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Journey by Journey / Cross Country services / Delays because of a points failure between Bristol Parkway and Yate 30/04/2025
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on: Yesterday at 12:53:12
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Cancellations to services between Bristol Parkway and Yate
Due to a points failure between Bristol Parkway and Yate the line towards Gloucester is closed.
Train services running through these stations may be cancelled, delayed or revised. Disruption is expected until 14:00 30/04.
Customer Advice
We're sorry for any disruption this brings to your travel plans today.
Additional Information
Points allow trains to switch between different tracks. When points fail, some parts of the railway can become congested or even blocked. Points can fail due to many reasons, such as debris, cold weather, or even due to the fail-safe system activating.
Last Updated:30/04/2025 12:48 I guess this one will be disruptive. I doubt it's happened because of "cold weather" though |
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All across the Great Western territory / Fare's Fair / Re: Cash payments for transport services
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on: Yesterday at 11:19:12
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Cash is important
Whatever your politics, everyone needs to be wary of those who seek to rule. Maybe you're okay with the present government. But it needs to be remembered that those we elect, if they were so minded, could introduce digital ID and/or a central bank digital currency. It would be only a small step from there for a malign government to decide that, for example, you cant travel for more than 15 minutes from your home, or that your carbon allowance has already been used this month and you can't travel at all.
Fanciful? Conspiracy theorist stuff? Well, who would have foreseen that, just because Boris Johnson's government (and he one who purported to lean towards individual freedoms) told the nation to stay indoors for months except for "permitted purposes", there was almost universal meek compliance
Cash is important
The government has no right to decide how you should legally spend your legally gained earnings. Giving up cash yields too much power to authority.
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Journey by Journey / Bristol (WECA) Commuters / Points failure Bristol parkway area
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on: April 29, 2025, 09:40:05
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Cancellations to services between Bristol Parkway and Bristol Temple Meads
Following a points failure at Bristol Parkway some lines will be reopened shortly. Disruption is expected until 10:00 29/04.
Train services between Bristol Parkway and Bristol Temple Meads are returning to normal but some services may still be cancelled or delayed.
Customer Advice
Following a points failure at Bristol Parkway, train services are returning to normal. However this incident has caused signifiacnt disruption this morning, and so further delays and cancellations should be expected.
Last Updated:29/04/2025 09:27 Affecting services between Bristol and Gloucester/Cheltenham/Worceter too |
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Sideshoots - associated subjects / Campaigns for new and improved services / Re: Shipping services across the Severn
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on: April 29, 2025, 09:15:23
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I'm pretty certain that I've heard talk of a service to and from Swansea over the years.... perhaps from Ilfracombe? Whether there would be sufficient customers for the service.....well, there's been nothing happening so far.
I would venture that any service further east would find it difficult to demonstrate cost or time savings over existing road and rail options.
Ilfracombe isn't all that easy to get to, though. I know the town and surroundings are a majour tourist area, but it's not well populated for around 35 weeks a year If only there was a railway there |
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Sideshoots - associated subjects / Railway History and related topics / Re: Standardisation of Time and the Railway Clearing House
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on: April 28, 2025, 09:59:22
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A bit more about the Railway Clearing House Text said to be from 1935 at https://www.railwaywondersoftheworld.com/clearing-house.htmlA PROSPECTIVE passenger can walk into any station booking-office in Great Britain and purchase a ticket for practically any other station in the country - and that ticket will take him right through to his destination, irrespective of the ownership of the lines over which he may have to travel.
The traveller may buy a ticket at Dover, on the Southern Railway, for - say, Oban, served by the LMS▸ . How is the ticket money shared?
Again, a train of goods wagons on any line will often bear the initials of all the railway companies - GWR▸ , LMS, LNER» , SR▸ . How is carriage paid for on the goods in these wagons - running as they do over the lines of other companies?
In both instances settlement is made through the Railway Clearing House. The story of the RCH, as it is usually known, goes back to the very early days of railway operation. At first there was no provision for through booking by passengers. It was not possible to send goods throughout the journey in the same wagon.
