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CJB November 30th 12 08:57 PM

Massive Disruption at Paddington - Friday Evening Rush Hour
 
Linesde equipment failure - points failure - signal failure - at Acton
Main Line or Ealing Broadway or ... These were the excuses.

But many Intercity and local services cancelled - right in the middle
of the evening rush-hour. All Greenfords cancelled. Nothing stopping
at Acton ML, Ealing Broadway, West Ealing, Hanwell, Southall.

Paddington Station concourse very crowded and sans any visible
management - none from FGW - certainly none from BAA (HEX / HConn) -
par for the course.

Eventually caught over-crowded local to Reading. Non-stop to Hayes &
Harlington. No explanations or announcements or apologies from
driver.

Saw Crossrail freight train stalled at Ealing in the up local. HConn
stalled at West Ealing. Also HConn parked at bay platform 5 at Hayes.

The usual chaos when things go wrong on the GWML.

CJB.

Neil Williams December 1st 12 09:49 AM

Massive Disruption at Paddington - Friday Evening Rush Hour
 
CJB wrote:

The usual chaos when things go wrong on the GWML.


I don't often see eye to eye with your posts, but if you check back a bit
in the group the handling of disruption last Wednesday was as atrocious as
it was officious. And the Twitterer was unhelpful.

Neil
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