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    Train departed 3 minutes ahead of schedule

    The 1536 from maidenhead to marlow departed maidenhead at 1533 today. It is scheduled to wait for the 1532 arrival from Paddington which arrived at 1534 so quite a few people have an hour waiting for the next service to marlow
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    "Please avoid using any third party applications"

    First time today hearing an announcement at London Paddington. "This is an announcement for passengers to please listen to announcements and view departure screens. Please do not use any 3rd party apps" (or something to that affect)
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    Am i entitled to delay repay ?

    I hold a season ticket marlow to Paddington (gwr season tickets operate delay repay for delays 15 mins or longer). Planned journey today 22.08 padd to maidenhead arriving 22.30 then maidenhead 22.35 arriving marlow 22.58 22.08 is cancelled and next service has me arriving into marlow at 0013...
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    Service charges added to bills

    Its been common in chain restaurants for a while for a discretionary service charge (usually 12.5%) being added to a bill automatically, with you having to ask for it to be removed. I've just read an article that this is now spreading to pubs even when people order at the bar. Its never happened...
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    Elizabeth Line train on the GWML Down Main (rather than Down Relief) 24/01

    I'm crawling along on a "fast" service on the mains approaching Southall and looked on RTT to see possible reason for the slow service and it appears a stopping EL service to reading is on the main line delaying all the fast gwr trains. Anyone know why this one train (9R48) is on the mains
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    Anxiety as a medical condition

    I often read the "disputes and prosecutions" thread and lots of people caught without a / incorrect ticket etc. Claim they have anxiety. Is anxiety as a medical condition really widespread? I've never really come across it before (I dont want this thread to turn into a "they should grow some...
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    Interesting gateline interaction

    Due to GWR cancellations I had to take the EL from Paddington to maidenhead Try to enter the lowerlevel platforms at 1852 to catch the 1900 train to maidenhead with my non folding bike Gateline staff tell me to fold my bike I say I cant They tell me I can't go through the gateline with my...
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    73 delay repay claims this year

    Just going through my delay repay account (whilst waiting for my connecting train following a delay) and I see that tonight is my 73rd delay repay request (and assume acceptance) this calendar year. Has anyone else ever came close to this number? I assume about 15 of them will be for strike days
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    Is the section of gwml beteen Paddington and reading the worst maintained line in the country?

    This links into the thread about the poor performance of the EL. So far this week we've had a cracked rail at iver and a cracked rail at maidenhead. Since September we've had points failures, signal failures and ohle issues. I have nothing to compare it with, but travelling on it daily and...
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    trains from Slough to Paddington over twice as slow in peak than off peak

    Just going through Slough Station and it got me thinking, why are is there only 1 gwr non stop service from Slough to Paddington in the morning peak and none in the evening peak. Off peak there is a non stop GWR train that takes 16 minutes every 30 minutes whereas peak the only option is the...
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    Delay repay rights when cancelled train reinstated

    For example i plan to get the 6am train but see on app that its cancelled so go grab a coffee somewhere to wait for the next ontime train. Whilst I'm away, the cancelled train is reinstated which I'm unaware of until I go to claim delay repay and its rejected because "train ran as scheduled"...
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    Penalty fare signage removed from marlow Station

    I noticed yesterday that the large penalty fare sign attached to the side of the ticket machine at nsrlow Station has been removed. It was too large to have been removed due to vandalism. Therefore are penalty fares no longer an option on the marlow branch?
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    Have Marlow trains been running today ?

    Today I planned to take the 0606 train from marlow to bourne end, changing at bourne end for maidenhead. The gwr app showed all trains from marlow and bourne end as delayed (no expected departure time, just delayed) so I cycled to maidenhead. Upon my arrival at maidenhead Station the supposedly...
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    Should a closed gateline always been staffed (for health and safety reasons)?

    I say this as the Gateline to platforms 10 and 11 at Paddington is often closed (red crosses on all gates) and no staff present. This is the platform where the bike racks are so have to push through the gates to get my bike. Should they be staffed if not open?
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    How does shortage of train crew cause missing stops on routes

    The 2300 from Oxford to Paddington will no longer be calling at intermediate stations twyford, maidenhead and Slough due to lack of train crew. It will however still run its full route from Oxford to Paddington. How does a lack of train crew cause the train missing stops. Aren't the trains doo...
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    Bad week for GWML

    Tuesday AM signalling issues at Didcot Tuesday PM broken down 165 on Marlow Branch Thursday PM points failure near Slough Friday PM issue next to lines at Didcot
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    Whats going on at bourne end station

    Usually off peak services between maidenhead and marlow use platform 1 at bourne end station and run a through service. However, this week the off peak service has been split with one train running maidenhead to bourne end and another connecting train bourne end to marlow. There has been a lot...
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    Reported crime on railway. No action taken

    Today on the 1650 departure from Paddington to Didcot whilst boarding, there was someone smoking in one of the carriages at 1640. I reported to the Gwr staff on the gateline who radioed someone. I gave description of person and what coach they were in. There was a number of uniformed btp staff...
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    Train cancelled as "they forgot to rota a driver"

    The 1714 half hourly bourne end shuttle was cancelled this evening, so the first one of the evening was the 1744. On the 1744 the driver (who would have drove the 1714 too) announced that the 1714 was cancelled as "they forgot to rota a driver".
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    Am i entitled to delay repay (due to strikes).

    Season ticket marlow to Paddington (journey involves a change at maidenhead). On strike days gwr states season ticket holders are entitled to compensation through the delay repay scheme if unable to travel (stating a 120min delay) No trains ran to or from marlow on last week's strike days so I...

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