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« Reply #450 on: July 21, 2026, 21:00:48 »
20:12 Swindon to Westbury due 20:56
20:12 Swindon to Westbury due 20:56 is being delayed at Swindon.
This is due to congestion.
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« Reply #451 on: July 26, 2026, 14:51:16 »
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14:04 Frome to Swindon due 14:57
14:04 Frome to Swindon due 14:57 has been cancelled.
This is due to a fault on this train.

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15:44 Swindon to Frome due 16:38
15:44 Swindon to Frome due 16:38 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.
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« Reply #452 on: July 26, 2026, 15:28:26 »
Same happened with those pair of services last week, only it was crew shortage then. 
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« Reply #453 on: July 27, 2026, 12:42:53 »
Congestion causing problems in Salisbury area

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Due to congestion at Salisbury fewer trains are able to run on some lines.
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Train services running through this station will be cancelled or delayed by up to 35 minutes. Disruption is expected until the end of the day.
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Due to congestion in the Salisbury area, rail traffic through the station and surrounding junctions is currently restricted. Passengers may experience cancellations, alterations, or extended journey times while congestion is managed.

https://www.gwr.com/travel-information/travel-updates/live-network-updates
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« Reply #454 on: July 27, 2026, 13:22:41 »
National Rail has a bit more

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Route(s) affected

Great Western Railway between Cardiff Central and Portsmouth Harbour and also between Bristol Temple Meads and Warminster / Salisbury

South Western Railway between Yeovil Junction / Yeovil Pen Mill and Salisbury, and also between Yeovil Junction and London Waterloo

Description

A fault with the signalling system between Warminster and Salisbury means that trains have to run at reduced speed on all lines. As a result, trains running between these stations may be delayed by up to 20 minutes.
Disruption is expected until 14:00.
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« Reply #455 on: July 28, 2026, 07:29:09 »
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07:45 Westbury to Swindon due 08:34
08:44 Swindon to Westbury due 09:26
09:45 Westbury to Swindon due 10:30
10:34 Swindon to Westbury due 11:21
12:17 Westbury to Swindon due 13:05
13:14 Swindon to Westbury due 13:57
14:18 Westbury to Swindon due 15:01
15:14 Swindon to Westbury due 15:58
16:23 Westbury to Swindon due 17:06
17:45 Swindon to Westbury due 18:26
18:37 Westbury to Swindon due 19:21
20:12 Swindon to Westbury due 20:56
21:16 Westbury to Swindon due 21:58
22:31 Swindon to Westbury due 23:12

Facilities on the 22:31 Swindon to Westbury due 23:12.
Disabled toilet facilities are not available.
This is due to a fault on this train.
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« Reply #456 on: July 28, 2026, 10:28:24 »
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09:45 Westbury to Swindon due 10:30

09:45 Westbury to Swindon due 10:30 will be cancelled.

This is due to a points failure.

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10:34 Swindon to Westbury due 11:21

10:34 Swindon to Westbury due 11:21 will be cancelled.

This is due to a points failure.
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« Reply #457 on: July 28, 2026, 11:40:10 »
Quote from: bobm on July 28, 2026, 10:28:24
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09:45 Westbury to Swindon due 10:30

09:45 Westbury to Swindon due 10:30 will be cancelled.

This is due to a points failure.

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10:34 Swindon to Westbury due 11:21

10:34 Swindon to Westbury due 11:21 will be cancelled.

This is due to a points failure.

Real time trains is showing trains at Bradford on Avon cancelled, for at least 3 hours after 09:18,

first train currently is 12:24 (Portsmouth-Cardiff) operated by a pathetic 2car 158 (3 trains worth of passengers on a 2car, GWR▸ (Great Western Railway) are mad)
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« Reply #458 on: July 28, 2026, 11:51:56 »
There seem to have been some issues with the display of GWR▸ (Great Western Railway) allocations today.   There was a Taunton to London Paddington service this morning shown on the app and on RTT» (Real Time Trains - website) as 18 coaches.
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« Reply #459 on: July 28, 2026, 12:06:56 »
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12:17 Westbury to Swindon due 13:05

12:17 Westbury to Swindon due 13:05 will be cancelled.

This is due to a points failure.

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13:14 Swindon to Westbury due 13:57

13:14 Swindon to Westbury due 13:57 will be cancelled.

This is due to a points failure.

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14:18 Westbury to Swindon due 15:01

14:18 Westbury to Swindon due 15:01 will be cancelled.

This is due to a points failure.

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15:14 Swindon to Westbury due 15:58

15:14 Swindon to Westbury due 15:58 will be cancelled.

This is due to a points failure.
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« Reply #460 on: July 28, 2026, 12:12:22 »
Cancellations to services between Westbury and Swindon

Due to a points failure between Westbury and Swindon some lines are blocked.
Train services running through these stations will be cancelled. Disruption is expected until the end of the day.

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We've had reports of a points failure in the Bradford-on-Avon area. The line between Swindon to Westbury will be suspended until further notice.
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« Reply #461 on: July 28, 2026, 15:05:25 »
The information on Journeycheck and National Rail has been a bit vague about the problem. Originally points failure "east of Bath" and then "near Bradford on Avon".

The last trains * through Bradford Jn seem to have been:
Swindon-Westbury passing at 09:16
Bristol-Warminster passing at 09:24
The Portsmouth-Cardiff arrived Trowbridge 09:20 but was terminated there. (Where the stock went after that I have no idea).

* However, there was a 1Z73 Westbury-Bristol via Melksham and Chippenham that passed Bradford Jn at 10:56. It was booked to call only at Chippenham and Bath. This appears to have been the IET▸ (Intercity Express Train - replacement for HSTs (manufactured by Hitachi in Kobe, Japan)) that formed the 1J73 Paddington-Westbury.
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« Reply #462 on: July 28, 2026, 16:22:14 »
Lines have reopened around 16:00

First trains are the 1F20 Portsmouth-Cardiff, which was held at Westbury until 15:59; now about 44 minutes late.
Southbound, 6S83 Avonmouth-West Drayton stone train
First southbound passenger, the 2F14 Bristol-Warminster, departed Temple Meads at 16:04.

... and an Appleford-Whatley freight is heading down the Melksham Line.

The 1604 Westbury-Portsmouth has been un-cancelled at short notice.

The 1623 Westbury-Swindon and return still showing as cancelled. I wonder where the stock for the Melksham services went?
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« Reply #463 on: July 28, 2026, 17:19:59 »
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17:45 Swindon to Westbury due 18:26
 
17:45 Swindon to Westbury due 18:26 will be cancelled.
This is due to a points failure.

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Following a points failure between Bath Spa and Westbury some lines have now reopened. Disruption is expected until 18:00 28/07.

Train services between Swindon and Westbury via Melksham will be cancelled, delayed or revised.
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« Reply #464 on: July 29, 2026, 08:00:52 »
Here is summary from yesterday



One thing I did not see was any suggestion of alternative(s) transport ... but then I'm out of area this week.   Did GWR▸ (Great Western Railway) offer of suggest anything other than "you can get your money back"
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