Cumbria Coast Delays Recently

[gray1404]

Does anyone know why Northern services on the Cumbria Coast have been getting delayed today? Mainly South of Carlisle and if this is expected to continue.

 

[Mcr Warrior]

Were they? Which particular service or services were affected?

 

[gray1404]

Realtime Trains | Departures from St Bees around 1200 on 05/12/2021

Train departures from St Bees around 1200 on 05/12/2021. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.

www.realtimetrains.co.uk

 

[Mcr Warrior]

Thanks for clarifying. St. Bees is of course one of the locations on the Cumbrian Coast line where a Northbound service has to wait for a Southbound service to pass (because of the single line sections either side) so if one service is delayed, probably both will be.

Quite a few services seem to have ran through St. Bees bang on time today, but others were delayed. Anyone able to shed any further light on what may have been happening?

 

[Freightmaster]

Quite a few services seem to have ran through St. Bees bang on time today, but others were delayed.

Even the so called 'delayed' trains were only a few minutes adrift:

Realtime Trains | Departures from St Bees all day on 05/12/2021

Train information at St Bees all day on 05/12/2021. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.

www.realtimetrains.co.uk

Hardly seems to warrant starting a thread, unless I'm missing something?





MARK

 

[splashoutradio]

There a good chance this has been sorted, and is not longer affecting the line, but there have been a couple of issues with the token machines at St Bees recently. Whilst there are procedures in place to keep trains moving when this happens, a few minutes of delay here and there are to be expected. That said, due to the nature of the line, a few minutes can be expected during normal operations.

 

[30907]

Even the so called 'delayed' trains were only a few minutes adrift:

https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/search/detailed/gb-nr:sBS/2021-12-05/0000-2359

Hardly seems to warrant starting a thread, unless I'm missing something?





MARK

ISTR the OP is planning to use the route as part of a through journey.