| west somerset railway cancels all day time services Friday 11 July 2025 Posted by infoman at 07:04, 11th July 2025 |     |
From the WSR main page
Due to operational issues all planned daytime services for Friday 11th July 2025 are cancelled.
We are working to resolve the issue as soon as possible and a decision will be made regarding Friday evening services during the morning.
All affected customers have been contacted.
We apologise for the inconvenience and will provide further updates as soon as they are available.
| Re: west somerset railway cancels all day time services Friday 11 July 2025 Posted by JayMac at 08:04, 11th July 2025 | |
Flying Scotsman services were due to run today. That's going to be a lot of disappointed folk.
I do hate it when companies say 'operational issues' without explaining further.
| Re: west somerset railway cancels all day time services Friday 11 July 2025 Posted by bradshaw at 08:33, 11th July 2025 | |
Looking at the WSR timetable it seems that the only services booked to run today and tomorrow are those hauled by Flying Scotsman.
| Re: west somerset railway cancels all day time services Friday 11 July 2025 Posted by Oxonhutch at 08:54, 11th July 2025 | |
I do hate it when companies say 'operational issues' without explaining further.
Their guard's explaination to me when I enquired about the interrupted start at Bishops Lydeard station - twice. Being a qualified train dispatcher and trainee guard my professional curiosity caused me to seek a more informed reply than the first offering.
| Re: west somerset railway cancels all day time services Friday 11 July 2025 Posted by Phantom at 10:26, 11th July 2025 | |
Looking at the WSR timetable it seems that the only services booked to run today and tomorrow are those hauled by Flying Scotsman.
So they are just cancelling all services apart from the Flying Scotsman?
| Re: west somerset railway cancels all day time services Friday 11 July 2025 Posted by JayMac at 10:59, 11th July 2025 | |
On Scotsman days it's ONLY those special services running. There's no 'normal' public timetable.
| Re: west somerset railway cancels all day time services Friday 11 July 2025 Posted by TaplowGreen at 14:44, 11th July 2025 | |
Flying Scotsman services were due to run today. That's going to be a lot of disappointed folk.
I do hate it when companies say 'operational issues' without explaining further.
I do hate it when companies say 'operational issues' without explaining further.
"Shortage of train crew"? "More trains than usual needing repair"?
| Re: west somerset railway cancels all day time services Friday 11 July 2025 Posted by grahame at 15:30, 11th July 2025 | |
Flying Scotsman services were due to run today. That's going to be a lot of disappointed folk.
I do hate it when companies say 'operational issues' without explaining further.
I do hate it when companies say 'operational issues' without explaining further.
"Shortage of train crew"? "More trains than usual needing repair"?
Or "concern at all the people lineside watching the Flying Scotsman that they'll get in the way of all the other trains ..."
| Re: west somerset railway cancels all day time services Friday 11 July 2025 Posted by JayMac at 17:51, 11th July 2025 | |
What other trains? Only Scotsman and one home fleet loco operating. Out from Bishops Lydeard by one, back by t'other.
Mum and I did the journey last Wednesday. Lovely day out. We did see evidence of lineside fires. Later that week and earlier this week the WSR were using diesels for their running days and for the other leg of Scotsman services. They pressed the former GWR HST Castle set into service that is currently residing on the WSR
| Re: West Somerset Railway cancels all day time services Friday 11 July 2025 Posted by bobm at 18:41, 11th July 2025 | |
Latest on their website.
Due to operational issues the West Somerset Railway had to cancel all planned services on Friday 11th July 2025.
Jonathan Jones – Pratt, Chairman said ‘’Unfortunately the decision was made to suspend operations due to a trackwork incident yesterday. There have also been concerns with staff welfare and ensuring they are working in safe conditions given the extreme weather temperatures. This was a difficult decision to make and I am aware there are disappointed customers at this special time of operations on the line. Our team has been working extremely hard to overcome the challenges but given the excessive heat currently being experienced it has meant no work can be undertaken to the rail during daytime hours, causing the operational issues to be prolonged. Our teams are working exceptionally hard to try to resolve the issues and will be working overnight this evening, when temperatures will have dropped, to fix the current issues. We expect services to operate as planned tomorrow and will be offering additional operational services with Flying Scotsman on Sunday 13th to allow those who missed out on Friday the opportunity to still travel.
Jonathan Jones – Pratt, Chairman said ‘’Unfortunately the decision was made to suspend operations due to a trackwork incident yesterday. There have also been concerns with staff welfare and ensuring they are working in safe conditions given the extreme weather temperatures. This was a difficult decision to make and I am aware there are disappointed customers at this special time of operations on the line. Our team has been working extremely hard to overcome the challenges but given the excessive heat currently being experienced it has meant no work can be undertaken to the rail during daytime hours, causing the operational issues to be prolonged. Our teams are working exceptionally hard to try to resolve the issues and will be working overnight this evening, when temperatures will have dropped, to fix the current issues. We expect services to operate as planned tomorrow and will be offering additional operational services with Flying Scotsman on Sunday 13th to allow those who missed out on Friday the opportunity to still travel.
| Re: west somerset railway cancels all day time services Friday 11 July 2025 Posted by TaplowGreen at 20:37, 11th July 2025 | |
What other trains? Only Scotsman and one home fleet loco operating. Out from Bishops Lydeard by one, back by t'other.
Mum and I did the journey last Wednesday. Lovely day out. We did see evidence of lineside fires. Later that week and earlier this week the WSR were using diesels for their running days and for the other leg of Scotsman services. They pressed the former GWR HST Castle set into service that is currently residing on the WSR
Mum and I did the journey last Wednesday. Lovely day out. We did see evidence of lineside fires. Later that week and earlier this week the WSR were using diesels for their running days and for the other leg of Scotsman services. They pressed the former GWR HST Castle set into service that is currently residing on the WSR
Given recent incidents such as this, the lineside fires you mention and the ongoing tinder dry conditions steam trains shouldn't be running at all.
The Fire Brigade are likely to be busy enough dealing with wildfires without having to cover totally avoidable risks such as this.
https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/25277018.oxfordshire-historic-steam-train-caused-1-5-miles-fires/
