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Author Topic: Cornish mainline and branch line delays - ongoing discussion  (Read 83973 times)
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« Reply #120 on: July 09, 2026, 07:41:57 »

Did it stop at Camborne?  Tongue

Probably, yes - according to an expert it only doesn't stop at Camborne on Wednesdays.
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« Reply #121 on: July 09, 2026, 12:15:05 »

But yesterday was Wednesday Cheesy
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« Reply #122 on: July 09, 2026, 14:50:49 »

Did it stop at Camborne?  Tongue

Course not.  'twas Wednesday
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« Reply #123 on: July 20, 2026, 11:09:53 »

Today (20th July) showing several main line and Newquay problems.
Shortage of staff and stock.

Including a Plymouth - Paddington terminated at Exeter.  It then forms a cancelled Paddington to Penzance (but only from Exeter).
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« Reply #124 on: July 30, 2026, 07:46:45 »

https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:G15387/2026-07-30/detailed#allox_id=0

2N02 0707 Par to Newquay
175007 coupled to 175114
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« Reply #125 on: July 30, 2026, 12:01:20 »

Only 175114 operated 2N02
175007 took up 2C05 from Plymouth to Penzance
https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:G15161/2026-07-30/detailed#allox_id=0
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« Reply #126 on: August 08, 2026, 07:40:37 »

GWR (Great Western Railway) having a vandalism field day today?

07:15 Falmouth Docks to Truro due 07:43
07:15 Falmouth Docks to Truro due 07:43 will be cancelled.
This is due to vandalism on a train
(This one from Par Chapel sidings)

07:15 Newquay to Par due 08:01
07:15 Newquay to Par due 08:01 will be cancelled.
This is due to vandalism on a train.
(Par Chapel sidings).

07:23 Exeter St Davids to Plymouth due 08:32
07:23 Exeter St Davids to Plymouth due 08:32 will be cancelled.
This is due to vandalism on a train.
08:59 Plymouth to Newquay due 10:48
08:59 Plymouth to Newquay due 10:48 will be cancelled.
This is due to vandalism on a train.
(Not from Par Chapel sidings)!

Widespread sweep of trains there.
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« Reply #127 on: August 08, 2026, 09:35:27 »

GWR (Great Western Railway) having a vandalism field day today?


08:59 Plymouth to Newquay due 10:48
08:59 Plymouth to Newquay due 10:48 will be cancelled.
This is due to vandalism on a train.
(Not from Par Chapel sidings)!

 

This one (at least) has been reinstated.
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« Reply #128 on: August 09, 2026, 09:35:25 »

Last day of Boardmasters at Newquay, so naturally........................

Cancellations to services between Par and Newquay
Due to a broken down train between Par and Newquay fewer trains are able to run.
Train services running to and from these stations may be cancelled.

Disruption is expected until the end of the day.

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« Reply #129 on: August 09, 2026, 14:03:13 »

Last day of Boardmasters at Newquay, so naturally........................

Cancellations to services between Par and Newquay
Due to a broken down train between Par and Newquay fewer trains are able to run.
Train services running to and from these stations may be cancelled.

Disruption is expected until the end of the day.

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The bid movement out of Newquay will be on Monday morning.  Music goes on till late tonight.
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« Reply #130 on: August 10, 2026, 07:18:12 »

9 coaches and 5 coaches scheduled shortly to Newquay
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« Reply #131 on: August 10, 2026, 07:32:43 »

9 coaches and 5 coaches scheduled shortly to Newquay

A number of shortforms elsehwhere  Wink

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« Reply #132 on: August 10, 2026, 15:02:14 »

13:14 Penzance to Plymouth due 15:10
13:14 Penzance to Plymouth due 15:10 will no longer call at Lostwithiel, Bodmin Parkway, St Germans and Saltash.
This is due to overcrowding.
Disabled toilet facilities are not available.

A 2 car 175 (009).

14:36 London Paddington to Torquay due 17:38
14:36 London Paddington to Torquay due 17:38 will be starting late from London Paddington.
This is due to a fault on this train.
It didn't start late, but it's also a 5 car unit..............

As are many InterCity ones today..

Boardmasters presumably.
Do the Treasury not care about passengers.
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« Reply #133 on: August 10, 2026, 17:56:13 »


Boardmasters presumably.

Do the Treasury not care about passengers.


The civil servants at the Treasury are number crunchers, not customer facing.

That's my personal opinion - not the official view from this Coffee Shop forum.

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« Reply #134 on: August 10, 2026, 19:18:02 »

How do the train crew rosters work at Truro? Falmouth trains are regularly cancelled at short notice and main line trains held awaiting crew.
The replacement staff seem to come on trains that these days are regularly very late. Therefore delays are amplified.
On Saturday a two coach 175 that was packed with standing passengers because the previous two London trains had been cancelled from Penzance.
The 175 was then held for ages awaiting a late down train for a crew member to join it. Some passengers gave up and got off.
Seems a weird way to run a railway?
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