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| Re: Weymouth line cancellations In "Heart of Wessex" [378892/32074/19] Posted by Mark A at 13:29, 30th August 2026 |      |
Also a lot of people still work Monday to Friday - it's not good in 2026 if for one of their two days off a week, public transport doesn't function / isn't timetabled.
| Re: Weymouth line cancellations In "Heart of Wessex" [378891/32074/19] Posted by TaplowGreen at 13:23, 30th August 2026 Already liked by Mark A | |
I do wonder why people don't rather want to go to the seaside on Saturday or (Bank Holiday) MOnday? Services are always poorer on a Sunday
I suspect that those who have to work or have other commitments on Saturdays and have no choice but to go on Sunday wonder why services are always poorer on a Sunday, but anyway, as you were.
| Re: Swindon <-> Westbury service updates and amendments, ongoing discussion - 2026 In "TransWilts line - Swindon, Chippenham, Melksham, Trowbridge, Westbury, Salisbury" [378890/31359/18] Posted by bobm at 12:51, 30th August 2026 | |
10:38 Weymouth to Swindon due 12:57
10:38 Weymouth to Swindon due 12:57 will be terminated at Westbury.
It will no longer call at Trowbridge, Melksham, Chippenham and Swindon.
This is due to a fault on a train.
10:38 Weymouth to Swindon due 12:57 will be terminated at Westbury.
It will no longer call at Trowbridge, Melksham, Chippenham and Swindon.
This is due to a fault on a train.
13:32 Swindon to Weymouth due 15:45
13:32 Swindon to Weymouth due 15:45 will be started from Westbury.
It will no longer call at Swindon, Chippenham, Melksham and Trowbridge.
This is due to a fault on a train.
13:32 Swindon to Weymouth due 15:45 will be started from Westbury.
It will no longer call at Swindon, Chippenham, Melksham and Trowbridge.
This is due to a fault on a train.
According to Real Time Trains the unit which came up from Weymouth then hitched a ride to Bristol Temple Meads with a Portsmouth Harbour to Cardiff Central service.
| Re: Railways but no trains - 1 of 3 In "The Lighter Side" [378889/32425/30] Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 12:43, 30th August 2026 | |
Yes, Bath Spa was my second choice, when Swindon was ruled out.
| Re: Weymouth line cancellations In "Heart of Wessex" [378888/32074/19] Posted by ChrisB at 12:29, 30th August 2026 | |
I do wonder why people don't rather want to go to the seaside on Saturday or (Bank Holiday) MOnday? Services are always poorer on a Sunday
| Re: Railways but no trains - 1 of 3 In "The Lighter Side" [378887/32425/30] Posted by bradshaw at 12:25, 30th August 2026 | |
GWR posters on the wall, possibly Bath Spa.
| Re: Swindon <-> Westbury service updates and amendments, ongoing discussion - 2026 In "TransWilts line - Swindon, Chippenham, Melksham, Trowbridge, Westbury, Salisbury" [378886/31359/18] Posted by grahame at 12:01, 30th August 2026 | |
Noting it says "due to a fault on A train" not "this train".
Further Information
If you require further information please speak to our staff at the station or on the train, use the Customer Help Point, message us on X @GWRHelp or call National Rail Enquiries on 03457 484 950.
If you arrive at your destination 15 or more minutes late because your GWR train was delayed or cancelled, you can claim Delay Repay compensation. Please keep your ticket and visit GWR.com/DelayRepay
Last Updated:30/08/2026 11:32
If you require further information please speak to our staff at the station or on the train, use the Customer Help Point, message us on X @GWRHelp or call National Rail Enquiries on 03457 484 950.
If you arrive at your destination 15 or more minutes late because your GWR train was delayed or cancelled, you can claim Delay Repay compensation. Please keep your ticket and visit GWR.com/DelayRepay
Last Updated:30/08/2026 11:32
And no options suggested as to how to make the journey!
