2023 Delays and Cancellations

[whole diary]

[ChrisB]

One driver's turn.....

[IndustryInsider]

One driver's turn.....

That little lot would be on more than one drivers turn….they do get a break! 

More likely to be a TM^▸ (Train Manager, or Ticket Machine, or Temple Meads (Bristol), depending on context) shortage anyway, as there is difficulty covering the Reading and London crews work on the North Cotswold services due to them needing to get through to Oxford by bus/taxi.

[Witham Bobby]

15:18 Hereford to London Paddington due 18:29 will be cancelled.
This is due to a fault on this train.
Last Updated:21/06/2023 11:42

1W02 1152 Paddington to Hereford also cancelled throughout "due to an unknown cause ZW"

[Worcester_Passenger]

From JourneyCheck:

05:54 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 08:22 will be cancelled.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.

RTT^» (Real Time Trains - website) suggests that the stock will run empty to Paddington via Stroud at 08:45, arriving 11:40.

[Worcester_Passenger]

From JourneyCheck:

Facilities on the 13:18 Hereford to London Paddington due 16:22.
Service full and standing from Oxford.

RTT^» (Real Time Trains - website) reports this as being a 5-car IET^▸ (Intercity Express Train - replacement for HSTs (manufactured by Hitachi in Kobe, Japan)).

16:32 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 19:29 will be terminated at Worcester Shrub Hill.
It will no longer call at Worcestershire Parkway Hl, Pershore, Evesham, Honeybourne, Moreton-In-Marsh, Kingham, Charlbury, Hanborough, Oxford, Reading and London Paddington.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.
Last Updated:26/06/2023 11:59

20:52 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 23:12 will be cancelled.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.
Last Updated:26/06/2023 12:34

[IndustryInsider]

From JourneyCheck:

Facilities on the 13:18 Hereford to London Paddington due 16:22.
Service full and standing from Oxford.

RTT^» (Real Time Trains - website) reports this as being a 5-car IET^▸ (Intercity Express Train - replacement for HSTs (manufactured by Hitachi in Kobe, Japan)).

Yes, booked for a 5-car.  Leisure travel has gone bonkers!

[ChrisB]

Summer tourists in Oxford....?

That's where they need to add another 5car IET^▸ (Intercity Express Train - replacement for HSTs (manufactured by Hitachi in Kobe, Japan)) at Oxford....

[Worcester_Passenger]

07:50 Paddington - Great Malvern failed at Hanborough (problems with the doors) and was cancelled thereafter.

08:15 Worcester Shrub Hill - Paddington was held at Charlbury and ran 43 late.

A freight (a rarity on this end of our line) followed the 08:15 on the single line.

08:52 Paddington - Great Malvern was held at Oxford and left 33 late.

Return workings affected - JourneyCheck reports:

10:59 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 13:24 has been reinstated.
It will be started from Oxford.
This is due to a broken down train.
Last Updated:27/06/2023 11:34

11:57 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 14:22 will be started from Worcester Shrub Hill.
This is due to a broken down train earlier today.
Last Updated:27/06/2023 10:53

[IndustryInsider]

Yes, booked for a 5-car.  Leisure travel has gone bonkers!

Running long-formed as a 9-car today (starting at Great Malvern).

[Witham Bobby]

13:50 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 16:15 is being delayed between London Paddington and Reading.
This is due to failure of the electricity supply./i]

Left Padd on time and was 12 late by OOC^▸ (Old Oak Common (depot))

[Worcester_Passenger]

From JourneyCheck:

Facilities on the 08:51 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 11:14.
Service full and standing from London Paddington. There are no reservations on this service.
Last Updated:28/06/2023 09:20

09:52 London Paddington to Hereford due 12:46 has been delayed at London Paddington and is now 16 minutes late.
This is due to a late departure while the train was cleaned specially.
Last Updated:28/06/2023 10:12

[Witham Bobby]

From JourneyCheck:

09:52 London Paddington to Hereford due 12:46 has been delayed at London Paddington and is now 16 minutes late.
This is due to a late departure while the train was cleaned specially.

Looks like it'll be terminated at Ledbury, and the return working 1P04 started from there

I wonder what proportion of the trains intended to reach Hereford from Paddington ever actually arrive there?

[Worcester_Passenger]

The late departure of the 09:52 to Hereford from Paddington (+16) meant that it had to wait at Wolvercote Junction for the single line to Charlbury (+39).

In turn that meant it had to wait at Malvern Wells for the single line to Ledbury (+52).

The late departure from Paddington seems to be the result of a set swap. The 09:52 is normally a set that has come from North Pole but today it was a set that had come in from Oxford (at 09:52!).

[Worcester_Passenger]

From JourneyCheck:

14:30 Hereford to London Paddington due 17:22 will no longer call at Radley and Didcot Parkway.
This is due to overcrowding.
Will be formed of 5 coaches instead of 9. Service full and standing from Worcestershire Parkway Hl.
Last Updated:02/07/2023 16:05

Full and standing from Worcestershire Parkway is a new one.

[Worcester_Passenger]

From JourneyCheck:

05:23 Hereford to London Paddington due 08:24 will be cancelled.
This is due to a fault on this train.
Last Updated:03/07/2023 01:23