Swindon <-> Westbury service updates and amendments, ongoing discussion - 2026

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[grahame]

06:35 Salisbury to Worcester Foregate Street due 09:47

06:35 Salisbury to Worcester Foregate Street due 09:47 is being delayed at Salisbury.
This is due to a fault on this train.

Is it just me or... or are the old crocks put on our line?   Feels like that sometimes!

Congratulations to the crew for getting it running just 10 minutes late.   The above message still being issued three quarters of an hour after the train had left Salisbury - even though it implies it's still there - and it still suggests it's stuck at Salisbury at 08:07 as I write.

[grahame]

17:50 Gloucester to Salisbury due 20:06

17:50 Gloucester to Salisbury due 20:06 will be terminated at Westbury.
It will no longer call at Dilton Marsh, Warminster and Salisbury.
This is due to a fault with the signalling system.

[grahame]

06:35 Salisbury to Worcester Foregate Street due 09:47

Facilities on the 06:35 Salisbury to Worcester Foregate Street due 09:47.
Will be formed of 3 coaches instead of 2 from Westbury.

[JohnM]

Just buying my ticket for tomorrow morning's Melksham-Bristol commute, and spotted that what is usually the 06:29 Melksham-Trowbridge is scheduled for 06:31 (it was 06:29 on Monday). Anyone know why?

[grahame]

Just buying my ticket for tomorrow morning's Melksham-Bristol commute, and spotted that what is usually the 06:29 Melksham-Trowbridge is scheduled for 06:31 (it was 06:29 on Monday). Anyone know why?

There is a 2 minute "Pathing Allowance" at Thingley Junction - a "special" tomorrow; I looked at Wednesday next week and it's back to normal.  Nothing showing on Real Time Trains to need that allowance though.

[JohnM]

Well an IET^▸ (Intercity Express Train - replacement for HSTs (manufactured by Hitachi in Kobe, Japan)) just passed through towards Chippenham (at 06:28), might be related...

Don't think 06:31 is likely

[JohnM]

Departed Melksham at 06:43 - will miss the 06:46 Trowbridge-Bristol, but at least the 07:05 has 3 carriages

[JohnM]

Actually the 06:46 is delayed, showing as 07:01. But that's probably going to be busier than usual, might wait for the 07:05 anyway.

[grahame]

This could be why an unexpected IET^▸ (Intercity Express Train - replacement for HSTs (manufactured by Hitachi in Kobe, Japan)) was around and delayed the [06:29/06:31].    That won't account for the scheduled change to 06:31 today ...

Cancellations to services between Reading and Westbury
Due to a broken down train between Reading and Westbury all lines are blocked.
Train services running to and from these stations may be cancelled, delayed or diverted. Disruption is expected until 08:30 14/01.
Customer Advice
Due to a broken down train at Kintbury, all lines between Reading and Westbury is currently blocked.
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Our local Newbury to Bedwyn service is also suspended until further notice.
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Where possible, long distance services will divert.

[grahame]

Well an IET^▸ (Intercity Express Train - replacement for HSTs (manufactured by Hitachi in Kobe, Japan)) just passed through towards Chippenham (at 06:28), might be related...

Don't think 06:31 is likely

The IET was 1K71 - the 05:10 Bristol Temple Meads to Paddington that usually calls at Kennet Valley stations.  Got to Westbury on time (actually a couple of minutes early at 05:48, but say there until 06:14 and left headed back (16 minutes late) up whence it came, passing Bradford Junction ar 06:22 for the second time and headed, though untracked on my system, via Chippenham and Swindon - it has appeared on the trackers again at 07:28 - 21 minutes late - into Reading.

Oh for increased capacity, Bradford Junction to Thingley Junction.

[grahame]

And now ...

 

07:45 Westbury to Swindon due 08:34
08:44 Swindon to Westbury due 09:26

08:44 Swindon to Westbury due 09:26 will be cancelled.
This is due to a fault with the signalling system.

[grahame]

And now ...

 

07:45 Westbury to Swindon due 08:34
08:44 Swindon to Westbury due 09:26

08:44 Swindon to Westbury due 09:26 will be cancelled.
This is due to a fault with the signalling system.

of if you prefer ...

This service is cancelled.
This service was cancelled due to late arrival of an inbound service (YI).

[bobm]

A bit of both - but the end result is the same.

The 07:45 is normally formed from an incoming service from Bristol Parkway.   This morning that train started from Temple Meads and arrived at Westbury 14 minutes late at 07:43.   For some reason the decision was taken not to run the TransWilts service, even with a late start.

[Andy E]

Looks like chaos on the Trans Wilts this morning. A failed freight near Kintbury on the Berks and Hants has meant that up West Country trains have been diverted over the Trans Wilts. Now though it looks as though infrastructure train 6M50 has failed somewhere south of Melksham blocking that line. 1A73 and 1J74 up passenger trains from the West Country have diverted from Westbury up to Bath/Bathampton Junction and reversed there to continue to London.

[TaplowGreen]

Cancellations to services between Swindon and Westbury via Melksham

Due to a broken down train at Melksham the line is blocked. Disruption is expected until 12:00 14/01.
Train services between Swindon and Westbury via Melksham will be cancelled.

Customer Advice
A freight train has broken down on the line between Westbury and Swindon; as a result we are unable to operate our service.