Train service is a joke!!

Well the lines have been down now since Monday. The train I was on is still where it stopped.

They were supposed to be back today but I've just heard news that they have accidently cut the power and all lines from Liverpool St on the Ipswich, Chelmsford line are out.

So Fox, not your average M1, M6 jam is it?
 
Well trains could be stopped this weekend. As us maintenance staff are on strike. It wont directly hit train services, but if anything should fail, it wont be fixed till Monday at the earliest.
 
They manage to repair the line yesterday by noon. However, a few hours later.. a freight train derailed on the same line

hahahaha - buses replaced trains - What a week.
 
Admiral Huddy said:
They manage to repair the line yesterday by noon. However, a few hours later.. a freight train derailed on the same line

hahahaha - buses replaced trains - What a week.
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There not having much luck. I bet someone's going to get sacked for that. Lucky it wasn't a passenger train, otherwise there would more than likely be court cases.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/essex/7451119.stm
A railway line linking London to East Anglia, beset by major delays over the past few days, has faced new problems after a freight train derailed.

National Express East Anglia services between Colchester and Marks Tey have been hit by delays of up to 45 minutes after the derailment in the afternoon.

Network Rail said replacement bus services between Colchester and Witham were being brought in.

There had been no estimate as to when normal services would be resumed.

The route affected runs from London Liverpool Street to Norwich, via Ipswich and Colchester.
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Is this line cursed? :(
Earlier there had been disruption on the line while repair work was carried out on overhead cables which came down near Ingatestone in Essex on Monday.

Three workers were injured while carrying out the repairs to the power cables on the line on Wednesday night.

They fell up to 20ft to the ground from an elevated platform and were kept in hospital overnight.

The East of England Ambulance Service said one man had suffered head and chest injuries and another suffered minor leg injuries.

A third man, who suffered head injuries, was flown to Queen's Hospital, Romford.

British Transport Police said an investigation was under way.
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Is derailing generaly down to maintenance that needs to be done not being done?? Or is it due to track and points assumed to be fine failing??
 
Rich_L said:
Mmm was carnage at Liv. St yesterday afternoon - overhead line problems at Chelmsford as well as London Fields means not many trains leaving!!! Fortunately living in Seven Sisters, despite being a slightly rough old area, has probably the best transport links compared to anywhere in London I can think of - Victoria line tube, overland to City and at a push a 45 minute bus ride to the City :cool:

PS Huddy now be honest, what really happened, that's quite impressive bringing down a mile of cable :p
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Apart from the 10pm Vic curfue, so all pulling must be done even earlier :D

Damn north Londoners, come to the south of the river, we have lovely Croydon, brixton, and streatham ;):D

Glad I don't ever have to use L'pool st, that station is dammed !
 
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