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I have been travelling since 12:30

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Gingernaut · 26/10/2024 16:43

and I'm still on the road

After the tragic train crash, there are rail replacement services from Aberystwyth to Machynlleth and/or Shrewsbury

I got to Shrewsbury nearly three hours later to find every train south to Birmingham and beyond has been cancelled

Lack of train crew, broken down train earlier in the day, points problems and signalling problems, as well as that horrible crash

Station staff were trying to help, but with no trains and a lack of coaches and drivers, there was very little they could do

After about a half hour, there was an announcement that a rail replacement bus to all stations to Wolverhampton is in the car park

Anyone wishing to travel on from Wolverhampton can take the bus or tram to Birmingham and continue their journey there

It's going to take me nearly seven hours to get home

Just what the almighty fuck is going on??

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ColonelRhubarbBikini · 26/10/2024 16:48

You have my sympathies OP. I regularly travel this line and it’s been a nightmare recently. Even before the crash flooding at Wellington has halted all trains at least twice.

There are trains running from Wolverhampton so you won’t have to get a tram or bus to Birmingham but there are less of them. Transport for Wales has basically announced they don’t have enough trains after the crash so have cancelled everything last minute. West Midlands Railway trains are running. There’s one leaving from platform 6 at Shrewsbury in 10 minutes so GO GO GO!

bestbehaveyou · 26/10/2024 16:53

Everything is linked to the train crash rather than in addition to

Gingernaut · 26/10/2024 17:35

West Midlands Railway trains are running. There’s one leaving from platform 6 at Shrewsbury in 10 minutes so GO GO GO!

Thanks @ColonelRhubarbBikini, but I was on the rail replacement to Wolvo

I've stopped at Costa to refuel before carrying on

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ColonelRhubarbBikini · 26/10/2024 18:36

Sorry @Gingernaut somehow I read it as you were waiting to get on the rail replacement bus. Hope the rest of your journey goes smoothly.

Gingernaut · 26/10/2024 20:02

Home half an hour ago

I'm so tired

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