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« Reply #270 on: May 31, 2025, 05:08:21 »
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12:17 Westbury to Swindon due 13:01

12:17 Westbury to Swindon due 13:01 will be cancelled.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.



Quote from: grahame on May 30, 2025, 15:01:20
Quote from: ChrisB on May 30, 2025, 08:50:42
The change only happened last weekend!

So as of last night it was 50% of the days since the change that the peak evening train was declared cancelled then re-instated.  Unclever - very unclever.

Time flies - it's been two weeks not one, hasn't it, ChrisB?   And I fell for that without doing a fact check ... I have not looked back at the first week after the changes; that record commented on is for the second week as they should be bedding in.
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« Reply #271 on: May 31, 2025, 05:48:45 »
Quote from: Wizard on May 30, 2025, 21:58:31
... . I guess it works on paper. ...

I guess it does.  Problem is ... railways don't run on paper ... they run on people, and engineering, and trains and rails, all of which have less continuous availability than a sheet of paper which remains a miracle that can be written on and still read years later.
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« Reply #272 on: May 31, 2025, 10:08:13 »
Quote from: grahame on May 31, 2025, 05:08:21
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12:17 Westbury to Swindon due 13:01

12:17 Westbury to Swindon due 13:01 will be cancelled.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.


And six hours later ... the almost inevitable cancellation of the train in the return direction

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13:13 Swindon to Westbury due 13:55

13:13 Swindon to Westbury due 13:55 will be cancelled.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.
Last Updated:31/05/2025 09:39
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« Reply #273 on: June 01, 2025, 12:07:53 »
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14:05 Frome to Swindon due 14:58
15:44 Swindon to Frome due 16:38 
16:43 Frome to Swindon due 17:34 
17:44 Swindon to Salisbury due 18:55

17:44 Swindon to Salisbury due 18:55 will be cancelled.
This is due to a fault on this train.
Last Updated:01/06/2025 11:57
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« Reply #274 on: June 01, 2025, 14:35:10 »
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15:44 Swindon to Frome due 16:38

15:44 Swindon to Frome due 16:38 will be reinstated.
It will be started from Westbury.
It will no longer call at Swindon, Chippenham, Melksham and Trowbridge.
This is due to a fault on this train.

1 cheer not 3. Not "reinstated" as far as passengers wishing to join at Swindon, Chippenham, Melksham or Trowbridge are concerned ...

Somewhat better news (2 cheers not 3) that the following return trip is no longer on the cancellation report, so id probably re-instated throughout.
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« Reply #275 on: Yesterday at 05:29:05 »
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06:35 Salisbury to Worcester Foregate Street due 09:47

06:35 Salisbury to Worcester Foregate Street due 09:47 will be cancelled.
This is due to a fault on this train.
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« Reply #276 on: Yesterday at 06:36:09 »
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06:35 Salisbury to Worcester Foregate Street due 09:47

06:35 Salisbury to Worcester Foregate Street due 09:47 will be cancelled.
This is due to a fault on this train.

Just noticed ...

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06:50 Westbury to Weymouth due 08:25

06:50 Westbury to Weymouth due 08:25 will be reinstated.
It will be starting late from Westbury.
This is due to a fault on this train.

So is that 2 trains with faults at Westbury this morning, or a fault on the train planned to run to Weymouth and then a decision to use the one planned for the TransWilts service for the Weymouth instead?
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« Reply #277 on: Yesterday at 14:28:56 »
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14:18 Westbury to Swindon due 15:00
15:15 Swindon to Westbury due 15:59
16:23 Westbury to Swindon due 17:06
17:35 Swindon to Westbury due 18:19

17:35 Swindon to Westbury due 18:19 will be cancelled.
This is due to a fault with the signalling system
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« Reply #278 on: Yesterday at 14:38:16 »
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14:18 Westbury to Swindon due 15:00
15:15 Swindon to Westbury due 15:59
16:23 Westbury to Swindon due 17:06
17:35 Swindon to Westbury due 18:19

17:35 Swindon to Westbury due 18:19 will be cancelled.
This is due to a fault with the signalling system

Something looked odd here ... then I found it ... the fault isn't even on our line ...

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Cancellations to services between Newbury and Westbury
Due to a fault with the signalling system between Newbury and Westbury all lines are blocked.
Train services running through these stations may be cancelled, delayed by up to 30 minutes or revised. Disruption is expected until the end of the day.
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« Reply #279 on: Yesterday at 15:23:32 »
Quote from: grahame on Yesterday at 14:28:56
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14:18 Westbury to Swindon due 15:00
15:15 Swindon to Westbury due 15:59
16:23 Westbury to Swindon due 17:06
17:35 Swindon to Westbury due 18:19

17:35 Swindon to Westbury due 18:19 will be cancelled.
This is due to a fault with the signalling system

With the power to the signalling at Newbury restored, the latter pair above have now been re-instated.
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« Reply #280 on: Yesterday at 19:25:05 »
Quote from: bobm on Yesterday at 15:23:32

With the power to the signalling at Newbury restored, the latter pair above have now been re-instated.

but ... another two cancellation.  Not exactly customer friendly, is it?

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17:50 Gloucester to Salisbury due 20:06

17:50 Gloucester to Salisbury due 20:06 was terminated at Swindon.
It will no longer call at Chippenham, Melksham, Trowbridge, Westbury, Dilton Marsh, Warminster and Salisbury.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.

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20:06 Westbury to Cheltenham Spa due 22:06

20:06 Westbury to Cheltenham Spa due 22:06 will be started from Swindon.
It will no longer call at Westbury, Trowbridge, Melksham and Chippenham.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.
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