Portsmouth Harbour-Cardiff Central GWR

[Sun Chariot]

Unfortunate number of cancellations today on the route. Weather related, I presume?

 

[Benjwri]

Unfortunate number of cancellations today on the route. Weather related, I presume?

Tree on the line between Westbury and Salisbury this morning.

 

[Sun Chariot]

Tree on the line between Westbury and Salisbury this morning.

I suspected as much.
No trees are down in these parts (on east Hants coast); but residual floodwater in places, 9 hours after the surge hit the coast.

 

[Stigy]

Unfortunate number of cancellations today on the route. Weather related, I presume?

Overtime ban also affecting some services.

 

[ajs]

And a signalling failure at Hilsea.

 

[Snow1964]

Looks like Friday commuting is booming again !

Just seen 1F06 Portsmouth - Cardiff at Bradford on Avon due 08:12 but 16 minutes late (formed 5cars, 165+166) and was about 90% full along whole train, middle seats were being used, clearly used as commuter service to Bath or Bristol.

Kind of suggests a 4car formation, or a 5car 158 would have had insufficient seats.

1F02, 1F04, 1F08, 1F10 are all formed of just 3cars today, and appears 1F14 is just a 2car 158 !
GWR really need to up their game in successfully getting DfT to allow more stock for regional trains in the Bristol area

 

[HamworthyGoods]

1F02, 1F04, 1F08, 1F10 are all formed of just 3cars today, and appears 1F14 is just a 2car 158 !
GWR really need to up their game in successfully getting DfT to allow more stock for regional trains in the Bristol area

As you have already posted elsewhere GWR have started this process for procuring additional stock.

GWR have issued a pre-tender market engagement notice for fleet for its medium term fleet strategy

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