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

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[TaplowGreen]

15:44 Swindon to Westbury due 16:25
15:44 Swindon to Westbury due 16:25 will be cancelled.
This is due to the emergency services dealing with an incident.

16:52 Westbury to Swindon due 17:34
16:52 Westbury to Swindon due 17:34 will be cancelled.
This is due to the emergency services dealing with an incident.

17:44 Swindon to Salisbury due 18:55
17:44 Swindon to Salisbury due 18:55 will be started from Westbury.
It will no longer call at Swindon, Chippenham, Melksham and Trowbridge.
This is due to the emergency services dealing with an incident

[grahame]

This is due to the emergency services dealing with an incident.

Due to the emergency services dealing with an incident at Swindon all lines are blocked. Disruption is expected until the end of the day.

Train services between London Paddington and Swansea via Bristol Parkway and Cardiff Central may be cancelled, delayed or revised.
Customer Advice
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What has happened?
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A person has been struck by a train in the Swindon area, leading to all lines being blocked.
It is necessary to bring all trains in the affected area to an immediate stop.

[bobm]

The line is blocked near Wootton Bassett junction.

There was a train from Chippenham to Westbury via Melksham which left Chippenham at 15:31.

[grahame]

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

06:35 Salisbury to Worcester Foregate Street due 09:47 will be delayed at Swindon and is expected to be 11 minutes late.
This is due to train crew being delayed.

JourneyCheck suggests an arrival at 09:58 now.   Real time trains suggests 09:47, and I would concur.

Delays awaiting crew at Swindon seem to be a new thing.  Is this, perhaps, because of crews needing to change there as they now sign less routes?

[grahame]

08:44 Swindon to Westbury due 09:26

08:44 Swindon to Westbury due 09:26 is being delayed at Swindon.
This is due to trespassers on the railway.

[bobm]

In the end left half an hour late.   That had a knock on effect to the 09:46 from Westbury to Swindon which departed 11 minutes behind schedule.

Thanks to a generous layover at Swindon, the 11:05  back to Westbury left almost on time.

[grahame]

In the end left half an hour late.   That had a knock on effect to the 09:46 from Westbury to Swindon which departed 11 minutes behind schedule.

Thanks to a generous layover at Swindon, the 11:05  back to Westbury left almost on time.

The scheduling of that at 09:46 rather than 10:16 from Westbury was in part our suggestion when the daytime services were brought back - far more useful half an hour in front of the clockface 10:16, 12:16, 14:16 would have been with an 07:51 to 10:32 gap at Melksham.   Much better now - 08:02 to 10:02.

[grahame]

05:11 Gloucester to Southampton Central due 08:09

05:11 Gloucester to Southampton Central due 08:09 has been delayed between Trowbridge and Westbury and is now 9 minutes late.
This is due to a fault with barriers at a level crossing.

[grahame]

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

06:35 Salisbury to Worcester Foregate Street due 09:47 is being delayed between Salisbury and Warminster.
This is due to a fault on a train in front of this one.

9 minutes late from Salisbury,  up to 12 minutes late along the way with a longer stop than normal at Swindon. Pathing, perhaps?

[grahame]

12:17 Westbury to Swindon due 12:59
13:14 Swindon to Westbury due 13:57

13:14 Swindon to Westbury due 13:57 will be cancelled.
This is due to a broken down train earlier today.

[grahame]

13:42 Chippenham to Westbury due 14:25

An additional bus service has been planned to operate as shown 13:42 Chippenham to Westbury due 14:25.

Sensible time off Chippenham as it connects with the next train from Swindon.   By my calculation, passengers for the Portsmouth train miss the connection so their journey will take an hour longer.

[bobm]

Shows the value of the bus being provided if there has to be a cancellation.   They would have been two hours late without it.

[grahame]

12:13 Westbury to Swindon due 12:57
13:34 Swindon to Westbury due 14:14

13:34 Swindon to Westbury due 14:14 will be cancelled.
This is due to a fault on this train.

Last Updated:12/04/2026 11:43

[grahame]

12:17 Westbury to Swindon due 12:59

12:17 Westbury to Swindon due 12:59 will be starting late from Westbury.
This is due to a broken down train.

Could this relate to problems with the 10:36 Paddington to Exeter, off which train crew arrive at Westbury to work the Swindon service ...

10:36 London Paddington to Exeter St Davids due 13:07

10:36 London Paddington to Exeter St Davids due 13:07 will no longer call at Westbury but will call additionally at Frome.
It is being delayed at Westbury.
This is due to a broken down train.

My guess is that the 10:36 train itself is fine - that something else has sat down in the approach to Westbury which is preventing it calling there. 

[grahame]

17:50 Gloucester to Salisbury due 20:06

17:50 Gloucester to Salisbury due 20:06 is being delayed between Stroud and Kemble and is now expected to be 11 minutes late.
This is due to a safety inspection of the track.