Train GraphicClick on the map to explore geographics
 
I need help
FAQ
Emergency
About .
Travel & transport from BBC stories as at 21:55 02 May 2025
 
- Trump disliked Trudeau. Here's why Carney may fare better
- Activists say ship aiming to sail to Gaza was attacked by drones
Read about the forum [here].
Register [here] - it's free.
What do I gain from registering? [here]
 tomorrow - Walk to Pilning
10/05/25 - BRTA Westbury
10/05/25 - Model Railway Show, Calne
13/05/25 - Melksham TUG / AGM

On this day
2nd May (1999)
Last special train to Weymouth Quay (link)

Train RunningCancelled
21:46 Bristol Temple Meads to Severn Beach
22:40 Severn Beach to Bristol Temple Meads
Short Run
20:06 Westbury to Cheltenham Spa
21:00 Bristol Temple Meads to Worcester Shrub Hill
Delayed
18:18 Carmarthen to London Paddington
19:48 London Paddington to Swansea
20:23 Swansea to London Paddington
An additional train service has been planned to operate as shown 21:52 Gloucester to Worcester Shrub Hill
Abbreviation pageAcronymns and abbreviations
Stn ComparatorStation Comparator
Rail newsNews Now - live rail news feed
Site Style 1 2 3 4
Next departures • Bristol Temple MeadsBath SpaChippenhamSwindonDidcot ParkwayReadingLondon PaddingtonMelksham
Exeter St DavidsTauntonWestburyTrowbridgeBristol ParkwayCardiff CentralOxfordCheltenham SpaBirmingham New Street
May 02, 2025, 22:11:01 *
Welcome, Guest. Please login or register.

Login with username, password and session length
Forgotten your username or password? - get a reminder
Most recently liked subjects
[116] In memory of the Weymouth Harbour Tramway on the anniversary o...
[54] Steam excursion - except there's much more diesel than steam!
[49] Taplow-Hassocks
[49] 2025 - Service update and amendment log, Swindon <-> Westbury...
[36] Bath Spa station - dealing with future capacity issues - ideas...
[34] Low passenger numbers due to train unreliability
 
News: A forum for passengers ... with input from rail professionals welcomed too
 
   Home   Help Search Calendar Login Register  
Pages: [1]
  Print  
Author Topic: would you believe it!  (Read 2178 times)
vacman
Hero Member
*****
Posts: 2530


View Profile
« on: January 05, 2008, 12:54:15 »

Taken from FGW (First Great Western) website, not one single traincrew related cancellation!

09:48 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 12:58
This train will run short formed with 5 carriages.


11:00 Cardiff Central to Taunton due 12:56
This train will run short formed with 1 carriages.


11:05 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 14:00
This train will run short formed with 3 carriages.


12:40 Newton Abbot to Plymouth due 13:24
This train has been cancelled.This is due to signalling problems.


12:44 Plymouth to Penzance due 14:46
This train will run short formed with 2 carriages.


13:07 Taunton to Cardiff Central due 15:24
This train will run short formed with 1 carriages.


13:30 Cardiff Central to Fareham due 16:26
This train will run short formed with 2 carriages.


13:51 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 16:39
This train will run short formed with 5 carriages.


14:51 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 17:25
This train will run short formed with 3 carriages.


Plenty of short formations though!
Logged
Lee
Transport Scholar
Hero Member
******
Posts: 7519


GBR - The Emperor's New Rail Network


View Profile WWW
« Reply #1 on: January 05, 2008, 13:45:17 »

Taken from FGW (First Great Western) website, not one single traincrew related cancellation!

There appear to have been a few (link below) :
http://www.savethetrain.org.uk/running.php

06:12 Liskeard 06:41 Looe complete cancellation, staffing issues

06:45 Looe 07:10 Liskeard complete cancellation, staffing issues, knock-on effect

07:18 Cheltenham Spa 08:05 Kemble short working, staffing issues

09:32 Swindon 10:38 London Paddington complete cancellation, staffing issues
Logged

Vous devez ĂȘtre impitoyable, parce que ces gens sont des salauds - https://looka.com/s/78722877
devon_metro
Hero Member
*****
Posts: 5175



View Profile
« Reply #2 on: January 05, 2008, 14:10:05 »

Of note, the short formed Cardiff - taunton is 153305, recently refurbished Wink
Logged
mada
Guest
« Reply #3 on: January 05, 2008, 16:14:04 »

Of note, the short formed Cardiff - taunton is 153305, recently refurbished Wink

I was on it...

The carpet is already looking tatty but the seats were fairly comfortable and the train was generally clean.

Pity it was packed though!
Logged
Do you have something you would like to add to this thread, or would you like to raise a new question at the Coffee Shop? Please [register] (it is free) if you have not done so before, or login (at the top of this page) if you already have an account - we would love to read what you have to say!

You can find out more about how this forum works [here] - that will link you to a copy of the forum agreement that you can read before you join, and tell you very much more about how we operate. We are an independent forum, provided and run by customers of Great Western Railway, for customers of Great Western Railway and we welcome railway professionals as members too, in either a personal or official capacity. Views expressed in posts are not necessarily the views of the operators of the forum.

As well as posting messages onto existing threads, and starting new subjects, members can communicate with each other through personal messages if they wish. And once members have made a certain number of posts, they will automatically be admitted to the "frequent posters club", where subjects not-for-public-domain are discussed; anything from the occasional rant to meetups we may be having ...

 
Pages: [1]
  Print  
 
Jump to:  

Powered by MySQL Powered by PHP Powered by SMF 1.1.2 | SMF © 2006-2007, Simple Machines LLC Valid XHTML 1.0! Valid CSS!
This forum is provided by customers of Great Western Railway (formerly First Great Western), and the views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that the content provided by one of our posters contravenes our posting rules via admin@railcustomer.info. Full legal statement (here).

Jump to top of pageJump to Forum Home Page