This situation is quite a mess. I will appeal after submitting delay if I am delayed vs my original itinerary, but I may not be delayed depending if I end up having to leave earlier to get there in decent time. I have an interesting reply from SWR today on the Twitter, which is making me somewhat more positive.... I highlighted that the 16.31 bus from Cranbrook may miss the connection into the train from Honiton - it's an 8 min connection. And without boring non-locals with the details of the roads near Exeter, I'd be amazed if the bus gets from Exeter to Cranbrook on time at that time of day on the timetable they've given. SWR did not respond to my suggestion of stopping the train additionally at Cranbrook or holding it at Honiton so presumably not going to do those. And they didn't reply to the point re original itinerary. But - given the next train from Honiton is 2 hours later- they said, and I hope they will honour this in reality, that if the connection is missed at Honiton, I should use the station help point - I never know which button so I go for information...and they will arrange alternative onward transport, and further using GWR services. I am not sure what route that would mean, but from Honiton it would surely be a taxi to Taunton or maybe back to Exeter, but then I'd have to get tube across London hope that would be included in the ad hoc diversion... Hoping doesn't come to this, but seems a little better than what I feared. But hoping the bus does connect properly at Honiton but the bus time Exeter St David to Cranbrook calling at 2 stations is faster than I could do directly in my car at that time of day...