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Chris from Nailsea
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« on: November 06, 2012, 08:51:22 » |
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From FGW▸ JourneyCheck: Line problem: between Swindon and Bristol Parkway
Owing to a landslip between Swindon and Bristol Parkway Bristol bound lines are blocked.
Train services running through these stations may be cancelled, delayed by up to 30 mins or diverted between Bristol Parkway and Swindon at short notice. An estimate for the resumption of normal services will be provided as soon as the problem has been fully assessed.
From 09:15 the quarter past the hour London Paddington to Cardiff Central services are cancelled.
Message Received: 06/11/2012 08:43
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Chris from Nailsea
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« Reply #1 on: November 06, 2012, 09:11:49 » |
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An update, from FGW▸ JourneyCheck: From 09:15 the quarter past the hour London Paddington to Cardiff Central services are cancelled. From the 07:15 London Paddington to Cardiff Central service, all London Paddington to South Wales services will no longer call at Bristol Parkway and will instead call additionally at Patchway. There will be a shuttle bus service in operation from 09:00 between Bristol Parkway and Patchway.
Replacement road transport services are conveying passengers between Patchway and Bristol Parkway in both directions until further notice. Arrangements have been made for First Great Western rail tickets to be accepted for these journeys.
Message Received: 06/11/2012 08:53
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William Huskisson MP▸ was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830. Many more have died in the same way since then. Don't take a chance: stop, look, listen.
"Level crossings are safe, unless they are used in an unsafe manner." Discuss.
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Chris from Nailsea
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« Reply #2 on: November 06, 2012, 09:58:02 » |
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A further update, from FGW▸ JourneyCheck: Line problem: between Swindon and Bristol Parkway
Owing to a landslip between Swindon and Bristol Parkway Bristol bound lines are blocked.
Train services running through these stations may be cancelled, delayed by up to 30 mins or diverted between Bristol Parkway and Swindon at short notice. Disruption is expected until 15:00 06/11.
From 09:15 the 15 minutes past the hour London Paddington to Cardiff Central services are cancelled, and from 11:55 the 55 minutes past the Hour Cardiff Central to London Paddington services are cancelled. From the 07:15 London Paddington to Cardiff Central service, all London Paddington to South Wales services will no longer call at Bristol Parkway and will instead call additionally at Patchway. There will be a shuttle bus service in operation from 09:00 between Bristol Parkway and Patchway.
Replacement road transport services are conveying passengers between Patchway and Bristol Parkway in both directions until further notice. Arrangements have been made for First Great Western rail tickets to be accepted for these journeys.
Cross Country services are conveying passengers between Bristol Temple Meads and Bristol Parkway in both directions until further notice. Arrangements have been made for First Great Western rail tickets to be accepted for these journeys.
Message Received: 06/11/2012 09:43
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William Huskisson MP▸ was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830. Many more have died in the same way since then. Don't take a chance: stop, look, listen.
"Level crossings are safe, unless they are used in an unsafe manner." Discuss.
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Chris from Nailsea
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« Reply #3 on: November 06, 2012, 11:16:12 » |
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From the Bristol Post: Landslip closes train line between Swindon and Bristol Parkway
Due to a landslip on the Down Badminton line near Chipping Sodbury Tunnel, the line between Swindon and Bristol Parkway is closed to all trains. (8.30am)
Paddington to South Wales services are being diverted from Swindon via Box.
UPDATE 9.15AM:
The 06.45 Paddington to Swansea service was trapped at Hullavington, but that train is now en route back to Wootton Bassett Junction to be diverted.
The Paddington to Cardiff service is suspended until further notice from 9.15am departure from Paddington.
The Paddington to Swansea service will divert from Swindon via Chippenham and Bath, calling at Patchway for road transport. It will not be calling at Bristol Parkway.
The freight service is being monitored train by train by the Train Route Control but no major issues are expected.
