It's part of living in the South West, constant rail engineering works - once Whiteball is finished it's buses replacing trains between Exeter and Plymouth for the next month and then once that is done it's buses replacing trains from Cheltenham to Bristol Parkway again. It's a neccesary evil I know but it seems to be every single year that most weekends are buses not trains. Ah well.
Cheltenham to Bristol will be a nightmare for me, unless services are being diverted via Newport and Gloucester?
It's part of living in the South West, constant rail engineering works - once Whiteball is finished it's buses replacing trains between Exeter and Plymouth for the next month and then once that is done it's buses replacing trains from Cheltenham to Bristol Parkway again. It's a neccesary evil I know but it seems to be every single year that most weekends are buses not trains. Ah well.
They are.
It's part of living in the South West, constant rail engineering works - once Whiteball is finished it's buses replacing trains between Exeter and Plymouth for the next month and then once that is done it's buses replacing trains from Cheltenham to Bristol Parkway again. It's a neccesary evil I know but it seems to be every single year that most weekends are buses not trains. Ah well.
Just asking but does anybody know when FGW HST are running into Waterloo again? I know that Exeter Drivers have route learned into Waterloo as part of some engineering works in the future.
Thanks in advanced
Not so much now that some reversal problems at Severn Tunnel Jn have now been ironed out.With calls at Newport?
Just asking but does anybody know when FGW HST are running into Waterloo again? I know that Exeter Drivers have route learned into Waterloo as part of some engineering works in the future.
Thanks in advanced
why is the line closed between taunton and exeter, for a further 2 weeks
It's part of living in the South West, constant rail engineering works - once Whiteball is finished it's buses replacing trains between Exeter and Plymouth for the next month and then once that is done it's buses replacing trains from Cheltenham to Bristol Parkway again. It's a neccesary evil I know but it seems to be every single year that most weekends are buses not trains. Ah well.
Goatboy's post #7 was misleading, buses are not replacing trains between Cheltenham and Bristol Parkway, the trains are diverted via Severn Tunnel Jn with some trains serving Newport.
Ah, my old stamping ground from childhood goes!Also, a new footbridge is being installed to the west of Taunton station, replacing the well known spotting perch, 'Forty Steps'.
Also, a new footbridge is being installed to the west of Taunton station, replacing the well known spotting perch, 'Forty Steps'.
Ah, my old stamping ground from childhood goes!
Incidentally, there were only about 35 steps on each side.
Yes, this oneIs that the footbridge near the Post Office building, just off Staplegrove Road if I remember correctly...?
According to travel Reports on BBC was due to over-running Engineering Work.Just by-the-by, there was further disruption to services between the Midlands and South West this morning due to a broken rail somewhere just south of Cheltenham Spa.
I was on the (first train in that direction) 0912 Birmingham New Street to Taunton which, it was announced just a couple of mins before departure, would terminate at Cheltenham, with passengers advised to await further updates en route as alternative transport was being sourced. There was at least one coach line up by the time we arrived at Cheltenham, which is as far as I was going anyway, so not sure how long the disruption lasted.