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« Reply #420 on: June 27, 2018, 17:34:46 »
Due to a fault with the signalling system between London Paddington and Slough fewer trains are able to run on some lines towards Slough.
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Train services running to and from these stations may be cancelled, delayed or revised. Disruption is expected until 17:45 27/06.
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Trains from London Paddington towards Slough/Reading, are unable to call at stations between Ealing Broadway and West Drayton.
Customers travelling from these stations towards Slough/Reading are advised to catch a train to Ealing Broadway and change there, where services towards West Drayton (and onwards) are available.
Customers travelling from London Paddington to stations between Ealing Broadway and West Drayton. should travel West Drayon and change there, where train services for intermediate stations back towards London Paddington will be available.


Currently crawling out of Paddington. Another wretched day. My morning local service was cancelled.
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« Reply #421 on: June 27, 2018, 18:34:44 »
I was at Ealing Broadway and it was bloody dangerous. At the very last minute it was announced that there would be a stopper leaving from Platform 1 rather than 3...…….needless to say there was a stampede and a mass of bodies on the stairs.

There didn't appear to be any, or at least sufficent competent staff around to manage the situation and the train left with hordes of people still making their way up and down the stairs, including some who were trying to "circulate"for West Drayton via Ealing due to the signal failures. That staircase is much narrower that the one for Platform 3 and it could have been a very serious situation if people had taken a tumble.
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« Reply #422 on: July 01, 2018, 16:27:43 »
....to add to the general joy today.....

Delays to services between London Paddington and Hayes & Harlington
Due to a safety inspection of the track between London Paddington and Hayes & Harlington:
Train services running to and from these stations may be delayed. Disruption is expected until 16:45 01/07.
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« Reply #423 on: July 01, 2018, 22:07:11 »
Quote from: TaplowGreen on July 01, 2018, 16:27:43
....to add to the general joy today.....

Delays to services between London Paddington and Hayes & Harlington
Due to a safety inspection of the track between London Paddington and Hayes & Harlington:
Train services running to and from these stations may be delayed. Disruption is expected until 16:45 01/07.

Seems they’ve had several issues with electric trains detecting damage to the overheads and dropping the pantograph (ADD▸ (Automatic Dropping Device) activations) in a couple of locations between Reading and Paddington. NR» (Network Rail - home page) unable to fault. 
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« Reply #424 on: July 01, 2018, 22:13:49 »
Overall the infrastructure and service seems to have held up pretty well during this prolonged period of warm weather.  Not perfect by any means but not the regular complete collapse we’ve seen in recent years.
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« Reply #425 on: July 03, 2018, 10:27:01 »
Alterations to services at London Paddington
Due to a fault with the signalling system at London Paddington some lines are disrupted.
Train services running to and from this station may be delayed or revised. Disruption is expected until 10:45 03/07.
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« Reply #426 on: July 03, 2018, 10:58:58 »
Quote from: TaplowGreen on July 03, 2018, 10:27:01
Disruption is expected until 10:45 03/07.

And we know what's coming...

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Disruption is expected until 12:45 03/07.

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Owing to a fault with the signalling system on the approach to London Paddington station some lines have had to be closed which limits the number of train movements that can be accommodated. As a result a number of routes will see a reduction in the frequency of services until such time as the fault has been rectified.
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« Reply #427 on: July 03, 2018, 11:37:11 »
GWR▸ (Great Western Railway) Twitter stating that they expect it to be all clear by 1300......I'm assuming that'll be today.
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« Reply #428 on: July 04, 2018, 09:10:53 »
Due to a fault with the signalling system between London Paddington and Ealing Broadway some lines are closed.
Impact: Train services running to and from these stations may be cancelled or delayed by up to 10 minutes. Disruption is expected until 10:00 04/07.
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« Reply #429 on: July 04, 2018, 09:40:43 »
Quote from: Jason on July 04, 2018, 09:10:53
Due to a fault with the signalling system between London Paddington and Ealing Broadway some lines are closed.
Impact: Train services running to and from these stations may be cancelled or delayed by up to 10 minutes. Disruption is expected until 10:00 04/07.

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Train services running to and from these stations may be cancelled or delayed by up to 15 minutes. Disruption is expected until 11:00 04/07.
Last Updated:04/07/2018 09:35
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« Reply #430 on: July 04, 2018, 09:44:27 »
Line 2 has been shut in the Down direction since yesterday morning (03/07/2018) due to a fault with SN83 signal and now Line 3 is shut in both directions due to a track circuit failure (04/07/2018).  There has also been an ongoing fault with SN105 signal on Line 1 at Ladbroke Grove which means it can only be cleared on approach. It was chaos last time I looked at the OTT▸ (Open Train Times website, or possibly 'over the top', depending on context) Maps.... Tongue
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« Reply #431 on: July 04, 2018, 13:58:35 »
Problems still ongoing at 1400 (04/07/2018).  Not looking good for the evening peak Tongue
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« Reply #432 on: July 04, 2018, 14:03:30 »
I was at H&H this a.m. at about 11.30

Lots of trains cancelled. Nice to see that John McDonnell the Shadow Chancellor was there too. As local MP▸ (Member of Parliament, or Mile Post (a method of measuring the railway in miles and chains from a starting point - usually London), depending on context) (H&H Lab.) he too has to put up with all of the disruption we mortals have to endure.

However all the TfL» (Transport for London - about) staff at H&H seem to want to do is to ensure that Pax touch in / out.

Next time I will ask them why I should touch in when so many trains are cancelled. If I touch in and then find that there's no trains and decide to go down to Feltham I'll incur a Penalty Fare.

BTW▸ ('by the way') I've thought of a ruse. We are constantly nagged that if we see "something unusual" we should report it to the BTP▸ (British Transport Police). That is "See It, Say It, Sorted." I wonder what would happen if I reported an unusual event such as the arrival of a TfL or GWR▸ (Great Western Railway) train on time, with seats to spare, and stopping at the advertised stations?
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« Reply #433 on: July 04, 2018, 14:03:58 »
Now another track circuit failure on the E&C flyover at OOC▸ (Old Oak Common (depot))!
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« Reply #434 on: July 04, 2018, 14:37:13 »
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Cancellations to services between Didcot Parkway and Oxford
Due to a points failure between Didcot Parkway and Oxford some lines towards Oxford are blocked.
Train services running through these stations may be cancelled, delayed or revised. Disruption is expected until 15:30 04/07.
Last Updated:04/07/2018 14:29

[edit] - so far nothing seems to have moved for about 40 minutes
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