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Topic: 1702 & 1809 Trains Cancelled 24/10/2006 (Read 3274 times)
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Lee
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From the First Great Western Website : 16:47 Westbury to Swindon due 17:31 This train has been cancelled. This is due to a train fault. 17:43 Swindon to Southampton Central due 19:44 This train will be started from Westbury at 18:32. It will no longer call at: Swindon, Chippenham, Melksham and Trowbridge. This is due to a train fault. I think that we would all agree that this is getting beyond a joke now. It is my view that First are pursuing a deliberate policy of trying to get Melksham train commuters used to taking the bus (see link below.) http://www.savethetrain.org.uk/forum/index.php?topic=217.msg1698#msg1698 |
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Nick Field
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I agree and thought a while back that the service might deliberately be slowly run down prior to the timetable change Clealy FGW are mystic as they always know that they will be able to repair the train (or find alternative stock) by the time it is due to head south from Westbury  |
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« Last Edit: October 24, 2006, 04:06:37 PM by Nick Field »
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Graz
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Not again! For goodness sake FGW, get your act together over this service!
My train from Oldfield Park up to Bristol was delayed by practically an hour today- After 20 minutes of waiting and the information point telling me the delay was getting later, then finally not working at all, I just went home.
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paulsouthwales
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yes i notice another FGW service from swindon - southampton is cancelled again tonight between swindon and westbury! not good is it !  |
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Sion Bretton
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They did advise the that this train was cancelled on the First Great Western Performance Status e-mail see below: Date: Tuesday 24 October 2006 Service: Afternoon peak services on the network Details: First Great Western expect to operate the full advertised service on all routes this evening with the following exception - FGW West - 1647 Westbury to Swindon is cancelled due to a mechanical problem. Road transport will be provided between Westbury and Chippenham. Customers forward to Swindon on the next available train service. We apologise for the inconvenience this may cause. There are currently no infrastructure or further fleet problems affecting our services. The Information Team First Great Western |
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« Last Edit: October 24, 2006, 09:52:05 PM by Sion Bretton »
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Graham Ellis
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I have dropped the FGW manager responsible for services in the area a line and invited him to comment for publication - not on any individual day but on the last fortnight's dreadful record. I have also asked him to look forward and tell us what steps are being taken ....
I speculate - and it's no more than that - that trains are being returned to the leasing company, or that the Canton depot in Cardiff is performing less well (with the loss of 450 jobs just announced there, can you be surprised) so that there's [working] stock shortages. And the first train to be cancelled ....
When the train starts southwards from Westbury, where does the stock come from? Is it a broken train being fixed, or is it a 153 that's broken off another service at the end of the peak hour, reducing a Portsmouth - Cardiff line train to 2 coaches, or a Weymouth line service to just one?
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Lee
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Upcoming PWQ :
Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many trains were cancelled between October 2005 and October 2006, broken down by reason.
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Lee
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Surprise , surprise. From the First Great Western Website : 16:47 Westbury to Swindon due 17:31 This train has been cancelled. This is due to an earlier train fault. Road transport has been arranged between Westbury and Chippenham. I would imagine that the 1809 will follow. Also : 13:27 Southampton Central to Bristol Temple Meads due 15:30 This train has been cancelled. This is due to an earlier train fault. Customers forward on the 14:27 Southampton to Bristol TM service Topic continued in the link below. http://www.savethetrain.org.uk/forum/index.php?topic=582.msg1737#msg1737 |
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« Last Edit: October 26, 2006, 12:53:38 PM by Lee »
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Sion Bretton
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Please see copy of thier e-mail send;
Date: Thursday 26 October 2006
Service: Afternoon peak services on the network
Details: First Great Western expect to operate the full advertised service on all routes this evening with the following exceptions -
High Speed Services -
1530 Paddington to Bristol TM will start from Reading. Cancelled between Paddington and Reading due to earlier mechanical problems.
FGW West -
1647 Westbury to Swindon has been cancelled. Replacement road transport will operate between Westbury and Chippenham. Customers forward by the next available train.
1743 Swindon to Southampton will start from Westbury. Road transport will operate between Chippenham and Westbury.
We apologise for these alterations which are due to rolling stock resourcing difficulties.
There are currently no infrastructure or further fleet problems affecting our services.
The Information Team
First Great Western
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Lee
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Upcoming PWQ :
Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many trains were cancelled between October 2005 and October 2006, broken down by reason. Chris Grayling: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many trains were cancelled between October 2005 and October 2006, broken down by reason. Mr. Tom Harris: The number of franchised passenger trains reported as cancelled in the year to August 2006 was 73,830. This represents 1.4 per cent. of the services planned to run. The Department does not hold data relating to the reasons for each cancellation, or data relating to non-franchised train services. |
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