| Twyford Henley 10/11/26 leaf-fall cancellations Posted by Mark A at 17:46, 10th November 2026 |     |
How does this work please? Services on the branch ran 100% to time until the 16:45 from Twyford, which was cancelled along with all subsequent services, as a result of poor railhead conditions. Would it have been that that running services up to that point contributed to deteriorating railhead conditions and the train crew would have been aware that a line was about to be crossed?
(Also me: I didn't realise that the likes of the Henley branch were driver-only operated.)
https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/search/detailed/gb-nr:HOT/2026-11-10/0000-2359?stp=WVS&show=passenger&order=wtt
| Re: Twyford Henley 10/11/26 leaf-fall cancellations Posted by Mark A at 17:48, 10th November 2026 | |
Also, would Realtimetrains display the path for a railhead treatment train?
| Re: Twyford Henley 10/11/26 leaf-fall cancellations Posted by IndustryInsider at 19:23, 10th November 2026 | |
Coincided exactly with rain arriving on the scene after a breezy day, so I expect the conditions deteriorated quickly and were considered ‘reportable’ by the driver.
RHTT’s don’t cover the Thames Valley branches, so contamination is managed manually and locally by the Mobile Operations Managers.
RHTT’s show up as Class 3 trains on RTT, as ‘Departmental’ and often with the suffix Sxx for ‘Sand’.
I might be making that last bit up!