Trains from Bristol Parkway to Swindon are running at caution past the site of the slip. Ad-hoc alterations will be made as necessary but no major are issues expected.
Further updates to follow.
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William Huskisson MP▸ was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830. Many more have died in the same way since then. Don't take a chance: stop, look, listen.
"Level crossings are safe, unless they are used in an unsafe manner." Discuss.
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Chris from Nailsea
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« Reply #4 on: November 06, 2012, 12:32:27 » |
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Another update, from FGW▸ JourneyCheck: Disruption is expected until 19:00 06/11.
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William Huskisson MP▸ was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830. Many more have died in the same way since then. Don't take a chance: stop, look, listen.
"Level crossings are safe, unless they are used in an unsafe manner." Discuss.
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« Reply #5 on: November 06, 2012, 13:42:37 » |
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See if you can make any sense of this from the Swindon AdvertiserA LANDLIP between Swindon and Bristol Parkway has blocked railway lines in the Bristol direction.
Train services running through these stations may be cancelled, delayed by up to 30 minutes or diverted at short notice.
However, some Eastbound services are running.
A First Great Western spokesman said all London Paddington to South Wales services will no longer call at Bristol Parkway and will call instead at Bristol Patchway.
There is a bus shuttle service in operation to convey passengers between Parkway and Patchway.
The eastbound line is open and services are being operated subject to speed restrictions through the affected area, while westbound services are being diverted via Bristol Parkway.
It is expected that the disruption will continue until mid-afternoon.
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« Reply #6 on: November 06, 2012, 16:15:40 » |
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Down line (Towards Swansea) through the affected area has now open at 5mph. Swansea Services are now calling at Bristol Parkway, with Up services operating over the down line around the affected area - London to Cardiff services continue to be cancelled.
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bobm
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« Reply #7 on: November 06, 2012, 16:37:15 » |
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Not sure if it is connected but the planned engineering work between Swindon and Chippenham seems to have been cancelled tonight. Both the 22:15 London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads and the 23:30 London Paddington to Cardiff Central (via Bristol Temple Meads) are now shown as calling at Chippenham and Bath Spa and the replacement buses cancelled. I assume they would have gone via the South Wales line under the original plan. (What is that line called? via Chipping Sodbury? turn right at Wootton Bassett?  ) |
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Chris from Nailsea
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« Reply #8 on: November 06, 2012, 16:48:40 » |
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An update, from FGW▸ JourneyCheck: Line problem: between Swindon and Bristol Parkway
Owing to a landslip between Swindon and Bristol Parkway trains have to run at reduced speed on Bristol Bound lines.
Train services running through these stations may be cancelled or delayed by up to 15 mins at short notice. Disruption is expected until 02:30 07/11.
Arrangements previously made with Cross Country to convey passengers have now been cancelled.
Message Received: 06/11/2012 16:32
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William Huskisson MP▸ was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830. Many more have died in the same way since then. Don't take a chance: stop, look, listen.
"Level crossings are safe, unless they are used in an unsafe manner." Discuss.
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« Reply #9 on: November 06, 2012, 17:04:47 » |
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What is that line called? via Chipping Sodbury? turn right at Wootton Bassett?
I have always known it as the "Badminton Cut off" ... http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1972021 |
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Chris from Nailsea
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« Reply #10 on: November 06, 2012, 17:14:09 » |
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Colloquially, due to the frequency with which the area either floods and/or collapses, I believe it's referred to as the Sodding Chipbury line ...  |
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William Huskisson MP▸ was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830. Many more have died in the same way since then. Don't take a chance: stop, look, listen.
"Level crossings are safe, unless they are used in an unsafe manner." Discuss.
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« Reply #11 on: November 06, 2012, 18:12:45 » |
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I believe it's often referred to as the Hullavington route, although that won't mean much to the majority of passengers, so might not be used much for public announcements for whom "diverted via Bristol Parkway" would be much clearer.
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