I'm supposed to be travelling from London W3 to Bristol in a few hours. All week I have been planning on catching the 2237 from Paddington to Bristol Parkway. About an hour ago I went on to the Great Western website to book my ticket (a SSR) and the 2237 was missing; it suggested I caught the 2215 to Reading and changed there.
So I went onto the National Rail website and typed in my postcode and destination, and it suggested I walk to Acton Main Line, where there is a 2243 direct to Bristol Parkway. Surely this is some sort of mistake? Acton Main Line is normally shut on Sundays I think, and I have heard that the relief lines are shut today (AML has no platform on the Down Main). Aside from the fact that a HST starting at AML is incredibly strange and bizarre anyway. The Live Departure boards website also shows the train starting at Acton Main Line.
I tweeted Great Western, and the guy there is adament that the train will start at Acton tonight. I even asked him to double check with control or someone, and he said that he was certain, and that I would not be able to board at Paddington.
However, a forum member (not GWR employee) checked on TRUST for me, and he said that TRUST shows it as starting at Paddington, as does Realtime Trains (http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/C50856/2016/02/21/advanced).
Does anyone have a contact in FGW control who could advise? My only contact is currently away. Does anyone know what I should do? I won't get to Paddington in time for the 2215, and I don't really want to arrive in Bristol any later.
So I went onto the National Rail website and typed in my postcode and destination, and it suggested I walk to Acton Main Line, where there is a 2243 direct to Bristol Parkway. Surely this is some sort of mistake? Acton Main Line is normally shut on Sundays I think, and I have heard that the relief lines are shut today (AML has no platform on the Down Main). Aside from the fact that a HST starting at AML is incredibly strange and bizarre anyway. The Live Departure boards website also shows the train starting at Acton Main Line.
I tweeted Great Western, and the guy there is adament that the train will start at Acton tonight. I even asked him to double check with control or someone, and he said that he was certain, and that I would not be able to board at Paddington.
However, a forum member (not GWR employee) checked on TRUST for me, and he said that TRUST shows it as starting at Paddington, as does Realtime Trains (http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/C50856/2016/02/21/advanced).
Does anyone have a contact in FGW control who could advise? My only contact is currently away. Does anyone know what I should do? I won't get to Paddington in time for the 2215, and I don't really want to arrive in Bristol any later.