The travelling public soon began to demand the convenience of through booking. Merchants, too, dissatisfied with the loss and delay occasioned by transhipping goods from one company’s wagons to those of another, agitated for a system of through-invoicing for goods traffic. The railways were forced to give facilities to meet the general demand, but for a time the difficulties of settlement between the various companies were a bar to progress. And not a computer or AI anywhere in the process. How labour intensive and costly must this process (and all accountancy) been, back in the day! |
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Journey by Journey / London to Didcot, Oxford and Banbury / Re: Oxford station - facilities, improvements, parking, incidents and events - merged posts
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on: April 17, 2025, 12:17:36
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From the BBC» : Business owner 'willing to go to jail' over rates
An Oxford business owner said he could be willing to go to jail after he and other traders boycotted paying their business rates because of ongoing disruption on a key route.
Botley Road has been closed since April 2023 as part of Network Rail's ongoing £161m project to upgrade Oxford Station and is expected to reopen in August 2026.
Five businesses affected by the closure stopped paying their business rates and say they will not pay them until they get further financial support.
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A VOA spokesperson said: "We cannot comment on individual cases. If there has been a change to a property or its surrounding area, a business can report this to us, and we will assess if the rateable value should be reduced. We encourage any business who thinks that their rateable value is too high to let us know using our online service."
I wish the very best of luck to anyone trying to get sense out of the VOA. Personal experience attests to their inability to listen, understand or act. My own business has been overpaying massive business rates since the last revaluation. That they all seem to be shirking from home does not help. Phones not answered, emails not responded to, no individual handling the case and taking responsibility. Buck passing writ large |
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Journey by Journey / London to the Cotswolds / North Cotswold line - driver route knowledge
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on: April 16, 2025, 10:12:35
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I'm hearing that Bristol drivers are losing driving knowledge for the North Cotswold Line at the May timetable change, so only Worcester & Oxford drivers will be signing the line after that.
So Bristol drivers take IETs▸ out of Stoke Gifford & pass stock over to Worcester drivers when heading to the North Cotswolds....
Expect driver shortages....who's idea was that, I wonder?
Genius I clicked "Like", but really don't like at all |
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Journey by Journey / Shorter journeys in Plymouth and Cornwall / Gunnislake branch shut 15/04/2025
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on: April 15, 2025, 09:27:11
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Alterations to services between Plymouth and Gunnislake
Due to a fault with the signalling system between Plymouth and Gunnislake the line is closed.
Train services running to and from these stations have been suspended. Disruption is expected until 09:45 15/04.
Customer Advice
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We are sorry for the delay to your journey.
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Owing to a fault with the signalling system we are unable to run trains between Plymouth and Gunnislake. Network Rail have specialist staff are attending who will investigate and fix the fault.
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We have arranged taxis to run in place of the train service. Before getting in any taxi vehicle please check with the driver that they are working on behalf of GWR▸ , the driver should not ask for payment. Please check the stations Onward Travel Information poster and wait for the replacement road transport at the designated stop.
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If you are travelling from an unstaffed station, and no taxi arrives, please use the Customer Help Point or contact National Rail Enquiries on 03457 484 950 detailing the total number of passengers in your party and your intended destination.
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We will update this message with more information when we have it.
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Further Information
An update will follow within the next 2 hours.
If you require further information please speak to our staff at the station or on the train, use the Customer Help Point, message us on X @GWRHelp or call National Rail Enquiries on 03457 484 950.
If you arrive at your destination 15 or more minutes late because your GWR train was delayed or cancelled, you can claim Delay Repay compensation. Please keep your ticket and visit GWR.com/DelayRepay
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Journey by Journey / London to the Cotswolds / Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025
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on: April 09, 2025, 14:49:56
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09/04/25 20:52 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 23:13 will be terminated at Worcester Shrub Hill.
It will no longer call at Worcester Foregate Street, Malvern Link and Great Malvern.
This is due to engineering works not being finished on time.
Last Updated:08/04/2025 13:07 Interesting that GWR▸ knew yesterday lunchtime that engineering works this evening would not be completed in time. Very odd |
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