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Experiences of trains late, cancelled or broken down
« on: January 29, 2007, 01:22:56 PM »



January 29th - a train from Bath to Westbury at approx. 12.20 pm apparently suffered a problem with "carriages coming apart". The brakes were applied to slow down and the problem rectified, although the train was of course delayed. Any information on what exactly the matter was with this train and whether this problem has happened before, appreciated.  Huh
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Re: Experiences of trains late, cancelled or broken down
« Reply #1 on: January 29, 2007, 06:45:56 PM »

I've been on a train between Frome and Bath when the brakes came on suddenly after going through a signal and I'm pretty certain I was on the same train on the Thursday that there were many cancellations because of the weather, again there was a problem with braking and it was a bit of a white knuckle ride. Since then I've been on one that was destined for Weymouth but had to terminate at Frome because of dodgy suspension. It does make me wonder if FGW really are addressing the maintenance issues they say they have.
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