Detonators, not detonation. Euston is two track until mid day anyway as part of the normal maintenance regime. If points have failed on lines B and C its a real game over situation.
The signal by the carriage shed currently says DETS. Does that mean detonation?
2 track until Monday this weekend so only lines B & C available.Detonators, not detonation. Euston is two track until mid day anyway as part of the normal maintenance regime. If points have failed on lines B and C its a real game over situation.
It is a points failure, just south of Park St TunnelIt's being described as a "points failure" apparently.
St Pancras to Leicester, XC to Birmingham then New Street to Crewe or St Pancras to Derby and EMR via Uttoxeter. Both will be much slower and you'd need to check ticket acceptance. If lines are now open waiting is still probably better.What are my options other than waiting, to get to Crewe?
Looks like it might be looking up for her as according to Traksy it's moving, passing through Wembley Central.Daughter is stuck at Hemel on a Southbound Avanti Service due to arrive at 11:33 - it's now 12:22 - she has tickets for the Womens game at Arsenal
I'd rather Chiltern from Marylebone then up to CreweSt Pancras to Leicester, XC to Birmingham then New Street to Crewe or St Pancras to Derby and EMR via Uttoxeter. Both will be much slower and you'd need to check ticket acceptance. If lines are now open waiting is still probably better.
Thanks very useful was just about to set off, but service has been reinstatedSt Pancras to Leicester, XC to Birmingham then New Street to Crewe or St Pancras to Derby and EMR via Uttoxeter. Both will be much slower and you'd need to check ticket acceptance. If lines are now open waiting is still probably better.
An equally good option although a slightly longer walk from Euston (and involves the walk from Moor St to New St). If there's any work at Oxford today Chiltern may have revised/busy services though.I'd rather Chiltern from Marylebone then up to Crewe
Ouch! What a day passengers are having eh. Hopefully it's cleared up by the time I start work hahaOxford is shut today with rail replacements running to various destinations, also rail replacements Banbury - Dorridge, so that's possibly why Avanti didn't agree ticket acceptance this way.
I'm sure there's a depot just near there anyway, but the wider question would then be would you sacrifice tomorrow morning's handback of the lines being worked on due to not being finished on time? Just to save maybe an hour of delayed trains today.If there was a maintenance team working at / near Euston, could they be taken off the job temporarily to repair the faulty points, particularly if no trains could move?
The normal order of things would be:If there was a maintenance team working at / near Euston, could they be taken off the job temporarily to repair the faulty points, particularly if no trains could move?
The length of delays to us are indeterminate because we have limited information. Those making those decisions will be getting information from those on the ground and will be able to ascertain a likely timescale for rectification.Genuine question - not meant as implied criticism of any decision-making today. In circumstances where the timescale for restoring services at Euston was indeterminate, is it better to hold services at or near to the start of their journey as some were, even if that is say 100+ miles away so that it is easier for pax wishing to bale and choosing not to travel if the timescale for restoration of service proves to be extremely long, OR is it better to get trains to stations as close as is reasonable to London in the hope that delays will thereby be reduced?
Drivers in IA.Genuine question - not meant as implied criticism of any decision-making today. In circumstances where the timescale for restoring services at Euston was indeterminate, is it better to hold Euston-bound services at or near to the start of their journey as some were, even if that is say 100+ miles away so that it is easier for pax wishing to bale and choosing not to travel if the timescale for restoration of service proves to be extremely long, OR is it better to get trains to stations as close as is reasonable to London in the hope that delays will thereby be reduced?
Both will be much slower and you'd need to check ticket acceptance.
…and the vast majority of passengers to the north will be on advances, no?Of course, if you hold an Advance for a specific service it's different.
Genuine question - not meant as implied criticism of any decision-making today. In circumstances where the timescale for restoring services at Euston was indeterminate, is it better to hold Euston-bound services at or near to the start of their journey as some were, even if that is say 100+ miles away so that it is easier for pax wishing to bail and choosing not to travel if the timescale for restoration of service proves to be extremely long, OR is it better to get trains to stations as close as is reasonable to London in the hope that delays will thereby be reduced?
…and the vast majority of passengers to the north will be on advances, no?
The BBCs James W Kelly is calling it a "signal points failure".It's being described as a "points failure" apparently.