Train Travel 25/7/19

[Del Boy]

Plenty of warnings about disruption today due to the weather. Many trains expected to be cancelled and no rail replacement coaches.

Those that travel by train may want to replan their journeys tonight.

 

[JadeWolf]

Can imagine it’s gonna be a nightmare. Dunno about any other mixers but if worst comes to worst there’s a spare bed at my house if anyone gets stuck.

 

[Boss Hogg]

Lol you’re very trusting @JadeWolf with some of the nutters on here!

Unless there’s a cellar at your house you lock them in

 

[Andy]

I travelled from London last night and it was a nightmare, took over three hours from Euston.

Good luck to everyone travelling tonight

 

[JadeWolf]

Lol you’re very trusting @JadeWolf with some of the nutters on here!

Unless there’s a cellar at your house you lock them in

Ssssh don’t tell them about the basement

 

[WolfLing]

Lol you’re very trusting @JadeWolf with some of the nutters on here!

Unless there’s a cellar at your house you lock them in

She's always at it. Desperate to get someone round hers in that spare bed! I reckon she's got a collection under the floorboards.

 

[Andy]

She's always at it. Desperate to get someone round hers in that spare bed! I reckon she's got a collection under the floorboards.

Is that what happened to Essex?

 

[NorthWestWolf]

Hoping the last train to Manchester doesn't get cancelled. Surely it'll have settled down by then.

 

[WolfOfWellington]

I travelled from London last night and it was a nightmare, took over three hours from Euston.

Good luck to everyone travelling tonight

Thanks for sharing- I should make it back then if I leave London at 1415 - I think trains will be worse today.

 

[Deleted member 3518]

Giving the game a miss tonight mainly because of travel.

Trains in August ****ed up too, last train home for the MU game is 22:14 and rail replacement between Crewe and Chester.

 

[WasStefan]

Might walk to town. Tough decision

 

[WolfLing]

Is that what happened to Essex?

Maybe? And The Heron and Turner18398484938749393939 too.

 

[Alex Rae The Substitute]

I really hope it doesn’t take three hours from Euston today as I’ll miss kickoff! Mind you, I’d rather get there than not at all.

I’m on the 22.45 back to London too - don’t want to think about what I’ll do if that’s cancelled!

Normally I leave ages to get up on the train and take an afternoon off work for midweeks, but due to lack of remaining holiday I thought I’d chance it by just slying out of the office a little early. Guess this is karma!

 

[sc91]

I travelled from London last night and it was a nightmare, took over three hours from Euston.

Good luck to everyone travelling tonight

I'm set to leave for Wolverhampton at 5 from Euston? Any info already on delays?

 

[sc91]

I really hope it doesn’t take three hours from Euston today as I’ll miss kickoff! Mind you, I’d rather get there than not at all.

I’m on the 22.45 back to London too - don’t want to think about what I’ll do if that’s cancelled!

Normally I leave ages to get up on the train and take an afternoon off work for midweeks, but due to lack of remaining holiday I thought I’d chance it by just slying out of the office a little early. Guess this is karma!

On the same route, I dont see it going well annoying, it's a high speed route.

 

[Andy]

If you're with Virgin you'll probably be ok. I was with London Northwestern last night and I guess you get what you pay for.

Having said that I did see this tweet earlier:

Virgin Trains on Twitter

 

[wolvesultra]

If you're with Virgin you'll probably be ok. I was with London Northwestern last night and I guess you get what you pay for.

Having said that I did see this tweet earlier:

Virgin Trains on Twitter

That London Northwestern takes about 3 hours anyway that was a normal service! ha

 

[Sheriff Woody]

Trains from Manchester have been cack all week. They're doing some works on the west coast mainline so have rejigged the timetable so if your heading to the game via that route it's worthwhile checking.

My usual 40 minute journey from Manchester to Crewe took twice as long on Tuesday too....... And it was hot.

 

[Andy]

That London Northwestern takes about 3 hours anyway that was a normal service! ha

Yeah it's ****, but it was over 45 minutes delayed. Sat at New Street for over 20 minutes.

I've put in a claim.

 

[Alex Rae The Substitute]

If you're with Virgin you'll probably be ok. I was with London Northwestern last night and I guess you get what you pay for.

