I was travelling on VT 09.07 Euston to Liverpool on Friday 10//11/17.
It made good time to Brinklow, South of Nuneaton but then was delayed approx. 5 mins by the 617F Dollands Moor to Ditton Freight.
Then it was delayed again from Hartford Jct by the 414W Felixstowe to Garston Freight with a slow crawl from Weaver Jct to Runcorn where arrival was 8 mins late, eventually getting clear signals again ftrom Speke Jct.
Arrival at Crewe, Runcorn & Lime St would probably all have been on time if it hadn't been for the Freight trains getting in the way.
Shouln't the signallers have done better?
http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/P51568/2017/11/10/advanced
http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/H15555/2017/11/10/advanced
http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/H01185/2017/11/10/advanced
Further evidence on the same day of the same problem.
1A30 11.47 Liverpool to Euston delayed by 14 mins by 662J Halewood to Southampton Freight between DittonEast Jct. & Crewe.
http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/P51316/2017/11/10/advanced
http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/H15813/2017/11/10/advanced
It made good time to Brinklow, South of Nuneaton but then was delayed approx. 5 mins by the 617F Dollands Moor to Ditton Freight.
Then it was delayed again from Hartford Jct by the 414W Felixstowe to Garston Freight with a slow crawl from Weaver Jct to Runcorn where arrival was 8 mins late, eventually getting clear signals again ftrom Speke Jct.
Arrival at Crewe, Runcorn & Lime St would probably all have been on time if it hadn't been for the Freight trains getting in the way.
Shouln't the signallers have done better?
http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/P51568/2017/11/10/advanced
http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/H15555/2017/11/10/advanced
http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/H01185/2017/11/10/advanced
Further evidence on the same day of the same problem.
1A30 11.47 Liverpool to Euston delayed by 14 mins by 662J Halewood to Southampton Freight between DittonEast Jct. & Crewe.
http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/P51316/2017/11/10/advanced
http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/H15813/2017/11/10/advanced