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Topic: Where was the 7.17 this AM (Read 2422 times)
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Sion Bretton
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I arrived at 7.10 to get 7.17 Info point advise no trains for next 90 minutes 7.15 a train went through non stop towards Chippenham. So off I drove to Bradford on Avon Paid £3.60p to park the car  Late for work.  |
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Graz
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According to the Live Departure Boards, the 7:17 was cancelled from Westbury to Swindon. Was it a passenger train that passed, Sion? If so, was there anyone on it? If so...it's not acceptable as it is, but that would be inexcusable for it not to stop, and a new low for WLW. From FGW's website: 07:00 Westbury to Cheltenham Spa due 09:01
This train will be started from Swindon. It will no longer call at: Westbury, Trowbridge, Melksham and Chippenham. This is due to shortage of traincrew due sickness. No further information is available at this time. Whoever wrote that sounds sick! |
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Sion Bretton
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The train was in Darkness ie the lights off .
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Ruthg
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A coach was laid on from Westbury but I didn't get it, it's just not worth my time and effort. As it was I ended up being 30 minutes late for work because the 06.52 from Frome was cancelled so they merged it with the 06.47 from Frome (I've not experienced that one before). Then to top off this annoying start to the day, the HST from Bath to Swindon was packed, not quite passengers standing in the toilet but not far off!  |
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« Last Edit: January 23, 2007, 04:48:33 PM by Ruthg »
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Steve35
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No conductor available at Westbury due to sickness so the train had to run empty to Swindon where a conductor was available, allowing it to run as a passenger train from there to Cheltenham.
Trains that carry passengers need a conductor*. That's what the Rule Book says. Plus, had the train stopped to pick up passengers south of Swindon you can guarantee there'd have been a major row with the unions.
* unless running under DOO conditions (Driver Only Operation) - this is where the driver controls the opening and closing of the doors rather than the conductor (who just deals with selling tickets). But you need TV monitors at the end of the platforms that show the driver a picture of the train so he doesn't try to close the doors when passengers are still getting on/off. And you need union agreement too. So DOO isn't something you can just do on the spur of the moment for a particular train. It has to be for a whole line with union agreement.
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