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2K14 0904 SML-SVB 166-221 Cancelled 2O16 1701 SVB - SML 166-218 Left the house after checking that 166-221 was running to time near Nailsea, cycled to the station and tapped in in good time about 0844, shortly after which the screen at SML changed to cancelled. (RTT says crew related)...

Seats: far too many and not enough cycle spaces.

Although I expect that my original interpretation, 'nationwide' was probably what the journalist thought it meant, and probably what Labour think it means. The paper version of the Guardian article also included praise for the success of LNER, for the taxpayer, not the customer. In fact PAYG is...

Services: 2K14 0810 Weston-super-Mare to Severn Beach 17_05_2024 - 158 747 2O16 1701 Severn Beach to Salisbury 17_05_2024 - 166 203 A simple return trip from Sea Mills (SML) to Severn Beach. Four minutes late going out, about twelve minutes late on the return (1732 arrival instead of 1720)...

And for a typical example of the operating problems with three trains in the area close to the hour see my trip report: https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/240418-thursday-sea-mills-sml-weston-super-mare-wsm-yatton-yat-open-jaw-congestion-at-weston.266921/. This risk presumably arises every two...

240418 Thursday Sea Mills (SML) - Weston-super-Mare(WSM) & Yatton(YAT) Open jaw 2K18 1004 SML-WSM 3 car 165 2K50 1723 YAT-SML 2 car 165 A generally smooth trip leaving WSM southbound by the shortest possible route, through the nature reserve, to cycle to Mark for lunch than on into the...

A guard seemed to think that she had met it often enough to be worth mentioning, but did not give any statistics. She recommended an ITSO card instead, but this is probably irrelevant to PAYG. I do recall then looking at the wording of a website relating to some London PAYG system and wondering...

I may have read slightly more into the Guardian report of Labour intentions than was meant, but there is an implication that contactless fares would be widespread, although 'more and more of the country' could mean a large number of isolated areas. Which would not seem especially national and...

If the system is based on taps in and out having route dependent fares seems to be a flaw, probably arising because the PAYG fares have been computed from the existing standard fare table. Having two fares for the same time period seems to be incosistent with the claim that the system will work...

The risk does seem to be increasingly out of proportion to the benefits; you only really save money if you make open jaw, or single leg journeys, and then only if the open jaws are on different routes. Going to Weston and back from Yatton comes in at a return to Weston if all off peak, or 1.70...

In essence XC is currently operated by fast, reliable diesel trains and more of the type are probably becoming available, for all their wasted space. The railway will remain diesel operated for the foreseeable future so the real medium term questions seem to be: 1. How soon can more Voyagers...

The tide marks suggest nothing abnormal for a 13.0 m prediction on Tuesday, perhaps 50 mm higher than the similar prediction for the Wenesday tide that I photographed on the turn. That is the problem with 'severe flooding' as a reason for closure, no one knows where it is, everyone imagines...

And today, Wednesday 10th March 2024, with an astronomical tide prediction of 13.0 m at 0919, with the closure mark then well under trains ran normally all day, including aa the tide turned. High tide at 0920 BST. The 0931 outbound: Yet yesterday, with an equal predicted height...

Interesting suggestion, although last Friday may have been before Cheltenham. Next week will presumably show a return to normal and make the normal picture clearer.

240308 Sea Mills (SML) to Cam & Dursley (CDU) & Severn Beach (SVB) to SML - Where are all the Turbos? + Cycle accommodation review So, off on the 0854 from SML, changing at Bristol Temple Meads (BRI) onto the 0938 for CDU (continues to Worcester) with a view to a gentle preparation for this...

This is the Sea Mills new moon high tide at its maximum on Tuesday 12th March 2024, two days ago. Predicted as 13.2 m at 0843. The following day, Wednesday 13th was predicted at 12.8 m but still produced a timetable only planned to start at midday. Generally similar level to the 2014...

I have now located the relevant trains on RTT. Here is the train from Gloucester to Weymouth, showing the set swap at BRI in the small print. And here in two screenshots is the Weymouth to Gloucester train, also showing in the small print a complete set swap at BRI, which explains the...

I wrote the date in ISO format but put 23 instead of 24. I have now corrected this. There appears to be a suggestion that the booked operations do not follow the timetable, both in not providing the through train, and in running the substitute late.

On the 19th February 2024, a smooth first journey from Sea Mills (SML) to Severn Beach (SVB), only a few minutes late, a two car class 165 diesel multiple unit (DMU) with four other bicycles, three large. Nearly forgot to tap out at SVB, but walked back 20 metres and all the days PAYG (Pay As...

And still we are no wiser as to what is going on, whether administrative muddle or new procedures and limits. So far we seem to have the same situation as list year, where the first predicted highest tide produces a closure after which high tides are ignored. It is almost as if the first highest...