17:50 Gloucester to Salisbury due 20:06

17:50 Gloucester to Salisbury due 20:06 will be terminated at Swindon.
It will no longer call at Chippenham, Melksham, Trowbridge, Westbury, Dilton Marsh, Warminster and Salisbury.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.

20:06 Westbury to Cheltenham Spa due 22:06

20:06 Westbury to Cheltenham Spa due 22:06 will be started from Swindon.
It will no longer call at Westbury, Trowbridge, Melksham and Chippenham.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.

FWIW I've submitted another complaint to GWR via their online form.

A great railway career and hopefully you’ll stay as engaged on here as ever.

I came to this story via social media. The amount of people stating, quite confidently, that this was an electric bus was astounding. It seems any vehicle fire these days MUST be an EV according to these luddites, who never read beyond the headline and just let their prejudices dictate their belief.

This bus was a decade old diesel engined Alexander Dennis Enviro400. 

I've been watching the new Alan Partridge series. You can probably guess that he's against HS2.

Whilst looking back on his career he said, "It's summer 2023, Britain is sweltering in record temperatures, HS2 has just been cancelled, correctly, in my view - who wants to get to the north quicker?" 

Yep, 06:06 Swindon to Southampton cancelled due to shortage of train crew again. At least they gave a bit more notice this time.

And I see the next train through Melksham, the 06:35 Salisbury to Worcester has also been cancelled, for the same reason.

Usually the 05:11 from Gloucester, during engineering works last week ran from Cheltenham Spa, today plan was from Swindon.   Don't rely on it, have a "Plan B" for tomorrow. Oh - like, these days,  you always have a plan B.

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From Saturday 27 September, there has been major upgrade work ongoing to the signalling system in the Gloucester area. This was due to be completed on Sunday, however, was not completed on time.

All lines have now reopened, however, trains may continue to be cancelled, delayed or revised.

Disruption is expected until approximately 12:00 whilst trains return to a normal timetable.

so, presumably tomorrow's 06:43 Worcester Shrub Hill to Paddington service will also be a cancellation.

Facilities on the 05:23 Hereford to London Paddington due 08:24.
This is due to more trains than usual needing repairs at the same time.
Will be formed of 5 coaches instead of 9.
Last Updated:08/10/2025 03:58

On Realtime Trains it says

 This service is cancelled.
This service was cancelled due to the planned train being replaced with a slower train (MS).

https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:P08654/2025-10-07/detailed

That’s not an excuse/reason I’ve seen used before.

I can’t identify any of the species. 

It is - current tense a pleasure having you here. Always has been, and always will be too.  Make sure to enjoy your retirement; enjoy some of it here amongst friends.

A young boy has been seriously injured after he was hit by a tram.

Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said the incident took place at Crossacres tram stop in Wythenshawe in the south of Manchester

A GMP spokesman said the boy was taken to hospital with "life-changing and potentially life-threatening injuries".

Trams to Manchester Airport have been suspended while the emergency services investigate.

Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) said tickets and passes are being accepted on the 23, 25, 41, 43, 85A, 101, 103, 248, 249 and 368 bus services and Heavy Rail between Manchester Airport - City Centre.

21:53 London Paddington to Worcester Shrub Hill due 00:01 will be cancelled.
This is due to more trains than usual needing repairs at the same time.

Swan 'unscathed' after smashing into Berkshire train station roof


Swan Support said they were "really lucky to have the fire service supports us on any rescues that we're unable to get"

A swan emerged "completely unscathed" after landing onto a train station roof, a wildlife charity has said.

Swan Support, who rescue and treat swans in the Thames Valley and beyond, said it had been called to Windsor & Eton Riverside Station, where the bird had made "quite the dramatic landing" and smashed the glass roof.

Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service went to help retrieve the bird as it was at a height out of reach and they then contacted Swan Support for assistance.

Wendy Hermon, the charity's operations director, said they were training with the fire service to help them learn how to handle swans safely.

The swan rescue service, which is based in Bray, has been operating for more than 10 years, with some staff having more than 30 years' experience.

Ms Hermon said: "It was late at night, [so] we decided to keep it overnight just to make sure that it was okay and then we released it into Windsor flock in the morning. It was really good because there's no way we would have been able to rescue the swan ourselves because it was so high on the glass roof, " she explained. "The fire service got up there, got the swan down and they were waiting with it next to the fire engine when we arrived, so it was a good result."

The firefighters told them it had broken the glass but Ms Hermon said the bird "didn't have any visible injuries". She added there had been "quite a few incidents" in the last month.

"They don't normally fly at night anyway but sometimes they miss where they're going, they run out of steam and they crash," she said. "A swan cannot fly off like a duck or a goose because ... [it] needs a 75 to 100-foot take off - it can't get off that roof without help. We're really lucky to have the fire service that supports us on any rescues that we're unable to get."

Crews have dealt with a bus fire on a main road in Cornwall which left a carriageway blocked.

Firefighters from Bodmin and Launceston were called to the A30 near Bolventor at about 06:30 BST, said Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service.

National Highways South West said the A30 westbound carriageway was closed between the A395 at Kennards House and the A389 at Bodmin until about 17:20 when one lane was reopened.

Devon and Cornwall Police said no passengers were on the bus at the time and there were no injuries reported.

Go South West, which runs the bus, said the double-decker lost power and caught fire.

A spokesperson said the bus was not in service and the driver managed to get out safely.

Traffic website Inrix said vehicle movements were slow in the affected area due to the fire itself and "oil spillage".

National Highways South West said a "complex recovery" of the burned-out bus had taken place and the road surface would be inspected for damage.

"Resurfacing works are scheduled for Wednesday night," a National Highways spokesperson added.