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« Reply #570 on: September 03, 2026, 20:08:47 »
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17:50 Gloucester to Salisbury due 20:06

17:50 Gloucester to Salisbury due 20:06 has been delayed at Trowbridge and is now 27 minutes late.
This is due to trespassers on the railway.
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« Reply #571 on: September 04, 2026, 14:50:32 »
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14:18 Westbury to Swindon due 15:01

14:18 Westbury to Swindon due 15:01 will be starting late from Westbury.
This is due to this train being late from the depot.

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15:14 Swindon to Westbury due 15:58

15:14 Swindon to Westbury due 15:58 will be starting late from Swindon.
This is due to a late running train being in front of this one.
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« Reply #572 on: September 04, 2026, 14:54:45 »
Left 29 minutes late at 14:47.  At least it is running.
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« Reply #573 on: September 05, 2026, 04:09:59 »
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16:23 Westbury to Swindon due 17:06

16:23 Westbury to Swindon due 17:06 will be cancelled.

This is due to a shortage of train crew.

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17:35 Swindon to Westbury due 18:18

17:35 Swindon to Westbury due 18:18 will be cancelled.

This is due to a shortage of train crew.

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18:35 Westbury to Swindon due 19:17

18:35 Westbury to Swindon due 19:17 will be cancelled.

This is due to a shortage of train crew.

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19:38 Weymouth to Swindon due 22:00

19:38 Weymouth to Swindon due 22:00 will be started from Westbury.

It will no longer call at Weymouth, Dorchester West, Maiden Newton, Chetnole, Yetminster, Thornford, Yeovil Pen Mill, Castle Cary and Frome.

This is due to a shortage of train crew.
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« Reply #574 on: September 05, 2026, 05:19:44 »
Quote from: bobm on September 05, 2026, 04:09:59
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16:23 Westbury to Swindon due 17:06

16:23 Westbury to Swindon due 17:06 will be cancelled.

This is due to a shortage of train crew.

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17:35 Swindon to Westbury due 18:18

17:35 Swindon to Westbury due 18:18 will be cancelled.

This is due to a shortage of train crew.

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18:35 Westbury to Swindon due 19:17

18:35 Westbury to Swindon due 19:17 will be cancelled.

This is due to a shortage of train crew.

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19:38 Weymouth to Swindon due 22:00

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It will no longer call at Weymouth, Dorchester West, Maiden Newton, Chetnole, Yetminster, Thornford, Yeovil Pen Mill, Castle Cary and Frome.

This is due to a shortage of train crew.



Depressing.   And "19:38 Weymouth to Swindon due 22:00 will be started from Westbury" how to ruin a day out for a whole horde of people!   Let's see what advice gets added to the report for passengers.  My suggestion might be to people coming home [to Melksham] to catch the 18:45 - tell them on the way down - and change at Westbury. Mind you, JourneyCheck suggests that the 18:45 will be just two carriages which might get cosy.
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« Reply #575 on: September 05, 2026, 05:55:27 »
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08:46 Swindon to Weymouth due 11:08

08:46 Swindon to Weymouth due 11:08 will be terminated at Westbury.
It will no longer call at Frome, Bruton, Castle Cary, Yeovil Pen Mill, Maiden Newton, Dorchester West and Weymouth.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.

Thanks, folks - really ruins the day out!   Last ever through day trip from Swindon to Weymouth operated (or not operated, to be accurate) by First Group p.l.c. Hope the nationalised system will "magic" something reliable for next year.
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« Reply #576 on: September 05, 2026, 15:45:12 »
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19:46 Swindon to Westbury due 20:30

19:46 Swindon to Westbury due 20:30 will be cancelled.

This is due to a shortage of train crew.
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« Reply #577 on: September 05, 2026, 20:37:11 »
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08:46 Swindon to Weymouth due 11:08

08:46 Swindon to Weymouth due 11:08 will be terminated at Westbury.
It will no longer call at Frome, Bruton, Castle Cary, Yeovil Pen Mill, Maiden Newton, Dorchester West and Weymouth.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.

