North Cotswold line delays and cancellations

North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2026

North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2026

Posted by Worcester_Passenger at 09:19, 1st January 2026

Thursday January 1

08:48 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 11:14 will be cancelled.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.
Last Updated:01/01/2026 01:16

11:58 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 14:35 will be cancelled.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.
Last Updated:01/01/2026 01:16

Meanwhile, a repeat of a posting from the very end of the 2025 topic : I've posted an analysis of scheduled and actual running times between Ascott and Evesham on the 'Problems with IET trains' topic, at https://www.firstgreatwestern.info/coffeeshop/index.php?topic=31357.msg370335#new.

EDIT (15:00):

1W01 09:48 London Paddington to Hereford (12:46) : delayed near Slough (+16), arrived Great Malvern +17 and cancelled thereafter.

1W21 10:48 London Paddington to Shrub Hill (13:01) : delayed between Paddington and Reading (+59), arrived Oxford +58 and cancelled thereafter.

11:48 London Paddington to Hereford due 14:44 will be terminated at Worcester Shrub Hill.
It has been previously delayed, has been further delayed between Reading and Oxford and is now 38 minutes late.
This is due to a fault with the signalling system.
Last Updated:01/01/2026 13:52

Delayed near Iver (+20), Reading +32, delayed before Oxford (+46), arrived Shrub Hill +49 and cancelled thereafter.

12:48 London Paddington to Worcester Foregate Street due 15:00 will no longer call at Hanborough, Charlbury, Kingham, Moreton-In-Marsh, Honeybourne, Pershore and Worcestershire Parkway Hl.
It has been delayed at Reading and is now 46 minutes late.
This is due to a fault with the signalling system earlier today.
Last Updated:01/01/2026 14:20

Held at Reading (+46), Oxford +45, arrived Shrub Hill +27 and cancelled thereafter.

14:48 London Paddington to Worcester Foregate Street due 17:04 will be started from Oxford.
This is due to a fault with the signalling system earlier today.
Last Updated:01/01/2026 15:01

13:16 Worcester Shrub Hill to London Paddington due 15:34 will be started from Oxford.
This is due to a fault with the signalling system.
Last Updated:01/01/2026 11:50

13:18 Hereford to London Paddington due 16:34 will be started from Great Malvern.
This is due to a fault with the signalling system.
Last Updated:01/01/2026 11:44

15:18 Worcester Foregate Street to London Paddington due 17:34 will be started from Worcester Shrub Hill.
This is due to a fault with the signalling system earlier today.
Last Updated:01/01/2026 15:21

15:18 Hereford to London Paddington due 18:34 will be started from Worcester Shrub Hill.
This is due to a fault with the signalling system.
Last Updated:01/01/2026 13:51

EDIT (15:45) - Updates

Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2026

Posted by Worcester_Passenger at 15:51, 2nd January 2026

Friday January 2

1W13 06:48 London Paddington to Great Malvern (09:29) : departed +13, Oxford +23, held Wolvercote, arrived Worcester Shrub Hill +27 and cancelled thereafter.

1W02 1148 London Paddington to Hereford (14:44) : held Oxford (+12), arrived Great Malvern +19 and cancelled thereafter.

1P20 09:56 Great Malvern to London Paddington (12:36) : started from Shrub Hill.

15:18 Hereford to London Paddington due 18:36 will be started from Great Malvern.
This is due to a fault with the signalling system.
Last Updated:02/01/2026 13:39

EDIT (16:30) : 15:18 Hereford to Paddington being reported by RTT as "This service was cancelled between Great Malvern and London Paddington due to a points failure (IB)".

EDIT (17:45) :

Following a passenger being taken ill on a train between Oxford and Worcester Shrub Hill the line has now reopened.
Train services running through these stations are returning to normal. Disruption is expected until 19:00 02/01.

1W31 15:48 London Paddington to Great Malvern (18:26) : RTT : "This service was cancelled between Oxford and Great Malvern due to a passenger being taken ill (VD)."

17:05 Didcot Parkway to Evesham due 18:24 will be terminated at Oxford.
This is due to a passenger being taken ill on a train.
Last Updated:02/01/2026 16:53

16:48 London Paddington to Great Malvern due 19:25 will call additionally at Combe, Finstock, Ascott-Under-Wychwood and Shipton.
This is due to the train making extra stops because of service disruption.
Last Updated:02/01/2026 17:26

18:51 Evesham to Oxford due 19:50 will be cancelled.
This is due to a passenger being taken ill on a train.

19:02 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 21:36 will be started from Oxford.
This is due to a passenger being taken ill on a train.
Last Updated:02/01/2026 16:42

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