Not surprised, there's already a queue of at least 11 trains on the Down Slow looking at the live maps (was 13 a few minutes ago).
Both slow lines are open and trains are passing the area, albeit if slowly.
Fair enough thank you for that, I guess trains stuck on the fast lines are in process of being shunted when possible.
Either returned to Euston to be cancelled, or moved south to a suitable place where they will be able to cross to the slow lines to then continue there journey north.
As already mentioned, wrong-road moves back towards Watford junction. However it's very slow as they can only do one train at a time, the driver must go slowly to stop in case of obstruction, and the rules may (not sure!) stop trains crossing at Watford South Junction while the move takes place.
Onboard 1H69, it's been proposed that we either terminate at Euston and return north via the slow lines, or terminate at Apsley and board a northbound train there.
Perhaps they had reason to expect that the timescale for enabling the movement of down traffic through the locus was such as to make this strategy less delaying for the majority of users on these and other trains? I always assume that there may be a bigger picture known to industry professionals than the one I can see on a track diagram from the comfort of my computer chair at home with no practical exposure to real world rail operations.
Yes I agree. When I made my comment about them letting trains leave London I was under the impression all lines were blocked, which isn't the case.
Fair point.
Likely because Euston is full. However I've just seen plenty of departures getting cancelled and headcodes updated with TBA.
Well spotted.
Oh no! WCML doing disruption in it's on "special" way.
Never rains, but pours.....
Id imagine this is related to the OHLE incident? That would be a coincidence if not
I wouldn't imagine so when the OHL issue is between Hemel Hempstead and Berkhamstead
The Euston confederacy not wanting to be upstaged by Waterloo?
I've made plenty of comments on here criticizing the WCML and it's questionable fragility, but I have to say the last few weeks haven't been too bad at all in fairness, back to business as usual today it seems!
No it’s not. Was a trough smoking on the up slow north of tring.
A freight caused carnage after being crossed over from the fast to slow at bourne end. Sat there best part of an hour waiting for him to move. If that hadn’t have happened, it wouldn’t have been as bad.
Must be a good reason why the freight didn't move for so long surely?
I would love to read the please explain.
