General Storm Disruption

[ECML180]

saw this:

http://instagram.com/p/hjIWgiF1Wm/#

earlier, not very dramatic

That's platform 3a by my reckoning?

I was told platform 1 collapsing on to the line but I reckon it's to be taken with council levels of rocksalt rather than the traditional pinch!

 

[ChiefPlanner]

Bring back British Rail!!!!!

So what would that do perchance - as e BR employee who was clearing tracks in 1988 , and several times in hard winters..?

 

[PHILIPE]

I took the 1810 from Nuneaton - Crewe, (1710 from Euston) was formed on of 5 carriages and customers were sitting in the toilet by 1st Class & on the floor of 1st class.

I and a good many other people loathe the term customer instead of passenger which deviates from normally used language. It may be technically correct but when you hear announcements it just doesn't seem right and makes me cringe on hearing language tinkering. If you saw a Passenger train, you wouldn't refer to it as a customer's train. Sorry to have a rant about this but I have very strong feelings on altering what is normally used language.

 

[D1009]

The only part of the country todays weather has not effected is South Wales and Far South West.

Even the southern counties had trouble with the extra leaves and rain making rail conditions horrendous.

You're right regarding the leaves, just noticed there have been severe delays on the South Devon banks and Cornwall this evening, but due to slippery rails rather than trees blocking the line. Hopefully this latest weather will have removed the last of the leaves from the trees.

 

[YorkshireBear]

You're right regarding the leaves, just noticed there have been severe delays on the South Devon banks and Cornwall this evening, but due to slippery rails rather than trees blocking the line. Hopefully this latest weather will have removed the last of the leaves from the trees.

We are now into a nationwide impact of a storm :P Rail wise anyway.

 

[Manchester77]

Bring back British Rail!!!!!

Ah yes, wind and rain never existing under BR I must have forgot :roll:

Hats off to the staff that did they're best today to put up with annoyed passengers, lets hope that its better tomorrow!

 

[sonic2009]

Sorry i didn't mean to put customers, Passengers we all are

 

[Tracked]

That's platform 3a by my reckoning?

I was told platform 1 collapsing on to the line but I reckon it's to be taken with council levels of rocksalt rather than the traditional pinch!

heard several times yesterday that part of the room had fallen onto the tracks, not seen any photo of this. Streets around the nearby shopping centre were closed yesterday due to the fear of signs falling off it though ...

 

[oliMw]

Greater Anglia's website is reporting that the 07:00 Liverpool street to Norwich is operating as six car with no reservations and no first class, does anyone know what type of train is operating this service?

http://www.journeycheck.com/greateranglia

 

[306024]

2 x 3 car 170, including the Breckland livery one.

 

[Trainfan344]

Due to flooding at Lowestoft, Trains not operating Norwich to Lowestoft and Ipswich to Lowestoft via saxmundham

Edit: Picture of flooding

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=557845170962954&set=a.538135859600552.1073741837.537840852963386&type=1&theater

 

[ushawk]

South Coast has been hit - Lewes - Seaford line suspended due to flood damage at Newhaven.

 

[Puffing Devil]

Due to damage to the sea wall, the Chester to Rhyl line is closed. Buses will operate between these stations.

https://twitter.com/VirginTrains/status/408902089809481728/photo/1

 

[Sir_Clagalot]

the 0700 to Norwich was indeed 2x 3 car 170s, as was the 0755, which had the Breckland unit, not the 0700!

Also seen a photo of Lowestoft with the water past the axles on a 153...

 

[Dave1954]

As I have a interest in the Caledonian Sleeper from Euston was there any delays or cancelations to this service especially on the night of 4th/5th Dec . Also with the south bound services , any scrap of information will be appreciated . thanking you .
Dave54.

 

[306024]

I and a good many other people loathe the term customer instead of passenger which deviates from normally used language. It may be technically correct but when you hear announcements it just doesn't seem right and makes me cringe on hearing language tinkering. If you saw a Passenger train, you wouldn't refer to it as a customer's train. Sorry to have a rant about this but I have very strong feelings on altering what is normally used language.

Better not tell you that I was welcomed as a 'guest' on a journey back from York recently
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the 0700 to Norwich was indeed 2x 3 car 170s, as was the 0755, which had the Breckland unit, not the 0700!

Also seen a photo of Lowestoft with the water past the axles on a 153...

Thanks for putting me right - I realised later it was the 07.55 I saw with the Breckland unit, but didn't have a chance to correct it.

 

[YorkshireBear]

the 0700 to Norwich was indeed 2x 3 car 170s, as was the 0755, which had the Breckland unit, not the 0700!

Also seen a photo of Lowestoft with the water past the axles on a 153...

Could you share said photo?

 

[Boothby97]

The Barton on Humber branch is expected to be closed until at least Monday.

 

[ChiefPlanner]

The National Log made interesting reading - apart from flying ballast and 40 ft waves breaking over the tracks on the North Wales coast (with around 6 breaches to the formation) - the Blaenau line driver laconically reported caravans and fishing boats on the tracks......

Reminiscent of 1987 with cockle sheds and boats on the route at Leigh on Sea (+ many other "trespasses" ..

 

[aelius]

• ECML80mph blanket speed restriction on ECML lifted south of Newcastle but timetabled services now need to wait at stations to wait for time.

Trains were only running at 50mph south of Newcastle. Might explain why trains did not keep to the emergency timetable even when there were no further problems, if emergency timetable was based on 80 mph.

 

[tom1681]

Could you share said photo?

I don't know about past the axles but:

From EDP 24


And it's still trapped at Lowestoft because:

... near Somerleyton

 

[Sir_Clagalot]

Here you go...

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?...675.1073741847.100005946933087&type=1&theater

 

[Ploughman]

And it's still trapped at Lowestoft because:

... near Somerleyton

Surprised that those BR1s haven't fallen off.
They usually do when you try and lift them on a relay.

 

[yorksrob]

Well, I‘ve just discovered a sodding great hole in my roof, so I can empathise with Network Rail.

 

[Trainfan344]

From NRE

Severe winds and storms hit the parts of England and Scotland on Thursday 5 December 2013 resulting in widespread disruption to the rail network.

High tides and the tidal surges in the North Sea, are causing problems in various low lying areas.

No services are running on the following routes until at least Wednesday 11 December:

Norwich to Lowestoft
Beccles to Lowestoft


Buses are running between Beccles, Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth (for trains to Norwich)

A 2 hourly train service will run between Ipswich and Beccles.

A replacement bus service will be in operation between Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft.

Trains are running as normal from Norwich to Great Yarmouth

Hopefully it'll be sorted by the 20th when I come home.

 

[Bald Rick]

Bottom of Lowstift* signal box was flooded, lots of electrical kit is being replaced.

* local pronunciation, not autocorrect