southwales mainline delays 19/08

[Steveswan10]

travelling from cardiff to bridgend on the 1750 off cardiff (London-Swansea) after 'train manager please contact driver anouncment' between cardiff and bridgend train going stopping and then proceeding with caution over each crossing due to "comunication problem between crossing and signalman" now come to compleate halt outside bridgend station (18:40) due to signaling problems (as announced by train manager and can see the next service (arriva trains wales unit held at next signal) and now also trespassers on line ahead now at (19:00)

 

[Gareth Marston]

Looks like a number of trespass reports near Pyle involving children running across tracks and hiding in vegetation.

 

[221129]

A major comms fault is affecting all level crossing phones in Wales at the moment. Network Rail techs are on site trying to fix it.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Absolute chaos at Cardiff yesterday evening (7pm), my boss lives in Llanharan and was waiting for the 1915 to Maesteg, which finally arrived at 1929 but was then cancelled after no prior warning but so was the 2013 to Maesteg too! Apparently the 2001 to Milford Haven (1630 from Manchester) made additional stops at Pontyclun, Llanharan and Pencoed (as did the 2104 to Milford Haven) but that was too late as my boss caught the 1936 to Radyr with me and got her fiancé to pick her up from there.

Despite several announcements being made (both automated and manual), many people were still boarding terminating trains. This is the problem on Saturdays when the Valleys lot leave their little villages and get released into Cardiff for the evening!