ATW Alex 101
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Ok thanks. Going to catch the 1320 from Waterloo - Exeter St Davids. Fingers crossed!
How did you get on in the end. Did you manage to get to Truro or not?
Ok thanks. Going to catch the 1320 from Waterloo - Exeter St Davids. Fingers crossed!
Services between Exeter St Davids and Exmouth are disrupted due to flooding in the Lympstone area. Services will start and terminate at Topsham with road transport operating between Topsham and Stations to Exmouth in both directions. Services will remain disrupted until after the New Year
After 22:00 tonight, no transport will be available between Tiverton and Exeter. Passengers to make their own arrangements
This is worrying:
This information only seems to be available through Twitter. What happens to passengers who arrive at Tiverton after 10pm and don't use Twitter?
Seems very strange. Passengers will be transfered as always whether it be bus, a fleet of taxis or a Rolls Royce. Perhaps just trying to deter as many as possible.
What if you can't afford a taxi? The driver is going to want you to pay the fare immediately and not wait for you to be reimbursed.I imagine the meaning of that tweet is that FGW's Rail Replacement Buses will not be running, but that passengers will have to call a taxi. I should hope there will be a procedure and guidance for reimbursement.
What if you can't afford a taxi? The driver is going to want you to pay the fare immediately and not wait for you to be reimbursed.
Then why are they not just providing transport for everyone rather than telling people to make their own arrangements if they are going to end up paying for all the taxis in the end.Surely the TOC control would organise it and organise payment if you can't pay up front ?
I would guess that the Barnstaple branch will have problems elsewhere such as at Umberleigh where the river Taw got rather high last weekend (I believe it was around there that also got hit badly by floods a few years back when there were major floods around North Devon).Reported on the news that Cowley bridge Jn will be open to traffic tomorrow lunchtime, no guarantees though.
This does not include the Barny branch however. Topsham - Exmouth will be shut into the new year
Topsham to Exmouth is closed due to flooding
Lympstone Village, I believe from what I have seenWondering where that is... the line is up on embankments around there, unless the embankments have washed out.?
Lympstone Village, I believe from what I have seen
The local Rag said:Update:
Due to safety checks on the line there are currently no service running between Topsham and Exmouth.
Speed restiction placed on Exmouth trainline after Lympstone landslip
Replacement bus services are running.
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A landslip near the Lympstone Commando Centre has caused a 5 mph speed restriction at Lympstone to be put in place. The line was inspected after high tide this morning before allowing the first train to go through.
Network Rail spokesman, said: “Speed restrictions between Exmouth and Exeter are in place as a precautionary measure – the has been a lot of flooding recently in the area, the ground is very water logged and we have done everything we can to stabilise the groundworks.”
In another update the Exeter St. Davids to Plymouth line has reopened after a landslip at Parsons Tunnel. The Up line was blocked and the Down line was available with single line working introduced from Teignmouth to Dawlish Warren with a 20 mph speed restriction imposed.
Tiverton Parkway to Exeter has now reopened.
Another load of deluges forecast for the next few days I see. I hope it's not going to flood again there!
WCML closed at Penrith. Buses Carlisle to Lancaster.
http://m.nationalrail.co.uk/pj/disruption/details/sa0670b37444416289fca7e0a2b35ff7
S&C flooding as well. On board 2H12 heading for Carlisle and had to stop a few times to check track.
Delays between Lancaster and Carlisle
Trains are now running normally between Lancaster and Carlisle following flooding near Penrith North Lakes.