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« on: February 23, 2010, 03:20:28 PM » |
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After engineering works over the weekend just north of Oxford over-ran we have have two days of delays around oxford, compounded by train failures, unavailable staff and a passenger falling ill. Delays keep compounding and add into the mix the single line to Worcester and train cancellations and shortworking have become a real issue.
Surprised nobody else has been affected. I have had 95min of delays in three journeys (monday*2 and this morning). Wonder how long to get home tonight.
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ChrisB
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« Reply #1 on: February 23, 2010, 03:22:53 PM » |
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The 1421 from Pad was cancelled today.....next service 1551....I wonder whether customers for the Cotswolds were taken to Oxford on the next train & provided with taxis from there? They should have been!
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« Reply #2 on: February 23, 2010, 04:46:04 PM » |
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Well yesterday the Chairman failed to show up for the monthly committee meeting since he was stuck on the 1722 - I was available to confirm this was not just an excuse assuming he WAS on the train - his wife swore he was.
I WOULD have been affected had I decided I couldnt be bothered to get up yesterday and worked from home again!
The 1551 is a little cosy but we are running into OXF on time - I'll let you know with "live" updates
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Ditched former sig - now I need to think of something amusing - brain hurts -I'll steal from the master himself - Einstein:
"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe."
"Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love"
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« Reply #3 on: February 23, 2010, 04:58:44 PM » |
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Special norice on the FGW homepage
Tuesday 23rd February 2010 Time: 16:45
Oxford area
Train services in the Oxford area are currently being disrupted due to signalling problems. Short notice cancellations, alterations and delays can be expected.
All train services between Oxford and Bicester Town have been suspended for the remainder of the day. Replacement road transport is in operation.
All First Great Western train services between Oxford and Banbury are now operating. Short notice alterations and delays can be expected.
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Mookiemoo
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« Reply #4 on: February 23, 2010, 05:02:05 PM » |
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We pulled out of oxford at 1659 - 12 minutes late
Proceed at snails pace
now static under some brick bridge with a metal bit in the middle - looks like pedestrian steps on the left of it as I look at it
not the A34 that I do know!
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Mookiemoo
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« Reply #5 on: February 23, 2010, 05:09:16 PM » |
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Proceeded past some allotments, past where the lines split and now approaching normal speed at 1709
Not sure how much that will cost us
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« Reply #6 on: February 23, 2010, 06:39:11 PM » |
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The 1551 is a little cosy
It's always a little cosy. Imagine what that one's like when it's a Turbo! |
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« Reply #7 on: February 23, 2010, 08:25:14 PM » |
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The 1551 is a little cosy
It's always a little cosy. Imagine what that one's like when it's a Turbo! No thanks - I'll hitch a train to PAD and do a bit of shopping and get the 1722 |
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IanL
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« Reply #8 on: February 24, 2010, 08:32:31 AM » |
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3rd morning of signal failures at Oxford, some trains terminating at Oxford, some cancelled, most running very late.
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« Reply #9 on: February 24, 2010, 08:51:55 AM » |
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3rd morning of signal failures at Oxford, some trains terminating at Oxford, some cancelled, most running very late.
Today's disruption is caused by signalling problems between Evesham and Moreton-in-Marsh NOT at Oxford. The cause of the delays over the past few days (i.e. the over-running engineering work at Oxford North Jct.) were resolved last night. I agree it is yet another day of delays for passengers though. The FGW website is saying: Wednesday 24th February 2010 Time: 08:30
North Cotswold Services
Train services between Worcester and Oxford are currently being disrupted due to signalling problems between Evesham and Moreton-in-Marsh. Short notice cancellations, alterations and delays can be expected.
Service disruption is likely to continue for the remainder of today |
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IanL
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« Reply #10 on: February 24, 2010, 09:03:01 AM » |
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Thanks for that, when I checked (before 0830) it was still showing signal failures at Oxford.
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willc
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« Reply #11 on: February 24, 2010, 11:38:27 PM » |
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By about 09.30 the website had decided that the problems would be solved by 14.00 but when I went down to catch the 10.48 from Moreton on my way to Maidenhead, things seemed to be back on time, though that may just have been because there weren't as many trains trying to get through the single line sections by then.
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« Reply #12 on: February 25, 2010, 03:29:26 AM » |
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A naive question, perhaps, but I thought Moreton to Evesham was semaphore signalled. And I read somewhere in a book by Adrian Vaughan that semaphore signalling never goes wrong (and incidentally that steam locos never fail) so what went wrong...?  |
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signalandtelegraph
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« Reply #13 on: February 25, 2010, 07:52:11 AM » |
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Problems at Oxford with track circuits following S&C renewals.
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Bring back BR
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willc
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« Reply #14 on: February 25, 2010, 10:53:41 AM » |
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But the question was about Moreton to Evesham problems yesterday.
Nothing was wrong with the semaphores at Moreton station, and I presume at Evesham, but all the signals between the two places (distants/signals protecting level crossings) are colour lights, controlled from the two boxes, so if something electrical goes wrong, you have a problem.
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