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« Reply #15 on: January 24, 2019, 10:58:32 » |
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Cancellations to services between London Paddington and Reading
Due to a fault with the signalling system between London Paddington and Reading all lines are closed.
Train services running to and from these stations may be cancelled, delayed by up to 60 minutes or revised. Disruption is expected until 12:30 24/01.
Last Updated:24/01/2019 10:53
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« Reply #16 on: January 24, 2019, 11:18:48 » |
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Been looking at Open train times and Realtime trains looks bad trains stuck at Platforms.
711W 0716 Merehead Quarry to Acton T.C. Went through platform 5 at Maidenhead and Platform 4 at Slough
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« Reply #17 on: January 24, 2019, 11:20:33 » |
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Several cancellations of up trains are attributed as "due to a power supply failure (XK)", where XK is in the list of "EXTERNAL EVENTS - NETWORK RAIL: These codes cover events considered to be outside the control of the Rail Industry, but normally attributable to Network Rail under the Track Access Performance Regime".
XK External Power Supply Failure Network Rail Infrastructure
I assume that means failure of external power feeding Network Rail (NR» ), not failure of Network Rail (NR) infrastructure handling external power!
Edit: VickiS - Clarifying acronyms
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« Reply #18 on: January 24, 2019, 11:29:06 » |
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Several cancellations of up trains are attributed as "due to a power supply failure (XK)", where XK is in the list of "EXTERNAL EVENTS - NETWORK RAIL: These codes cover events considered to be outside the control of the Rail Industry, but normally attributable to Network Rail under the Track Access Performance Regime".
XK External Power Supply Failure Network Rail Infrastructure
I assume that means failure of external power feeding NR» , not failure of NR infrastructure handling external power!
Looks to be correct. Information received that SSE» are suspected of striking an external cable according to TyrellCheck. |
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« Reply #19 on: January 24, 2019, 12:13:38 » |
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Disruption period now extended: Disruption is expected until 15:00 24/01 |
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« Reply #20 on: January 24, 2019, 12:53:05 » |
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Disruption period now extended: Disruption is expected until 15:00 24/01 Power to signalling restored at 12:25, so trains now able to run again. Will take a few hours for everything to get back into position of course, but evening peak should be largely unaffected. |
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« Reply #21 on: January 24, 2019, 16:57:50 » |
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Unusual for a provincial squirrel to get caught up in this kind of thing, but today I did!
I arrived at Paddington in very good time for the 12.45 to Bristol Parkway, to be told that it could be 4-5 hours before trains were running and my best bet was to nip across to Waterloo and get to Reading that way; all tickets (I had an Advance single) would be honoured. At Waterloo I was waved through onto Platform 21; this was all rather exciting for me as I'd not seen the old International Terminal from the inside before. The bloke on the gateline pointed out that it would take an hour an twenty minutes to get to Reading on this train, but I was rather invested in this option by now and in any case that sounded better than several hours at Paddington, so I pressed on. I will admit that by the time I got to Martins Heron the novelty of this route to Reading was starting to wear thin...
We rolled into Platform 6 at Reading just before 13.12, which coincidentally was the same time that the Bristol Parkway train was due to leave. I'm not good at running, so I sort of half-heartedly hastened over to Platform 14 fully expecting to see my train pull out (or at least lock its doors), but someone made a very sensible decision and held it for five or so minutes, this allowing a large number of people time to get on. Full marks to GWR▸ for doing the right thing!
The Train Manager reassured us that we'd make up at least some of this time by Swindon, but near Didcot we slowed right down and reverted to diesel power, ambling most of the way to Swindon and adding seven minutes to the deficit. I changed at Parkway, catching a slightly late Weymouth train to Stapleton Road, where I crossed over for the Avonmouth train, which, I am delighted to say, was bang on time!
All in all, I was left with the impression that railway staff dealt with a difficult situation very well.
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Things take longer to happen than you think they will, and then they happen faster than you thought they could.
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« Reply #22 on: January 24, 2019, 17:03:02 » |
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You were in good company according to this rather badly written article in the Swindon Advertiser The Duchess of Cornwall is running late to her Swindon visit because of problems on the trains.
There are signalling problems between Paddington and London meaning services are being hit.
Youngsters at North Swindon Library are looking forward to meeting HRH Camilla Parker Bowles, though they'll have to wait a bit longer as an apparent lack of train services running from Paddington has caused a 20-minute delay.
Her Royal Highness is expected to make up the time by being driven to Swindon right now. |
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« Reply #23 on: January 24, 2019, 17:29:45 » |
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Blimey! It must be safe to assume that the Adver no longer bothers to employ any sub-editors.
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« Reply #24 on: January 24, 2019, 18:09:22 » |
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Blimey! It must be safe to assume that the Adver no longer bothers to employ any sub-editors.
Maybe the Advertiser got one of the nine years old she was meeting to draft the piece. No, come to think of it, they would probably have done better than that. |
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« Reply #25 on: January 24, 2019, 19:03:30 » |
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Her Royal Highness is expected to make up the time by being driven to Swindon right now. I hope she didn't ask her father-in-law for a lift...  |
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« Reply #26 on: January 28, 2019, 11:42:48 » |
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Delays to services between Twyford and Reading
Following a points failure between Twyford and Reading some lines towards Reading have now reopened.
Train services running to and from these stations are returning to normal. Disruption is expected until 11:45 28/01.
Last Updated:28/01/2019 11:34 I don't know how disruptive this was but National Rail Enquiries still showing some minor delays at Reading. |
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« Reply #27 on: January 28, 2019, 12:36:47 » |
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Unusual for a provincial squirrel to get caught up in this kind of thing, but today I did!
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All in all, I was left with the impression that railway staff dealt with a difficult situation very well.
People pay good money for trips like the, RS. Sounds like a grand day out! |
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« Reply #28 on: January 28, 2019, 19:51:24 » |
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Mean while yesterday on the M25 some friends of mine remained stationary for 3 hours ……………. no announcements given, no means of claiming compensation
Is rail travel so bad?
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Starship just experienced what we call a rapid unscheduled disassembly, or a RUD, during ascent,”
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« Reply #29 on: January 28, 2019, 19:58:47 » |
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Mean while yesterday on the M25 some friends of mine remained stationary for 3 hours ……………. no announcements given, no means of claiming compensation
Is rail travel so bad?
The difference is there is someone to blame, so people inevitably do. I do hope they weren't on their way to one of the airports. |
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