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« Reply #255 on: June 19, 2024, 15:40:35 »

Not just railways - highways & generally. Very wet spring has seriously encouraged growth this year.
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« Reply #256 on: June 19, 2024, 18:25:15 »

Well, the gardening's been done but.....

Cancellations to services between Reading and London Paddington

Due to a safety inspection of the track between London Paddington and Hayes & Harlington fewer trains are able to run on some lines

. Disruption is expected until 21:00 19/06.
Train services between Reading and London Paddington may be cancelled, delayed or revised.
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« Reply #257 on: June 19, 2024, 21:47:59 »


Engineers are working at the sight to cut back the foliage.


Is that really what they wrote?  Shocked

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« Reply #258 on: June 20, 2024, 06:45:26 »

Presumably on-site to improve the sight lines. Similar problems on roads.
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« Reply #259 on: June 20, 2024, 10:37:20 »

Alterations to services between London Paddington and Reading

Due to a problem with line-side equipment between London Paddington and Reading fewer trains are able to run.

Train services running to and from these stations may be delayed or revised. Disruption is expected until 12:00 20/06.
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« Reply #260 on: June 20, 2024, 12:39:02 »

Alterations to services between London Paddington and Reading

Due to a problem with line-side equipment between London Paddington and Reading fewer trains are able to run.

Train services running to and from these stations may be delayed or revised. Disruption is expected until 12:00 20/06.

Disruption now pushed out to 1430
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« Reply #261 on: June 24, 2024, 15:28:32 »



Delays to services between Reading and London Paddington

Due to a points failure between Reading and London Paddington some lines are blocked.
Train services running to and from these stations may be delayed. Disruption is expected until 16:00 24/06.

......and apparently a signal failure at Slough as well now.
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« Reply #262 on: June 24, 2024, 16:04:51 »

Now expected until 17.00.  Which will become 18.00 and then 19.00.

May as well say ‘delays expected until 2035, and that’s being ambitious’.
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« Reply #263 on: June 24, 2024, 18:05:54 »

Now expected until 17.00.  Which will become 18.00 and then 19.00.

May as well say ‘delays expected until 2035, and that’s being ambitious’.

Now expected until 1830.
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« Reply #264 on: June 24, 2024, 18:15:11 »

What year?
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« Reply #265 on: June 24, 2024, 22:11:33 »

Services looked like they had recovered by about 2030 (the time, not the year). But don't worry, I'm sure there will be another infrastructure issue along soon, especially as temperatures will be rising over the next few days.
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« Reply #266 on: June 25, 2024, 10:23:04 »

Services looked like they had recovered by about 2030 (the time, not the year). But don't worry, I'm sure there will be another infrastructure issue along soon, especially as temperatures will be rising over the next few days.

I believe it was a separate issue, the other side of Slough, that caused disruption beyond 17:00, happening just after the first fault had been rectified and with full 'normal working resumed' at around 18:10.  Of course, 'NWR' doesn't mean everything is back on time straight away as stock and crew are late and displaced for later workings for many hours after.

At least the techs weren't far away I suppose.
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« Reply #267 on: June 25, 2024, 12:21:06 »

And now speed restrictions
13:38 London Paddington to Didcot Parkway due 14:51
13:38 London Paddington to Didcot Parkway due 14:51 will be started from Reading.
It will no longer call at London Paddington, Slough, Maidenhead and Twyford.
This is due to a speed restriction because of high track temperatures.

Applies to many trains, not just this one.
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« Reply #268 on: June 25, 2024, 12:29:36 »

And now speed restrictions
13:38 London Paddington to Didcot Parkway due 14:51
13:38 London Paddington to Didcot Parkway due 14:51 will be started from Reading.
It will no longer call at London Paddington, Slough, Maidenhead and Twyford.
This is due to a speed restriction because of high track temperatures.

Applies to many trains, not just this one.

I guess they aren’t using the crossovers at Slough as a precautionary measure. 
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« Reply #269 on: June 26, 2024, 13:38:42 »

From National Rail website

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A failure of the electricity supply is causing disruption to journeys running to / from London Paddington.

As a result, trains may be cancelled, delayed by up to 20 minutes or revised.

We anticipate disruption will continue until 16:00.
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