due to the train driver being taken ill.
Last Updated:01/11/2024 05:24

08:56 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 11:24 will be cancelled.
This is due to the train driver being taken ill.
Last Updated:01/11/2024 05:25

09:50 : More:

13:50 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 16:15 will be cancelled.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.
Last Updated:01/11/2024 08:55

11:57 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 14:23 will be started from Worcester Shrub Hill.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.
Last Updated:01/11/2024 08:10

16:32 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 19:29 will be cancelled.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.
Last Updated:01/11/2024 09:12

[charles_uk]

13:05 Worcester Foregate Street to London Paddington due 15:22 will be cancelled.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.
Last Updated:02/11/2024 12:10

18:52 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 21:13 will be cancelled.
This is due to train crew being delayed.

[charles_uk]

04/11/24 06:43 Worcester Shrub Hill to London Paddington due 08:44 will be cancelled.
This is due to a shortage of train crew
Last Updated:03/11/2024 20:05

[Worcester_Passenger]

Plus a couple of short workings.
1W02 11:52 London Paddington to Hereford was cancelled after Great Malvern "due to an issue with the train crew (TH)" (RTT^» (Real Time Trains - website))
1P05 15:18 Hereford to London Paddington was started from Great Malvern likewise.

1W25 12:51 London Paddington to Worcester Foregate St was cancelled after Shrub Hill "due to a problem with the traction equipment (MD)" (RTT)
1P34 15:17 Worcester Foregate St to London Paddington was started from Shrub Hill likewise
It departed +21, was held at Norton and arrived+40.

Meanwwhile, 1P06 22:00 Hereford to London Paddington was held at Foregate St (+33) and arrived +37.

[charles_uk]

16:58 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 19:26 will call additionally at Combe, Finstock, Ascott-Under-Wychwood and Shipton.
This is due to more trains than usual needing repairs at the same time.

17:04 Didcot Parkway to Moreton-In-Marsh due 18:10 will be cancelled.
This is due to a broken down train.

18:51 Evesham to Oxford due 19:50 will be cancelled.
This is due to a broken down train.
Last Updated:07/11/2024 15:22

And this morning saw significant disruption to the later peak services due to a points failure in the Worcester area:

2E80 0700 Worcester Shrub Hill to Didcot Parkway terminated at Oxford arriving 97 minutes late
1P18 0713 Great Malvern to London Paddington terminated at Reading arriving 46 late
1P20 0815 Worcester Shrub Hill to London Paddington terminated at Reading arriving 57 late