Reading - Paddington route set for overhaul - BBC report

[Deepgreen]

To be boringly pedantic, decimation is actually reducing by one tenth (the Roman practice of killing every tenth soldier to encourage the others).

Of course it isn't used that way now

I almost posted the same thing, but my dictionary also states that the accepted modern usage means to reduce or damage greatly.

Yesterday Network Rail confirmed exactly the points that Bald Rick states.
Compared with 2018-19 there are now 17% more trains on this stretch of track, 14% more station stops and 38% more tonnage.

Indeed but, I wonder, was that situation taken into account with maintenance plans? Or was the inevitable failure escalation just accepted as inevitable and to be 'lived with'?

 

[nickswift99]

I almost posted the same thing, but my dictionary also states that the accepted modern usage means to reduce or damage greatly.


Indeed but, I wonder, was that situation taken into account with maintenance plans? Or was the inevitable failure escalation just accepted as inevitable and to be 'lived with'?

When NR approve TOCs timetables, does anyone actually stop to think about infrastructure impact, or do they just focus on whether a timetable will "work"?

 

[The Planner]

When NR approve TOCs timetables, does anyone actually stop to think about infrastructure impact, or do they just focus on whether a timetable will "work"?

Yes, there are various risk processes to go through. It used to be called TCRAG (Timetable Change Risk Assessment Group), but has another fancy title now I can't remember.

 

[Bald Rick]

When NR approve TOCs timetables, does anyone actually stop to think about infrastructure impact, or do they just focus on whether a timetable will "work"?

Yes, there are various risk processes to go through. It used to be called TCRAG (Timetable Change Risk Assessment Group), but has another fancy title now I can't remember.

TP-RAP (Train Plan Risk Assurance Panel).

 

[Deepgreen]

TP-RAP (Train Plan Risk Assurance Panel).

Whatever it's called, it either doesn't work or was ignored.

 

[Tomos y Tanc]

To be boringly pedantic, decimation is actually reducing by one tenth (the Roman practice of killing every tenth soldier to encourage the others).

Of course it isn't used that way now

To be boringly pedantic, you're wrong.

Now back to the topic.

 

[Thames99]

To be boringly pedantic, you're wrong.

Thanks Tomos - your link contains the brilliant Life of Brian Latin grammar lesson which is always good to watch again!

 

[mtmikethom]

Overhead line issues for the second day running today around Ealing, doesn’t to be the same place today as yesterday, much disruption to Elizabeth line with down trains running fast Ealing Bdy to West Drayton/Heathrow this afternoon, been a unit stuck at Ealing Bdy for a few hours on the down relief it looks.

 

[zwk500]

Overhead line issues for the second day running today around Ealing, doesn’t to be the same place today as yesterday, much disruption to Elizabeth line with down trains running fast Ealing Bdy to West Drayton/Heathrow this afternoon, been a unit stuck at Ealing Bdy for a few hours on the down relief it looks.

Fairly sure yesterday's incident at Ealing Broadway was nothing to do with the maintenance of the infrastructure.

 

[mtmikethom]

Fairly sure yesterday's incident at Ealing Broadway was nothing to do with the maintenance of the infrastructure.

An only going by what seemed to put out yesterday evening, GWR were using the relief lines though, TfL seem to be very poor with info on the Elizabeth line when it’s disrupted.

 

[Acton1991]

Seems to still be having issues at nearly 2200 this evening. Anyone have any updates? Yet another day of big delays.

 

[JN114]

Fairly sure yesterday's incident at Ealing Broadway was nothing to do with the maintenance of the infrastructure.

Monday was nothing to do with infra/maintenance.

Tuesday was OLE damage on the Down Main at Ealing

Wednesday has been OLE damage on the Down Relief near Ealing, and now a nasty points failure at Southall.

 

[Horizon22]

Tuesday and Wednesday have both been OLE related.

Monday, whilst not being OLE related did necessitate an emergency switch off of power which took a prolonged period of time to restore.

Extra overnight engineering works have been taking place since 2200 the last few weeks in response to the major Thames Valley problems over the last 12 months, although that has mainly been for ground-based asset management.

An only going by what seemed to put out yesterday evening, GWR were using the relief lines though, TfL seem to be very poor with info on the Elizabeth line when it’s disrupted.

Was related to a rather serious trespasser event.

 

[apbj]

Paddington-Reading will now be closed until Sunday afternoon at the earliest https://twitter.com/GWRHelp/status/1773388868168888527

Compared with 2018-19 there are now 17% more trains on this stretch of track, 14% more station stops and 38% more tonnage.

All of which has been known and anticipated for literally decades. Crossrail wasn't exactly a secret or a surprise!

 

[mangyiscute]

Paddington-Reading will now be closed until Sunday afternoon at the earliest https://twitter.com/GWRHelp/status/1773388868168888527

Just in case anyone has the same reaction I did, it's closed sunday morning, not from now until sunday afternoon (i was worried for my journey into london on Saturday)

 

[Western Sunset]

You were not the only one to think that it was closed from now...