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Title: Signal failure at Staines causing problems for Twickenham rugby fans - 21 Feb 2026 Post by: TaplowGreen on February 21, 2026, 12:49:30 Absolute chaos today thanks to this with thousands trying to get to Twickenham for England v Ireland.
Title: Re: Signal failure at Staines causing problems for Twickenham rugby fans - 21 Feb 2026 Post by: bobm on February 21, 2026, 13:27:41 Lines have now re-opened but passengers from Reading for the Six Nations were being advised to go to London Paddington, cross to London Waterloo and get to Twickenham that way.
Title: Re: Signal failure at Staines causing problems for Twickenham rugby fans - 21 Feb 2026 Post by: Chris from Nailsea on February 21, 2026, 15:33:40 Bearing in mind the way things are going at Twickenham (7-22 at half time, and still going downhill), they may be asking themselves whether it was worth getting there. ::)
Chris from England. :-X Title: Re: Signal failure at Staines causing problems for Twickenham rugby fans - 21 Feb 2026 Post by: TaplowGreen on February 21, 2026, 15:36:59 Lines have now re-opened but passengers from Reading for the Six Nations were being advised to go to London Paddington, cross to London Waterloo and get to Twickenham that way. Not a particularly viable or practical option if you were waiting at one of the stations from Datchet onwards. I do know of some minicab drivers attempting to charge usurious fares (£200 from Windsor to Twickenham), at least one of whom ended up with nothing when his passengers got out and walked off, and deservedly so. Title: Re: Signal failure at Staines causing problems for Twickenham rugby fans - 21 Feb 2026 Post by: Chris from Nailsea on February 21, 2026, 16:12:46 Bearing in mind the way things are going at Twickenham (7-22 at half time, and still going downhill), they may be asking themselves whether it was worth getting there. ::) Chris from England. :-X Well, that all went horribly wrong: England 21-42 Ireland. :-X Title: Re: Signal failure at Staines causing problems for Twickenham rugby fans - 21 Feb 2026 Post by: TaplowGreen on February 21, 2026, 16:21:22 Bearing in mind the way things are going at Twickenham (7-22 at half time, and still going downhill), they may be asking themselves whether it was worth getting there. ::) Chris from England. :-X Well, that all went horribly wrong: England 21-42 Ireland. :-X I was at England v Wales and was offered a ticket during the week for this one - politely declining was the best decision I made all week. Title: Re: Signal failure at Staines causing problems for Twickenham rugby fans - 21 Feb 2026 Post by: Chris from Nailsea on February 21, 2026, 17:00:14 I have moved this topic here, and expanded the heading, as the discussion became wider than just 'South Western services'.
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