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Graham Ellis
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First cancellation
« on: April 07, 2006, 04:36:33 PM »

I notice the the 05:52 was cancelled this morning ... new franchise less that a week old ...

But to be fair to First, they HAVE told us that they had no magic want to wave on 1st April and it will take a time to see changes in the service reliability.  And on recent history, just 4 services lost to engineering works and 1 or 2 cancelled (not sure about the 06:56) is actually an excellent performance
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Re: First cancellation
« Reply #1 on: April 21, 2006, 05:20:45 AM »

Looks like yesterday was First's worst yet ... 3 or 4 trains cancelled out of 10.   And the cancelleations were the busiest trains of the day too!   Anyone know what happened?
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Re: First cancellation
« Reply #2 on: April 21, 2006, 08:33:41 AM »

I'd like to know what happened too, is there anywhere that this is logged, or does anyone who intending travelling on the trains know?  I guess it must be due to a train breakdown or techinical fault with the train, or staff shortages, or more unlikely a track defect.  Hope the all is ok tonight!
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Re: First cancellation
« Reply #3 on: April 21, 2006, 10:11:49 PM »

Think you heard this tonight ... but for those who didnt'

The MORNING train left Westbury OK but hit a deer on the line and had to turn back before Trowbridge

The AFTERNOON train was cancelled because of "rolling stock malfunction" ... not to the train that was scheduled to make the run but to a train on another route, and the Westbury to Swindon train was "stolen" to take up the other duty.
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Re: First cancellation
« Reply #4 on: April 22, 2006, 08:55:18 AM »

Lets hope they do not slip up too much like the Old Wessex Trains, only time will tell  Roll Eyes.
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