It's Sunday so the x34 WILL call at Chippenham Station, but won't as far as Trowbridge Station, terminating behind Sainsburys instead. Passenger who would have gone THROUGH Melksham can change at Bath Spa at no extra cost; issues on the train towards Weymouth that they might get to Westbury after it has left.
| Re: Swindon <-> Westbury service updates and amendments, ongoing discussion - 2026 In "TransWilts line - Swindon, Chippenham, Melksham, Trowbridge, Westbury, Salisbury" [378885/31359/18] Posted by grahame at 11:52, 30th August 2026 | |
10:38 Weymouth to Swindon due 12:57
10:38 Weymouth to Swindon due 12:57 will be terminated at Westbury.
It will no longer call at Trowbridge, Melksham, Chippenham and Swindon.
This is due to a fault on a train.
10:38 Weymouth to Swindon due 12:57 will be terminated at Westbury.
It will no longer call at Trowbridge, Melksham, Chippenham and Swindon.
This is due to a fault on a train.
13:32 Swindon to Weymouth due 15:45
13:32 Swindon to Weymouth due 15:45 will be started from Westbury.
It will no longer call at Swindon, Chippenham, Melksham and Trowbridge.
This is due to a fault on a train.
13:32 Swindon to Weymouth due 15:45 will be started from Westbury.
It will no longer call at Swindon, Chippenham, Melksham and Trowbridge.
This is due to a fault on a train.
| Re: Railways but no trains - 1 of 3 In "The Lighter Side" [378884/32425/30] Posted by grahame at 11:50, 30th August 2026 | |
13. Surbiton station, UK. 
Nope - not an easy one, but with so many members claiming roots in the place, I thought it would be identified quite quickly!
| Re: Railways but no trains - 1 of 3 In "The Lighter Side" [378883/32425/30] Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 11:44, 30th August 2026 | |
13. Surbiton station, UK.
| Re: Death of teenager on track between Weymouth and Dorchester, 23 March 2023 In "Heart of Wessex" [378882/27309/19] Posted by grahame at 10:46, 30th August 2026 | |
Memorial in Radipole Park. Paused for reflection and thought.
| Re: Railways but no trains - 1 of 3 In "The Lighter Side" [378881/32425/30] Posted by bradshaw at 10:00, 30th August 2026 | |
1, agreed with Stuving, Saltash station’s Trackside Cafe with the First Cornwall bus times on the screen
| Re: Railways but no trains - 1 of 3 In "The Lighter Side" [378880/32425/30] Posted by stuving at 08:28, 30th August 2026 | |
1. appears to be at Saltash.
| Re: For sale - Eggesford Station Building In "Shorter journeys in Devon - Central, North and South" [378879/32414/24] Posted by grahame at 08:12, 30th August 2026 | |
Also for sale - Venns Cross Station building https://www.stags.co.uk/properties/21987319/sales
On the Somerset / Devon border
| Re: Weymouth line cancellations In "Heart of Wessex" [378878/32074/19] Posted by John D at 08:04, 30th August 2026 | |
And GWR have started today with 09:08 Bristol-Weymouth cancelled
The next direct train from my station Bradford on Avon is 18:22
just a 9 hour gap !
There is no trains today from north of Westbury that will get you to Weymouth before midday, hopeless for anyone doing a day trip
| Re: Railways but no trains - 1 of 3 In "The Lighter Side" [378877/32425/30] Posted by grahame at 08:02, 30th August 2026 | |
Correct so far:
0 Paddington - stuving
2 Prague hlavní nádraží - DR7835
3 Arbroath - broooklea
4 Italy (somewhere!) - eightonedee
5 York - Chris from Nailsea
6 Marlow - Mark A
7 Usti nad Labem - Chris from Nailsea
8 King's Cross - eightonedee
10 Ebbw Vale - stuving
11 Brighton - TonyN
14 Prague hlavní nádraží - DR7835
Which leaves these (can anyone be more specific about number 4?), several of which are in the GW area.
1.
4. Italy (somewhere!) - eightonedee
9.
