Bristol disruption 3/8/2025

[fwsmVor]

Currently at Temple Meads. Overheard a staff phone call saying nothing can move eastbound because of a signalling fault at Dr Days Jct. Eerily quiet Voyager sat in Platform 3 and the 2000 to Paddington still there. No clue anywhere.

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Crew for 1A34 2100 to PAD aren't here: the 2000 departure's driver doesn't sign Bedminster so can't move out westwards to get out of Pl. 13 or 15, which are the only ones with signalling. This driver is now onboard passing to Paddington and a train manager passing has now stepped up and they're awaiting the rest of the crew, according to an announcement.

Edit: now apparently awaiting a driver for 1A34!

== Doublepost prevention - post automatically merged: 3 Aug 2025 ==

1A34 now moving 23 minutes late!

 

[irish_rail]

Currently at Temple Meads. Overheard a staff phone call saying nothing can move eastbound because of a signalling fault at Dr Days Jct. Eerily quiet Voyager sat in Platform 3 and the 2000 to Paddington still there. No clue anywhere.

== Doublepost prevention - post automatically merged: 3 Aug 2025 ==

Crew for 1A34 2100 to PAD aren't here: the 2000 departure's driver doesn't sign Bedminster so can't move out westwards to get out of Pl. 13 or 15, which are the only ones with signalling. This driver is now onboard passing to Paddington and a train manager passing has now stepped up and they're awaiting the rest of the crew, according to an announcement.

Edit: now apparently awaiting a driver for 1A34!

== Doublepost prevention - post automatically merged: 3 Aug 2025 ==

1A34 now moving 23 minutes late!

Yes, the loss of TC route knowledge between Bristol and Taunton by both Paddington and Plymouth is a problem that consistently rears it's ugly head, and yet despite protests by the respective depots, the matter doesn't get remedied.

 

[CPG]

Traksy and Realtime Trains showing the Severnside Sita bin-liner train to Brentford as having been stuck at Avonmouth for 4 hours (so far), presumably because it can’t access the Rhubarb curve at Dr Day’s. Shows 1935 passenger train from Severn Beach stuck behind it (cancelled - as were all subsequent trains of the day). Avonmouth to Filton route also blocked.

== Doublepost prevention - post automatically merged: 4 Aug 2025 ==

Last night's Severnside Sita bin-liner train to Brentford still blocking line at Avonmouth this morning with trapped DMU at Severn Beach. SB line morning peak trains cancelled beyond Clifton Down

 

[voyagerdude220]

There was an irregularity with a scheduled engineering possession with the Driver of a train reporting their line had a possession board some distance ahead of the train. I believe detonators were also placed in the wrong place.

 

[father_jack]

Crew for 1A34 2100 to PAD aren't here: the 2000 departure's driver doesn't sign Bedminster so can't move out westwards to get out of Pl. 13 or 15, which are the only ones with signalling. This driver is now onboard passing to Paddington and a train manager passing has now stepped up and they're awaiting the rest of the crew, according to an announcement.

You might struggle to go west out of platform 13

 

[fwsmVor]

You might struggle to go west out of platform 13

Oops! Bad phrasing and unfamiliarity with Temple Meads' layout on my part.