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« on: July 04, 2010, 17:39:07 » |
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From FGW▸ website: The Severn Tunnel will be closed again from 18:00 this evening until the end of service. Trains will be subject to diversion, alteration and cancellation.
Road replacement transport will operate between Bristol Parkway and Newport from 18:00 onwards, with customers to/from Bristol Temple Meads connecting at Bristol Parkway.
From 18:00 customers travelling from Paddington/Reading/Swindon to Bristol Parkway should change at Bristol Temple Meads for
connecting trains to Bristol Parkway.
Customers from Bristol Parkway for Swindon/Reading/Paddington should use connecting services and change at Bristol Temple Meads
Road Replacement Transport will also serve Patchway and Severn Tunnel Junction. Anyone able to shed any light on what the problem has been in the tunnel that has caused disruption throughout the day? |
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« Reply #1 on: July 04, 2010, 18:36:55 » |
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not sure..but it seems pretty serious for an emergency overnight possession
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« Reply #2 on: July 04, 2010, 19:03:22 » |
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Tunnel was also closed for most of the morning - I recall it reopening sometime between midday and 3pm.
The bustitution is something new - they were diverting trains via Gloucester earlier.
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James158
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« Reply #3 on: July 04, 2010, 20:00:32 » |
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Train services are being disrupted due to emergency engineering works. According to the National Rail Enquiries website the emergency engineering works are taking place between Severn Tunnel Junction and Patchway. Train services to/from Swansea are not calling at Bristol Parkway and train services to/from Cardiff Central are starting/terminating at Bristol Parkway with rail replacement buses in operation between Bristol Parkway and Newport (South Wales). This disruption will continue for the remainder of today.
As I recall this emergency engineering work happened in the same location before on a Sunday a few weeks ago.
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« Reply #4 on: July 04, 2010, 20:01:54 » |
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« Reply #5 on: July 04, 2010, 20:12:14 » |
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James158: we on the admin team have asked you before, more than once, to please think before you post.
In this latest case, the subject was already being discussed, on the same board. I have now merged these topics.
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James158
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« Reply #6 on: July 04, 2010, 20:30:54 » |
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Because trains to/from Swansea are not calling at Bristol Parkway are they bypassing Bristol Parkway or are they being diverted via Bristol Temple Meads?
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« Reply #7 on: July 04, 2010, 21:09:01 » |
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Because trains to/from Swansea are not calling at Bristol Parkway are they bypassing Bristol Parkway or are they being diverted via Bristol Temple Meads?
London to Swansea services normally run Swindon - Bristol Parkway - Newport. So they'll be running from Swindon via Stroud, Gloucester and Chepstow. Trains to Swansea from other sources / to other destinations are not effected, as they don't use the Severn Tunnel. I noted that the 19:35 Transwilts Service - Westbury to Cheltenham via Melksham, Swindon and Kemble - was diverted and ran from Swindon to Bristol Parkway, where it would have reversed before continueing up to Gloucester. This change was probably to relieve congestion on the single line section from Swindon to Kemble. |
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« Reply #8 on: July 04, 2010, 21:19:12 » |
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James, it's the Severn Tunnel that is closed, no trains at all from South Wales to either Bristol stations. Trains to/from Paddington were being diverted via Golden Valley and Gloucester/Newport lines. Cardiff-Portsmouth services were starting from Bristol Parkway, Filton Abbey Wood or Bristol Temple Meads.
Replacement buses were running between Bristol Parkway and Newport calling Patchway and Severn Tunnel Junction.
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« Reply #9 on: July 04, 2010, 21:24:08 » |
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I noted that the 19:35 Transwilts Service - Westbury to Cheltenham via Melksham, Swindon and Kemble - was diverted and ran from Swindon to Bristol Parkway, where it would have reversed before continueing up to Gloucester. This change was probably to relieve congestion on the single line section from Swindon to Kemble.
Nice to see that problems elsewhere haven't resulted in the TransWilts losing a service. Sensible re-routeing as Stroud and Kemble had additional calls from a South Wales bound HST▸ . |
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« Reply #10 on: July 04, 2010, 21:37:42 » |
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I noted that the 19:35 Transwilts Service - Westbury to Cheltenham via Melksham, Swindon and Kemble - was diverted and ran from Swindon to Bristol Parkway, where it would have reversed before continueing up to Gloucester. This change was probably to relieve congestion on the single line section from Swindon to Kemble.
Nice to see that problems elsewhere haven't resulted in the TransWilts losing a service. Sensible re-routeing as Stroud and Kemble had additional calls from a South Wales bound HST▸ . Indeed - remiss of me not to add a comment as to what a sensible change that was in the circumstances. I wonder how many people on the beach in Weston had come from South Wales by train ... could need a lotta buses! |
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« Reply #11 on: July 04, 2010, 21:57:08 » |
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Reported bricks falling from tunnel lining
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JayMac
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« Reply #12 on: July 04, 2010, 21:58:53 » |
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Problems with tunnel lining according to informed sources on other forums.
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