12.
13.
| [otd] 30th August 1906 and 1909 - Fishguard Harbour Station In "Shorter journeys in South and West Wales" [378876/32430/23] Posted by grahame at 07:45, 30th August 2026 | |
The not-so-long but still complex history of Fishguard Harbour - on Wikipedia at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fishguard_Harbour_railway_station
On 30 August 1906, Fishguard Harbour station was officially opened when the Waterford and Cork ferry services were transferred from Neyland. Three years later, the first Cunard liner to call at Fishguard was the RMS Mauretania on 30 August 1909
With Fishguard, I get a feeling of a still-latent giant of a prospect for environmentally friendly international travel. Issues to be sorted out along the way, but in a parallel universe and with political will, it just could be done, perhaps.
| Re: Weymouth line cancellations In "Heart of Wessex" [378875/32074/19] Posted by grahame at 07:19, 30th August 2026 | |
09:08 Bristol Temple Meads to Weymouth due 11:26
09:08 Bristol Temple Meads to Weymouth due 11:26 will be cancelled.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.
09:08 Bristol Temple Meads to Weymouth due 11:26 will be cancelled.
This is due to a shortage of train crew.
Oops. Next train to Weymouth arrives there at 13:45 - real killer for day out. There is an earlier one - 09:00 from Westbury getting to Weymouth at 10:29 which sounds feasible as an alternative until you ask the question "will intending passengers find out about that in time" and "will those from north of Westbury have a suitable connection".
Journeyheck is not offering any alternatives / suggestions
| Burscough, Lancashire - man dies after train hits van on crossing - 29 Aug 2026 In "The Wider Picture in the United Kingdom" [378874/32429/51] Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 21:50, 29th August 2026 | |
From the BBC:
Man dies after train hits van on crossing
British Transport Police said a man who was travelling in a van died in the incident
A man has died after a train hit a van on a railway line.
The incident happened on a crossing in Burscough, West Lancashire, just after 15:00 BST.
British Transport Police (BTP) said a man who was in the van died at the scene, and two passengers on the Wigan Wallgate-Southport train suffered minor injuries.
A BTP spokesman said: "Enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances of what happened."
A large emergency services presence is on the scene close to the railway line in Burscough
A large emergency services operation was launched, with police, fire and ambulance vehicles on the scene and in nearby farmland.
Passengers could be seen being helped down from the train by emergency services teams.
Operator Northern said there would be "major disruption", with "all lines blocked" by an "incident between Wigan Wallgate and Southport".
British Transport Police said a man who was travelling in a van died in the incident
A man has died after a train hit a van on a railway line.
The incident happened on a crossing in Burscough, West Lancashire, just after 15:00 BST.
British Transport Police (BTP) said a man who was in the van died at the scene, and two passengers on the Wigan Wallgate-Southport train suffered minor injuries.
A BTP spokesman said: "Enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances of what happened."
A large emergency services presence is on the scene close to the railway line in Burscough
A large emergency services operation was launched, with police, fire and ambulance vehicles on the scene and in nearby farmland.
Passengers could be seen being helped down from the train by emergency services teams.
Operator Northern said there would be "major disruption", with "all lines blocked" by an "incident between Wigan Wallgate and Southport".
| Re: 29th August and 5th September 2026 - day trips Melksham to Weymouth In "Diary - what's happening when?" [378873/32419/34] Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 20:32, 29th August 2026 Already liked by Mark A | |
Now in Westbury ... after a wait outside, I would presume for a platform.
Ah, yes: they could do well with another platform at Westbury.
| Re: Derailment, Wickford,14th August 2026 In "The Wider Picture in the United Kingdom" [378872/32365/51] Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 19:35, 29th August 2026 | |
That reminds me of my days having to commute into Bristol on a Wessex Trains 143 ...
| Re: Railways but no trains - 1 of 3 In "The Lighter Side" [378871/32425/30] Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 18:31, 29th August 2026 | |
7. Again, from the Czech Republic - Usti nad Labem. One of our Coffee Shop forum members lives there.
| Re: Bristol Temple Meads - station, facilities, incidents and events (merged posts) In "Bristol and Bath (WECA, now WEMCA)" [378870/10737/21] Posted by johnneyw at 18:28, 29th August 2026 Already liked by IndustryInsider | |
Indeed. The hoardings have now been replaced with temporary barriers and a big poster saying the same thing.
