North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2026

[whole diary]

[Witham Bobby]

Tuesday 7th April

Starting the working week with a missing train

ECS^▸ (Empty Coaching Stock) did not run Stoke Gifford to Great Malvern "because of a problem with the train" according to RTT^» (Real Time Trains - website)

07:13 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 09:43 will be cancelled.
This is due to more trains than usual needing repairs at the same time.
Last Updated:07/04/2026 06:14

Not a great deal of notice for intending passengers.  This cancellation would have been known about by 0440, when the stock did not leave Stoke Gifford

[Witham Bobby]

Wednesday 8th April

15:23 London Paddington to Worcester Foregate Street due 17:47 will be cancelled.
This is due to more trains than usual needing repairs at the same time.
Last Updated:08/04/2026 11:04

18:02 Worcester Foregate Street to London Paddington due 20:29 will be cancelled.
This is due to more trains than usual needing repairs at the same time.
Last Updated:08/04/2026 11:04

[Witham Bobby]

8th April

According to RTT^» (Real Time Trains - website)

1W21 1053 Paddington to Worcester Shrub Hill was cancelled after Oxford

The return working, 1P26 1316 Worcester Shrub Hill to Paddington started from Oxford at 1431, and was cancelled after Reading

[charles_uk]

08:18 Worcester Shrub Hill to London Paddington due 10:26 will be cancelled.
This is due to a fault on this train.

[Witham Bobby]

08:18 Worcester Shrub Hill to London Paddington due 10:26 will be cancelled.
This is due to a fault on this train.

9-car unit 802105 arrived  a little late as 1G01, 0632 Swindon to Worcester Shrub Hill, and would have formed this service.  But instead of heading to Paddington, it went to Stoke Gifford empty cars.  "Problem with the brakes" according to RTT^» (Real Time Trains - website) 

[Witham Bobby]

Friday 10 April

16:58 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 19:25 will be cancelled.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.
Last Updated:10/04/2026 16:05

19:45 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 22:24 will be cancelled.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.
Last Updated:10/04/2026 16:05

Lots more disruption on the OWW^▸ (Oxford Worcester and Wolverhampton) today

According to RTT^» (Real Time Trains - website)

1W27 1350 Paddington to Great Malvern was 66 minutes late at Oxford and cancelled from there.  So the return working

1P34  1632 Great Malvern to Paddington will not run between Great Malvern and Oxford

[charles_uk]

And another:

17:34 London Paddington to Hereford due 20:25 has been cancelled.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.

(edit)

and there's more:

19:53 London Paddington to Hereford due 22:56 will be terminated at Oxford.
It will no longer call at Hanborough, Charlbury, Kingham, Moreton-In-Marsh, Honeybourne, Evesham, Pershore, Worcestershire Parkway Hl, Worcester Shrub Hill, Worcester Foregate Street, Malvern Link, Great Malvern, Colwall, Ledbury and Hereford.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.

21:53 London Paddington to Worcester Shrub Hill due 00:01 will be cancelled.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.

22:00 Hereford to London Paddington due 01:23 will be reinstated.
It will be started from Oxford.
It will no longer call at Hereford, Ledbury, Colwall, Great Malvern, Malvern Link, Worcester Foregate Street, Worcester Shrub Hill, Worcestershire Parkway Hl, Pershore, Evesham, Honeybourne, Moreton-In-Marsh, Kingham, Charlbury and Hanborough.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.

11/04/26 06:18 Hereford to London Paddington due 09:23 will be started from Oxford.
It will no longer call at Hereford, Ledbury, Colwall, Great Malvern, Malvern Link, Worcester Foregate Street, Worcester Shrub Hill, Worcestershire Parkway Hl, Pershore, Evesham, Honeybourne, Moreton-In-Marsh, Kingham, Shipton, Charlbury and Hanborough.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.