Having said that I did see this tweet earlier:

Virgin Trains on Twitter

Fingers crossed!

 

[Hixon Wolf]

The short journey from Stafford looks OK ATM. I will keep checking though!

 

[sc91]

There seems to loads of cancelled between international and euston? Going to have to be ****ing this off if I cant get back down.

 

[Andy]

There seems to loads of cancelled between international and euston? Going to have to be ****ing this off if I cant get back down.

We should start a London Wolves mini bus thing. I used to just not go to mid week games, but I'm in a lucky position at the moment, I've been working remotely since December. This won't last forever, and I really don't want to be missing European nights going forward.

 

[Wolfman jack]

So how come trains run everyday in e.g Egypt when it’s 40degs every day?

 

[sc91]

We should start a London Wolves mini bus thing. I used to just not go to mid week games, but I'm in a lucky position at the moment, I've been working remotely since December. This won't last forever, and I really don't want to be missing European nights going forward.

Proper, be keen for this.

Same, I dont want to miss this but chances are that I am pretty ****ed if I cant get back down by the morning.

 

[SE_Wolves]

Currently on train from Euston now, lots of cancellations at the moment.

 

[sc91]

Currently on train from Euston now, lots of cancellations at the moment.

Any word on the trains back down?

 

[Pagey]

Hope the 59s running, or its taxi for me

 

[Padraig]

So how come trains run everyday in e.g Egypt when it’s 40degs every day?

Cus they’re designed to. Don’t forget ours have to cope with minus temperatures as well.

 

[Sheriff Woody]

Overhead line issues at Euston affecting Virgin Rail and London Northwestern journeys, which might explain why there's so many cancellations at the moment.

Repair team on the way though.

 

[sc91]

Overhead line issues at Euston affecting Virgin Rail and London Northwestern journeys, which might explain why there's so many cancellations at the moment.

Repair team on the way though.

Likely to cause a back up most the day I've been told.

 

[SE_Wolves]

Overhead line issues between Sandwell & Dudley and Wolverhampton as well. Currently stuck at Birmingham International. Meant to be in Wolverhampton 15 minutes ago.

 

[WolfOfWellington]

I really hope it doesn’t take three hours from Euston today as I’ll miss kickoff! Mind you, I’d rather get there than not at all.

I’m on the 22.45 back to London too - don’t want to think about what I’ll do if that’s cancelled!

Normally I leave ages to get up on the train and take an afternoon off work for midweeks, but due to lack of remaining holiday I thought I’d chance it by just slying out of the office a little early. Guess this is karma!

1415 just left 45 mins late. Lots of cancelled trains. Limited to 25mph cos of heat. It will only get worse. Good luck, go well. My only saving grace is that after the game I only have to drive to Telford!

 

[sc91]

Overhead line issues between Sandwell & Dudley and Wolverhampton as well. Currently stuck at Birmingham International. Meant to be in Wolverhampton 15 minutes ago.

Been told Wolverhampton station is currently closed.

 

[Tipton Wolves]

No trams either. Missus has had to uber from jewellery quarter.

 

[Andy]

This is a bit of a nightmare

 

[Andy]

National Rail on Twitter

#BirminghamNewStreet - Virgin Trains services will be diverted and not call at Sandwell & Dudley, Wolverhampton, Birmingham New Street, Birmingham International and Coventry.

 

[JadeWolf]

Trams running between Wednesbury Parkway and Wolves.

 

[KBWWFC]

So how come trains run everyday in e.g Egypt when it’s 40degs every day?

Train lines are designed for it.
In UK the lines are designed for an air temperature of 27C, after that the expansion is too much and can cause buckling (the added length has to go somewhere).

In the US in places they're designed for an air temperature of 43C.

It doesn't make financial sense to design for temperatures that occur every hundred years or so.

 

[Alex Rae The Substitute]

National Rail on Twitter

#BirminghamNewStreet - Virgin Trains services will be diverted and not call at Sandwell & Dudley, Wolverhampton, Birmingham New Street, Birmingham International and Coventry.

Cheers. Just checked them on Twitter... annoying they don’t specify what time frame this is for.