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« Reply #150 on: December 08, 2024, 20:21:43 » |
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Update from GWR▸ at 19.35 Westbury station has been closed as a safety precaution, and trains are unable to call there. The ticket office is closed.
This will not be fixed until Tuesday 10th December at the earliest, therefore no trains will operate to or from Westbury on Monday 9th December 2024. The question is where does this leave commuters from the likes of Warminster, Frome, Trowbridge, Melksham and Bradford on Avon to Swindon, Bath and Bristol? |
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« Reply #151 on: December 08, 2024, 20:26:54 » |
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Update from GWR▸ at 19.35 Westbury station has been closed as a safety precaution, and trains are unable to call there. The ticket office is closed.
This will not be fixed until Tuesday 10th December at the earliest, therefore no trains will operate to or from Westbury on Monday 9th December 2024. The question is where does this leave commuters from the likes of Warminster, Frome, Trowbridge, Melksham and Bradford on Avon to Swindon, Bath and Bristol? It leaves them working from home, or loosing a day's pay, or catching the bus, driving or getting a lift. Sad thing is that if that works well for them, they'll do it more often or perhaps always. |
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« Reply #152 on: December 08, 2024, 20:29:38 » |
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Fair question, Timmer. How about a fleet of coaches being provided, as road replacement transport? After all, they've had 24 hours to get it organised.  |
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William Huskisson MP▸ was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830. Many more have died in the same way since then. Don't take a chance: Stop, Look, Listen.
"Level crossings are safe, unless they are used in an unsafe manner." Discuss.
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« Reply #153 on: December 08, 2024, 21:05:01 » |
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On the face of it, it’s rather surprising that an emergency hourly TT for the many hundreds of commuters etc to Bath and Bristol has not been planned to run between Trowbridge and Bristol TM▸ and VV serving all stations, with trains running empty between Trowbridge and Westbury North to cross over.
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« Reply #154 on: December 08, 2024, 21:20:30 » |
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Fair question, Timmer. How about a fleet of coaches being provided, as road replacement transport? After all, they've had 24 hours to get it organised. And where do you suppose they find a fleet of coaches on a school day, at school time? |
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« Reply #155 on: December 08, 2024, 21:20:42 » |
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Fair question, Timmer. How about a fleet of coaches being provided, as road replacement transport? After all, they've had 24 hours to get it organised. As you asked so nicely… VERY limited road transport is operating between Bristol Temple Meads and Salisbury, via stations on route. What that looks like is anybody’s guess but I highly doubt it’s going to be a usable replacement for commuter train services. |
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« Reply #156 on: December 09, 2024, 05:29:42 » |
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Bus and coach companies everywhere are struggling to find and keep drivers as it is.
There's been a steady drip of drivers leaving First Kernow and moving across to Transport for Cornwall services and operators.
First have just enough vehicles to cover school/college duties and service runs.
However, with an elderly fleet, breakdowns are also increasing, so service runs are cut to keep education services going!
No spare coaches/drivers this end of the world!
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« Reply #157 on: December 09, 2024, 05:59:55 » |
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Looks like someone (THANK YOU) has been working very hard fixing / checking overnight and both Chippenham and Westbury are re-opened this morning ... breaking news ...
We are going to agree to disagree about the reasonableness of having three old stations all fail in the exceptional wind. And rather like boxing day trains, we will generate a lot of heat in discussion but in the end it's just an occasional incident ... in my view what is much more important is the safety of people at these time and secondly the ongoing "lack of crew" and "your line needed for engineering works [elsewhere]" that we're back to at my home station tomorrow!
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« Reply #158 on: December 09, 2024, 06:53:17 » |
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Looks like someone (THANK YOU) has been working very hard fixing / checking overnight and both Chippenham and Westbury are re-opened this morning ... breaking news ...
We are going to agree to disagree about the reasonableness of having three old stations all fail in the exceptional wind. And rather like boxing day trains, we will generate a lot of heat in discussion but in the end it's just an occasional incident ... in my view what is much more important is the safety of people at these time and secondly the ongoing "lack of crew" and "your line needed for engineering works [elsewhere]" that we're back to at my home station tomorrow!
A remarkable recovery - it's fortunate that roofers have Sundays in the working week!  |
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« Reply #159 on: December 09, 2024, 12:33:45 » |
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A remarkable recovery - it's fortunate that roofers have Sundays in the working week! Maybe not so much in the working week, more ££££ in their pocket! Anything can be fixed when the offer is right. |
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« Reply #160 on: December 10, 2024, 06:39:05 » |
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Sunday is also in the working week for power company fault finding and repair teams. Some of whom actually ENJOY storms, and the consequent overtime.
I know of one who intends to buy a house "a couple more decent storms should pay the deposit"
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A proper intercity train has a minimum of 8 coaches, gangwayed throughout, with first at one end, and a full sized buffet car between first and standard.
It has space for cycles, surfboards,luggage etc.
A 5 car DMU▸ is not a proper inter-city train. The 5+5 and 9 car DMUs are almost as bad.
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