West Highland delays

[156499]

1Y11 0450 Edinburgh Fort William (67011) - Was reported 310 Mins down at Crianlarich Incidents and Delays
Impact Description
218 mins EDINBURGH - CRGNDORJN (Ref 363252)
ITEM14 WEMBLEYYD ITEM14 PLANNING ERROR WEMBLEY

Incident 363252
Delays
211 mins EDINBURGH YI INWD STOCK EDB
7 mins DALREOCH - CRGNDORJN YC FOL-ONTIME CRGDRN
Log
ITEM14 POSSESSION PLANNING ERROR WEMBLEY YD. WEMBLEY ML ADVISES STOCK COMING OFF DEPOT TO WORK 1S25 AND 1 S26 TRAPPED DUE TO PLANNING ERROR WITH SOUTH END OF WEMBLEY YD UNDER POSSESSION SEVERAL SETS OF POINTS DISCONNECTED AND BTET. STOCK TO GO OUT OF INTER CITY DEPOT TOP AND TAILED INTO WEMB LEYYD VIA NTH END AND BACK OUT RELIEF LINES. 21.02 HRS - ITEM 14 TO BE SHORTENED BACK AND PROPELLING MOVE S MADE FOR TRAINS ON MOVE TO EUSTON AT 21.45 HRS. ** RESPONSIBLE MANAGER CODE UPDATED FROM QQAB TO QQAV ** REASON CODE UPDATED FROM QM TO QB
And is still being delayed

1Y22 0811 Oban-Glasgow 0603 Mallaig - 156450/456 Are being delayed between Crianlarich-Ardlui due to an obsutrction on the line (more info to be posted) train is around 100 mins late and

Incidents and Delays
Impact Description
100 mins GARLCHHED - CRNLARICH (Ref 364014)
JX MISC OBS ARDLUI 1Y22 STRUCK TREE ARDLUI

Incident 364014
Delays
100 mins Crianlarich - Ardlui
Log
1Y22 REPORTS STRIKING A BIG TREE. TREE STRUCK BETWEEN CRIANL ARICH AND ARDLUI BETWEEN THE 31MP AND 31 1/2 MP. TIME OF FAILURE:0950 LINE AFFECTED UP LINE EXAMINED NO


1Y21 0821 Glasgow-Oban (156476 & 156467) Are standing at Ardlui awaiting the arrival of the 1Y22 this train is around 99 late at Ardlui...

1Y31 0907 Glasgow-Mallaig (156493 & 465) Standing at Arrochar 48 mins and rising.

6Y15 - 0822 Mossend-Fort William Is sitting in Helensburgh Upper and is 11 Minutes late at the moment

1Y23 - Glasgow-Oban/Mallaig, will go as a 4 set and will be started from Dumbarton Central at 1310

All trains untill the end of the day will be delayed due to this

 

[jamesontheroad]

Not an expert at interpreting those codes, but am I right in reading two separate incidents, one involving a delay on the northbound Highland Sleeper out of EUS and then a subsequent train hitting tree incident?

 

[156499]

Not an expert at interpreting those codes, but am I right in reading two separate incidents, one involving a delay on the northbound Highland Sleeper out of EUS and then a subsequent train hitting tree incident?

Yip, thats right

 

[gordonthemoron]

but will the tree be prosecutted for trespass

 

[SWT Driver]

No. Treeson

I'll get me coat...

 

[156499]

but will the tree be prosecutted for trespass

LOL, It's actually the 3rd tree on this stretch of the line in two weeks, altho it was 67011 that was doing the duties at the time:P The have been removing the trees latley in the Garelochhead area but obviouslly they haven't thought too far ahead! the Oban line used to be a bad place for the trees but there hasn't been one hit on it for over a year now i think.

 

[Daniel]

I was on the highland sleeper, (Inverness), only 4 hours late at it's peak

 

[156499]

I was on the highland sleeper, (Inverness), only 4 hours late at it's peak

Did you get a full refund due to the delay?

 

[Daniel]

They'd ran out of refund forms in Inverness

They gave us the old forms on-board, which we were told to fill out, give to the train crew, who would pass to their managers who would contact us directly regarding compensation, or we could wait till we get home and go the normal way.

Have now had to cancel what I was planning to do, (Kyle), as due to the delay there's no berths on the Highland from Inverness so can't transfer from the Lowland

 

[156499]

They'd ran out of refund forms in Inverness

They gave us the old forms on-board, which we were told to fill out, give to the train crew, who would pass to their managers who would contact us directly regarding compensation, or we could wait till we get home and go the normal way.

Have now had to cancel what I was planning to do, (Kyle), as due to the delay there's no berths on the Highland from Inverness so can't transfer from the Lowland

No wonder theres no refund forums, they use 158s up there!! lol, you havent missed anything special by not doing kyle besept being in a claustrophobic 158 with a bunch of old fogeys doing 30mph:P try the west highland line, recently voted most scenic line in the world

 

[Pumbaa]

No wonder theres no refund forums, they use 158s up there!! lol, you havent missed anything special by not doing kyle besept being in a claustrophobic 158 with a bunch of old fogeys doing 30mph:P try the west highland line, recently voted most scenic line in the world

By one magazine - the first time rail featured in it's awards... Kyle has some amazing scenery, and I far prefer kyle to WHL.

 

[87031]

Fort William - Mallaig is better cos u can do heads out pictures etc on the Jacobite but ive heard there is gonna be steam to Kyle next summer. Was recently gonna do the Kyle line on an ALR but due to awful weather i caped the idea, would much prefer to do it on Mk1s anyway better for pictures.

 

[Daniel]

I'm not complaining, I'm going to get a fair amount of compensation, sitting in the Aberdeen first class lounge atm, getting an NXEC to Edinburgh then the Lowland back down. A short little trip, the point of which was to go to Kyle, I'm no longer going to Kyle, but a nice little time waste considering how much im gonna be getting back xD

 

[156499]

By one magazine - the first time rail featured in it's awards... Kyle has some amazing scenery, and I far prefer kyle to WHL.[/QUOTE} I suppose someone has to lol
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Fort William - Mallaig is better cos u can do heads out pictures etc on the Jacobite but ive heard there is gonna be steam to Kyle next summer. Was recently gonna do the Kyle line on an ALR but due to awful weather i caped the idea, would much prefer to do it on Mk1s anyway better for pictures.

I know 158s have to do 30mph on most of the kyle line, wouldn't steam have to go slower because of the weight?

 

[87015]

Kyle is cracking. The West Highland is hardly high speed either.

1Y11 Fort Bill portion terminated just the 316 late at 1510 (vice 0954)

 

[156499]

Kyle is cracking. The West Highland is hardly high speed either.

1Y11 Fort Bill portion terminated just the 316 late at 1510 (vice 0954)

some stretches on the west highland line go to 70mph

 

[SWT Driver]

Whooosh!

 

[EltonRoad]

1Y11 Fort Bill portion terminated just the 316 late at 1510 (vice 0954)

Must be annoying if you're on Corrour platform, waiting as I was recently. No mobile signal and no phone. May be possible to phone from the B+B opposite(where I stayed) if it's open.

There's work going on there at the moment to rebuild the up side of the platform. The 'gang' has taken over half the B+B for 5 weeks. Don't know how on earth they can work there - I got eaten by midges within 30 seconds of stepping outside the door.

Out of interest what's the compensation likely to be if over 5 hours late? More than a refund, surely!

 

[williamn]

So why was it so late - what was the 'planning error' ?

 

[Daniel]

There were engineering works on the WCML. The planning error was that they'd disconnected the points at Wembley yard, trapping the stock in the depot.