Thanks, folks - really ruins the day out!   Last ever through day trip from Swindon to Weymouth operated (or not operated, to be accurate) by First Group p.l.c. Hope the nationalised system will "magic" something reliable for next year.

The Swindon-Weymouth and its return working did, in fact, run! (as I write, the northbound service is at Pen Mill).
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« Reply #578 on: September 05, 2026, 20:48:03 »
Quote from: Trowres on September 05, 2026, 20:37:11
Quote from: grahame on September 05, 2026, 05:55:27
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08:46 Swindon to Weymouth due 11:08

08:46 Swindon to Weymouth due 11:08 will be terminated at Westbury.
It will no longer call at Frome, Bruton, Castle Cary, Yeovil Pen Mill, Maiden Newton, Dorchester West and Weymouth.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.

Thanks, folks - really ruins the day out!   Last ever through day trip from Swindon to Weymouth operated (or not operated, to be accurate) by First Group p.l.c. Hope the nationalised system will "magic" something reliable for next year.

The Swindon-Weymouth and its return working did, in fact, run! (as I write, the northbound service is at Pen Mill).


Couldn't make it up, could you?
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« Reply #579 on: September 05, 2026, 21:00:05 »
Quote from: grahame on September 05, 2026, 20:48:03
Couldn't make it up, could you?

I couldn't, but apparently GWR▸ (Great Western Railway) can.  Roll Eyes

I was thinking of giving it a go, on that last through train to Weymouth, but I was put off by my premonition that the rail services would very likely go pear-shaped, making it difficult for me to get back home to Nailsea without a load of stress and strain.  So I didn't.  Angry

CfN▸ (Chris from Nailsea, an administrator on this forum).  Lips sealed
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« Reply #580 on: September 06, 2026, 09:01:44 »
09:08 Swindon to Westbury due 09:49
09:08 Swindon to Westbury due 09:49 will be starting late from Swindon.
This is due to engineering works not being finished on time.
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« Reply #581 on: September 06, 2026, 09:20:12 »
Quote from: TaplowGreen on September 06, 2026, 09:01:44
09:08 Swindon to Westbury due 09:49
09:08 Swindon to Westbury due 09:49 will be starting late from Swindon.
This is due to engineering works not being finished on time.

The 08:06 Warminster to Swindon was delayed 15 minutes at Westbury too; ironically, the reported delay on Journeycheck has turned out to be only 6 minutes.

No great harm done even by the 15 minute delay for passengers headed onward to London - just a shorter wait at Swindon for the Paddington train.

Edit to add - no connection failure at Chippenham off the up train either - just a shorter wait there.
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« Reply #582 on: September 06, 2026, 10:44:02 »
Yes ridiculous chaos for the Weymouth services yesterday. On Journey Check there were a number of bus/taxi replacements shown (and in some detail). It will be interesting to know what actually operated (ie train or bus) each service in the end.

However, as per many previous comments these late changes are of no use to the average customer trying to plan their day.
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« Reply #583 on: September 06, 2026, 11:16:55 »
Quote from: WSW Frome on September 06, 2026, 10:44:02
Yes ridiculous chaos for the Weymouth services yesterday. On Journey Check there were a number of bus/taxi replacements shown (and in some detail). It will be interesting to know what actually operated (ie train or bus) each service in the end.

However, as per many previous comments these late changes are of no use to the average customer trying to plan their day.

Here's what ran (trains) in the end - from Real Time Trains, Weymouth via Yeovil Pen Mill





What the log does NOT tell us is how many services were advertised as cancelled and then re-instated, nor about any buses or taxis provided.   It does tell us how long, or otherwise, each train was.
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« Reply #584 on: September 07, 2026, 06:35:12 »
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Facilities on the 20:06 Westbury to Cheltenham Spa due 22:06.
Disabled toilet facilities are not available.
This is due to a fault on this train.
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