Huzzah! I shall have a proper look at it when I get back to Bristol.... hopefully tomorrow.
| Re: Railways but no trains - 1 of 3 In "The Lighter Side" [378869/32425/30] Posted by grahame at 18:06, 29th August 2026 Already liked by Mark A | |
The cafe at RSPB Radipole, the SWRAC is the South West Regional Assessment Centre and they run the cafe there.
They are a Specialist College & Alternative Education Provider in Dorset supporting SEN for young people aged 16-25.
https://swrac.co.uk/
They are a Specialist College & Alternative Education Provider in Dorset supporting SEN for young people aged 16-25.
https://swrac.co.uk/
Spot on. A spot for a quiet tea or some other beverage just a short distance from the station. A bit dull and windy when I was there (the weather, though the description may apply to me too, I suppose) but never the less some gulls, some ducks, and even the flash of a kingfisher. And a row of cormorants which are pretty standard for the spot!
| Re: Railways but no trains - 1 of 3 In "The Lighter Side" [378868/32425/30] Posted by grahame at 18:01, 29th August 2026 | |
2. Also the Czech Republic. The less aesthetically notable present day main entrance hall at Praha hlavní nádraží /Prague Main Station?
Yes indeed. The "whole" is very impressive with the historic station building sitting beside the platform tracks opening onto Platform 1, with the main road outside, and the modern station below the road - on several layers - amd opening out into a park that provides pedestrian flow around a square and into streets down towards the city.
| Re: Railways but no trains - 1 of 3 In "The Lighter Side" [378867/32425/30] Posted by bradshaw at 17:56, 29th August 2026 Already liked by Mark A | |
The cafe at RSPB Radipole, the SWRAC is the South West Regional Assessment Centre and they run the cafe there.
They are a Specialist College & Alternative Education Provider in Dorset supporting SEN for young people aged 16-25.
https://swrac.co.uk/
| Re: Railways but no trains - 1 of 3 In "The Lighter Side" [378866/32425/30] Posted by DR7835 at 17:43, 29th August 2026 | |
2. Also the Czech Republic. The less aesthetically notable present day main entrance hall at Praha hlavní nádraží /Prague Main Station?
| Re: Railways but no trains - 1 of 3 In "The Lighter Side" [378865/32425/30] Posted by stuving at 17:20, 29th August 2026 Already liked by grahame, Mark A | |
10: Ebbw Vale - across the green from Ebbw Vale Town station. A chunky bit of steel rolling mill.
| Disruption and cancellations Cardiff-Portsmouth In "Portsmouth to Cardiff" [378864/32428/20] Posted by John D at 17:12, 29th August 2026 | |
Today the 1206 Gloucester to Weymouth was cancelled (faulty train)
The 12:30 Cardiff-Portsmouth which follows it, started at Cardiff with 5cars, was reduced to 3 cars at Bristol, then lost 8 minutes by time got to Trowbridge and was terminated at Westbury.
(What bright spark in control thinks it is a good idea to try and put a 3car & 5car train passengers into a single 3car, then hope the door congestion doesn't affect keeping time)
Real time trains suggesting following Portsmouth train only got as far as Westbury too
| Re: Railways but no trains - 1 of 3 In "The Lighter Side" [378863/32425/30] Posted by Southernman at 16:35, 29th August 2026 | |
I think we're past the only one "go" on the first day, so -
8 King's Cross
8 King's Cross
You are indeed past 24 hours - all comers welcome. I will fill in those answered already on the original when back on a landline.
This is where I am at the moment:
