Interesting Diversion on the SWML

[AgeoftheTrain7]

Just looked at JourneyCheck and seen this TfW MFH-MAN has been diverted 'between Swansea and Bridgend', and you can see the screenshot attached for the number of stations it won't be calling at.

I'm aware of the Ogmore Valley diversion between Bridgend and Cardiff, but is there another section of track (other than the Swansea bypass loop) that enables such a service to stay on the SWML but avoid these stations, or is it just running fast through them?

Thank you!

 

[The exile]

More likely just to be an attempt to avoid serious overcrowding?

 

[_toommm_]

Looks like it skipped all of the booked calls between Swansea and Cardiff Central:

Realtime Trains | 1W52 0554 Milford Haven to Manchester Piccadilly | 17/09/2022

Real-time train running information for 1W52 0554 departure from Milford Haven to Manchester Piccadilly on 17/09/2022. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.

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And according to CharlwoodHouse, it didn’t go off its booked route at all:

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[Horizon22]

Someone has just incorrectly added "diverted" when sending out the customer message. It should have just been something like "will no longer call at A, B, C, D. This is due to overcrowding".

At Bridgend it could have theoretically been diverted via the Vale of Glamorgan line (via Barry) but I suspect it would have lost more time if it had (and indeed there were reports of it at booked stations early).

 

[AgeoftheTrain7]

Someone has just incorrectly added "diverted" when sending out the customer message. It should have just been something like "will no longer call at A, B, C, D. This is due to overcrowding".

At Bridgend it could have theoretically been diverted via the Vale of Glamorgan line (via Barry) but I suspect it would have lost more time if it had (and indeed there were reports of it at booked stations early).

Interesting, thank you all.