| Signal failure at Staines causing problems for Twickenham rugby fans - 21 Feb 2026 Posted by TaplowGreen at 12:49, 21st February 2026 |     |
Absolute chaos today thanks to this with thousands trying to get to Twickenham for England v Ireland.
| Re: Signal failure at Staines causing problems for Twickenham rugby fans - 21 Feb 2026 Posted by bobm at 13:27, 21st February 2026 | |
Lines have now re-opened but passengers from Reading for the Six Nations were being advised to go to London Paddington, cross to London Waterloo and get to Twickenham that way.
| Re: Signal failure at Staines causing problems for Twickenham rugby fans - 21 Feb 2026 Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 15:33, 21st February 2026 | |
Bearing in mind the way things are going at Twickenham (7-22 at half time, and still going downhill), they may be asking themselves whether it was worth getting there.
Chris from England.
| Re: Signal failure at Staines causing problems for Twickenham rugby fans - 21 Feb 2026 Posted by TaplowGreen at 15:36, 21st February 2026 | |
Lines have now re-opened but passengers from Reading for the Six Nations were being advised to go to London Paddington, cross to London Waterloo and get to Twickenham that way.
Not a particularly viable or practical option if you were waiting at one of the stations from Datchet onwards.
I do know of some minicab drivers attempting to charge usurious fares (£200 from Windsor to Twickenham), at least one of whom ended up with nothing when his passengers got out and walked off, and deservedly so.
| Re: Signal failure at Staines causing problems for Twickenham rugby fans - 21 Feb 2026 Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 16:12, 21st February 2026 | |
Bearing in mind the way things are going at Twickenham (7-22 at half time, and still going downhill), they may be asking themselves whether it was worth getting there. 
Chris from England.
Chris from England.
Well, that all went horribly wrong: England 21-42 Ireland.
| Re: Signal failure at Staines causing problems for Twickenham rugby fans - 21 Feb 2026 Posted by TaplowGreen at 16:21, 21st February 2026 | |
Bearing in mind the way things are going at Twickenham (7-22 at half time, and still going downhill), they may be asking themselves whether it was worth getting there.
Chris from England.
Chris from England.
Well, that all went horribly wrong: England 21-42 Ireland.
I was at England v Wales and was offered a ticket during the week for this one - politely declining was the best decision I made all week.
| Re: Signal failure at Staines causing problems for Twickenham rugby fans - 21 Feb 2026 Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 17:00, 21st February 2026 | |
I have moved this topic here, and expanded the heading, as the discussion became wider than just 'South Western services'.
