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1702 & 1809 Both Cancelled 17/07/06
« on: July 17, 2006, 05:08:39 PM »

1702 & 1809 both cancelled due to points problem (links below.)
http://www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk/LiveUpdateItem.aspx?id=2343
http://www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk/LiveUpdateItem.aspx?id=2345

Also a line problem in the Wootton Bassett area. (link below.)
http://www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk/LiveUpdateItem.aspx?id=2332
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Re: 1702 & 1809 Both Cancelled 17/07/06
« Reply #1 on: July 17, 2006, 09:54:08 PM »

I can't imagine why, but cancelled train links disappear a few minutes after the train would have run.

We have the last 2 weeks here, and I have archives too.   I'm not monitoring weekend trains ... I would have to set up every weekend specially with all the substitutions and I ain't got the time.

Looking back over 14 days ... (back to and including 4th July).   6 trains out of 100 cancelled (so 94% ran). 3 out of 20 commuter trains cancelled (so just 85% ran).  These is worse than the average statistic for the first six months of this year ... haven't done the maths, but I would think around 97% of all services / 95% of peak services ran through that pariod.

FGW have been having infrastucture problems this evening, with Swindon to Parkway shut, and South Wales trains diverted via Gloucester or Chippenham.  A detailed alteration plan was published, including some shortened workings.   The Westbury - Swindon - Westbury service was NOT listed on that alteration plan.

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Re: 1702 & 1809 Both Cancelled 17/07/06
« Reply #2 on: July 17, 2006, 09:58:13 PM »

To add - link to targets and performance:
http://firstgreatwestern.co.uk/Content.aspx?id=265

"Reliability" target (i.e. trains running) is 99.5% for lines including Swindon to Southampton. 99.5% was achived in the 4 weeks to 26th May, and that fell a tiny bit to 99.4% in the 4 weeks to 26th June.
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Re: 1702 & 1809 Both Cancelled 17/07/06
« Reply #3 on: July 24, 2006, 07:43:38 PM »

I bet with the hot weather these will not go towards their figures
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