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« on: October 10, 2025, 18:25:58 »
The latest news from SWR and Network Rail about the reduced timetable

and it is not good!

Edit to fix quoting - Grahame
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« Reply #1 on: October 11, 2025, 07:56:31 »
Most other lines also suffering from additional TSR▸ (Temporary Speed Restriction)’s and/or a distinctly ‘lively’ ride.
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« Reply #2 on: October 11, 2025, 15:34:23 »
The graph Network Rail provided in the article in relation to Soil Moisture Deficit levels are for 2022 and then 2025. 

I wonder what the Soil Moisture Deficit levels were in 2023, 2023 and 2024?  I also can't remember them imposing an emergency timetable in 2022.  Is it more a symptom of neglect and poor maintenance/planning rather than just a particularly bad year?
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« Reply #3 on: November 04, 2025, 13:39:13 »
Full SWR» (South Western Railway - about) service, Waterloo to Exeter being restored on 29 November

https://www.southwesternrailway.com/other/news-and-media/news/2025/november/woe-timetable-to-be-reinstated
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« Reply #4 on: November 04, 2025, 18:16:48 »
For the probable source and updates to SMD see: https://nrfa.ceh.ac.uk/sites/default/files/2025-10/HS_202509.pdf p.11
For the look forward see https://hydoutuk.net/sites/default/files/2025-10/2025_10_HO_Complete_F.pdf which suggests that unless we have a very wet winter and spring we could be in a challenging situation for water next year, whatever the situation on railways.
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