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« Reply #270 on: February 09, 2026, 08:28:36 »

A further week of disruption announced this morning.
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Due to flooding between Liskeard and Looe the line is closed.

Train services running to and from these stations have been suspended. Disruption is expected until the end of the day on 16/02/26.
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« Reply #271 on: February 10, 2026, 20:49:12 »

Planning to remove the failed 175s tomorrow night.

https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:53806/2026-02-11/detailed
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« Reply #272 on: February 11, 2026, 17:01:01 »

A further week of disruption announced this morning.
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Train services running to and from these stations have been suspended. Disruption is expected until the end of the day on 16/02/26.

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Due to flooding between Liskeard and Looe the line is closed.
Train services running to and from these stations have been suspended. Disruption is expected until the end of the day on 06/03/26.
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« Reply #273 on: March 06, 2026, 14:59:14 »

Route proving train for the Looe branch planned for this afternoon (06/03/26)



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« Reply #274 on: March 06, 2026, 20:11:57 »

Route proving train for the Looe branch planned for this afternoon (06/03/26)

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Don't need a snorkel anymore then
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it's as dry as a Ginsters pasty..
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« Reply #275 on: March 07, 2026, 07:19:25 »


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I like that! 

Service has resumed this morning.
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« Reply #276 on: March 07, 2026, 09:10:25 »

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it's as dry as a Ginsters pasty
I like that!

As I remember being lectured by a Cornish member of the Coffee Shop forum, long ago in the past (although I can't find it, to quote it here), "Ginsters is not a proper pasty: wrong pastry, wrong filling".  Grin

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William Huskisson MP (Member of Parliament, or Mile Post (a method of measuring the railway in miles and chains from a starting point - usually London), depending on context) was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830.  Many more have died in the same way since then.  Don't take a chance: Stop, Look, Listen.

"Level crossings are safe, unless they are used in an unsafe manner."  Discuss.
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« Reply #277 on: April 18, 2026, 07:32:29 »

Sunny Spring weekend so of course......


Cancellations to services between Liskeard and Looe

Due to more trains than usual needing repairs at the same time between Liskeard and Looe the line is closed.

Train services running to and from these stations will be cancelled. Disruption is expected until the end of the day.

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« Reply #278 on: April 18, 2026, 08:01:43 »

Railway communications slide towards being a complete word salad, don't they. The usual number of trains needed for the Looe branch is precisely one. In that context 'More than the usual number of trains needing repair' sounds particularly barking, but it's a phrase that needs to be dropped completely as it projects incompetence.

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« Reply #279 on: April 18, 2026, 19:05:22 »

Presumably it translates to the allocated train has broken.
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« Reply #280 on: April 18, 2026, 19:12:07 »

... and there is no spare unit sitting on the shelf.  Roll Eyes
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William Huskisson MP (Member of Parliament, or Mile Post (a method of measuring the railway in miles and chains from a starting point - usually London), depending on context) was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830.  Many more have died in the same way since then.  Don't take a chance: Stop, Look, Listen.

"Level crossings are safe, unless they are used in an unsafe manner."  Discuss.
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« Reply #281 on: April 19, 2026, 00:19:31 »

Presumably it translates to the allocated train has broken.

Or it could mean that the Looe train has been borrowed to operate another service with better financial return.

Perfectly logical from the point-of-view of the railway, but it dooms some lines to having a permanently crap reliability, deterring passengers...  and hence poor financial return...
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« Reply #282 on: June 17, 2026, 05:23:21 »

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Cancellations to services between Liskeard and Looe

Due to a fault on this train between Liskeard and Looe the line is closed.

Train services running to and from these stations may be cancelled. Disruption is expected until 12:00 17/06.
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More trains than usual are needing repairs at the same time. This means that we have no train to run this service.
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We are working to repair this train and get it back into service as quickly as possible.
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We are sorry for the disruption to your journey today, these are the current options available to you:
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Option 1: If there are other rail companies or local public transport operators who may be able to help you make your journey, we will provide details here.
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Option 2: We have requested local bus ticket acceptance and replacement road transport, once these are in place further details will be provided.
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Option 3: If your train is cancelled, you may travel on either of the two services before, or two services after, your original train. If these are peak services or less flexible, you can still travel with your original ticket, at no extra cost.
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Option 4: Consider postponing your journey until our service returns to normal.
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« Reply #283 on: June 17, 2026, 08:05:47 »

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Cancellations to services between Liskeard and Looe

Due to a fault on this train between Liskeard and Looe the line is closed.

Train services running to and from these stations may be cancelled. Disruption is expected until 12:00 17/06.
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What has happened?
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More trains than usual are needing repairs at the same time. This means that we have no train to run this service.
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What are we doing about it?
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We are working to repair this train and get it back into service as quickly as possible.
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What are your options?
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We are sorry for the disruption to your journey today, these are the current options available to you:
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Option 1: If there are other rail companies or local public transport operators who may be able to help you make your journey, we will provide details here.
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Option 2: We have requested local bus ticket acceptance and replacement road transport, once these are in place further details will be provided.
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Option 3: If your train is cancelled, you may travel on either of the two services before, or two services after, your original train. If these are peak services or less flexible, you can still travel with your original ticket, at no extra cost.
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Option 4: Consider postponing your journey until our service returns to normal.

Exactly as member Mark A said on April 18th!  Roll Eyes
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« Reply #284 on: June 17, 2026, 08:22:11 »

The poverty of the phrasing in the information that the industry has evolved in these comms is quite something, but I can't quite come up with an analogy that fits the root cause.

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We are sorry if you were bitten today, these are the current options available to you:
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Option 1: If there are helicopter companies who may be able to help you make your journey, we will provide details here.
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Option 2: We have requested local hovercraft ticket acceptance, once these are in place further details will be provided.
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Option 4: Consider postponing your journey until the risk of crocodiles on the trains returns to normal.

Note: if you sit on a train seat and feel an uncomfortable bar beneath you, please report this to the train manager, who will arrange for the crocodile to be removed from beneath the seat cushion

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