North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2026

[whole diary]

[Witham Bobby]

22/04/2022

Despite 2E77 0510 Oxford to Worcester Shrub Hill running okay this morning, arriving at it's destination just a few minutes late, the Up Parly, did not run as the return working

According to RTT^» (Real Time Trains - website) 2E80 0700 from Worcester Shrub Hill was cancelled, because of "a problem with the train".  The unit returned to Oxford empty cars, where it picked up the rest of the working as the 0827 to Didcot

[ChrisB]

Maybe the guard went sick? DOO^▸ (Driver-Only Operation (that is, trains which operate without carrying a guard)) from Oxford - Didcot

[Witham Bobby]

RTT^» (Real Time Trains - website) reporting that 1P16 0818 Worcester Shrub Hill to Paddington left Honeybourne just a minute late, but was 29 minutes late by the time it got to Moreton in Marsh

Same time of day as 1W13 0652 Paddington to Great Malvern was in the area.  This left Moreton in Marsh at 0825, just a few minutes down, but didn't get to Honeybourne until 0951, 78 minutes late, and dropped another five minutes before getting to Evesham

GWR^▸ (Great Western Railway) JourneyCheck reports "animals on the railway", as the reason for the 0956 Great Malvern to Paddington (the return working of 1W13) starting from Worcester Shrub Hill

[charles_uk]

The first off-peak up service of the day - the 08:18 Worcester Shrub Hill to London Paddington - has been short-formed a few times over the last few weeks. Today JourneyCheck is reporting:

Facilities on the 08:18 Worcester Shrub Hill to London Paddington due 10:26.
Will be formed of 5 coaches instead of 9. Service full and standing from Oxford. First class is declassified. There are no reservations on this service.

Earlier the busy 06:43 Worcester Shrub Hill to London Paddington train was another short-form. The 11:52 Paddington to Hereford service and return run are also planned to be short-forms, as is the 18:57 Paddington to Great Malvern train.

The 14:53 Paddington to Worcester Foregate Street and the return run can be added to the list of today's short-forms.

And another (not mentioned on JourneyCheck) - the 19:53 Paddington to Hereford service is only five cars which will mean another short-form in tomorrow's peak.

And yet another (again not on JourneyCheck) - the 21:53 Paddington to Worcester Shrub Hill service & another hit on tomorrow's morning peak.

[charles_uk]

17:05 Didcot Parkway to Evesham due 18:24 will be cancelled.
This is due to a fault on a train earlier.

18:51 Evesham to Oxford due 19:50 will be cancelled.
This is due to a fault on a train earlier.

[charles_uk]

22:51 London Paddington to Worcestershire Parkway Hl due 01:06 will be terminated at Oxford.
It will no longer call at Hanborough, Charlbury, Kingham, Moreton-In-Marsh, Honeybourne, Evesham, Pershore and Worcestershire Parkway Hl.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.

[charles_uk]

The 1152 London Paddington to Hereford was terminated at Hayes & Harlington due to a problem with the brakes (MN). Subsequently:

15:18 Hereford to London Paddington due 18:29 will be cancelled.
This is due to a fault on this train.

17:05 Didcot Parkway to Evesham due 18:24 will be cancelled.
This is due to more trains than usual needing repairs at the same time.

18:51 Evesham to Oxford due 19:50 will be cancelled.
This is due to more trains than usual needing repairs at the same time.

[charles_uk]

Going to be cosy on the 16:58 Paddington to Great Malvern service:

15:52 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 18:26 has been cancelled.
This is due to a fault on this train.

17:05 Didcot Parkway to Evesham due 18:24 will be cancelled.
This is due to a broken down train.

18:51 Evesham to Oxford due 19:50 will be cancelled.
This is due to a broken down train.

19:02 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 21:28 will be cancelled.
This is due to a fault on this train.

[charles_uk]

From yesterday (19 May):

1W25 1252 London Paddington to Worcester Foregate Street cancelled between Worcester Shrub Hill and Worcester Foregate Street due to a problem with train communications (J0). It ran non-stop from Oxford arriving at Shrub Hill 19 minutes late.

The 15:23 London Paddington to Worcester Foregate Street and return run were also both cancelled.

And today:

15:23 London Paddington to Worcester Foregate Street due 17:47 will be cancelled.
This is due to a problem in the depot.

18:02 Worcester Foregate Street to London Paddington due 20:29 will be cancelled.
This is due to a problem in the depot.

[Witham Bobby]

15:23 London Paddington to Worcester Foregate Street due 17:47 will be cancelled.
This is due to a problem in the depot.
Last Updated:20/05/2026 12:00

18:02 Worcester Foregate Street to London Paddington due 20:29 will be cancelled.
This is due to a problem in the depot.
Last Updated:20/05/2026 12:00

17:04 Didcot Parkway to Evesham due 18:23 will be cancelled.
This is due to more trains than usual needing repairs at the same time.
Last Updated:20/05/2026 15:33

18:51 Evesham to Oxford due 19:50 will be cancelled.
This is due to more trains than usual needing repairs at the same time.
Last Updated:20/05/2026 15:33

[charles_uk]

In addition to the earlier PAD^▸ (Paddington (London) station):WOF and return cancellation, we now have:

17:04 Didcot Parkway to Evesham due 18:23 will be cancelled.
This is due to more trains than usual needing repairs at the same time

18:51 Evesham to Oxford due 19:50 will be cancelled.
This is due to more trains than usual needing repairs at the same time.

Hanborough in particular suffers because the Oxford bound service preceding the two cancellations, the 17:26 WOF:PAD, misses out the station.

[Witham Bobby]

10:53 London Paddington to Worcester Shrub Hill due 13:01 will be cancelled.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.

Last Updated:27/05/2026 08:11

13:16 Worcester Shrub Hill to London Paddington due 15:22 will be cancelled.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.

Last Updated:27/05/2026 08:11

Two of many staff shortage cancellations today that I noticed across the network

[Witham Bobby]

And now:

16:58 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 19:25 will be cancelled.
This is due to more trains than usual needing repairs at the same time.

Last Updated:27/05/2026 14:14

19:45 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 22:24 will be cancelled.
This is due to more trains than usual needing repairs at the same time.

Last Updated:27/05/2026 14:14

[charles_uk]

15:52 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 18:26 will be cancelled.
This is due to a member of on-train staff being taken ill.

19:02 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 21:28 will be cancelled.
This is due to a member of on-train staff being taken ill.

[Witham Bobby]

15:52 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 18:26 will be cancelled.
This is due to more trains than usual needing repairs at the same time.
Last Updated:01/06/2026 15:13

19:02 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 21:29 will be cancelled.
This is due to more trains than usual needing repairs at the same time.
Last Updated:01/06/2026 15:13

"More trains than usual blah blah" Why don't they just admit that they have, for some time now, proposed a timetable to the public for which they have neither sufficient rolling stock nor traincrew?

The "unusual" number of trains needing repair seems to have become quite a regular number of trains needing repair, with nothing "unusual" about it at all