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Post by WH241 on Feb 16, 2022 22:14:39 GMT
So Storm Eunice is looking to be very disruptive on Friday! Train operating companies are starting to advice of special timetables and longer journey times.
Some are suggesting the storm could be as bad as 1987! I remember that very well.
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Post by Eastlondoner62 on Feb 16, 2022 22:19:24 GMT
So Storm Eunice is looking to be very disruptive on Friday! Train operating companies are starting to advice of special timetables and longer journey times. Some are suggesting the storm could be as bad as 1987! I remember that very well. I don't think it will get that bad in London at least, London's gales are only forecasted to be around 40mph. I think more of the issues will be around the Wales area. |
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Post by ServerKing on Feb 17, 2022 14:33:52 GMT
So Storm Eunice is looking to be very disruptive on Friday! Train operating companies are starting to advice of special timetables and longer journey times. Some are suggesting the storm could be as bad as 1987! I remember that very well. I don't think it will get that bad in London at least, London's gales are only forecasted to be around 40mph. I think more of the issues will be around the Wales area. It's all changed now www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10523279/Storm-Eunice-Government-calls-COBRA-meeting-Met-Office-issues-rare-RED-warning.htmlAmber alert for Southern Counties (which is London as well) - I have 7 laptop calls in Brentford, travel to West London is bad enough and I remember how the storm on 1987 took out so many trees in Ealing. I'll be seeing how the weather is then making an executive decision as I don't want to risk driving into a falling tree or getting the van crushed by one   Lots of debris from building sites to watch for as well. Check where your car is parked, watch our for trampolines in the garden taking to the skies and be safe  |
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Post by joefrombow on Feb 17, 2022 14:44:44 GMT
Greater Anglia and a number of other operators running a Sunday service of sorts tomorrow, should be interesting hopefully everyone stays safe .
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Post by wirewiper on Feb 17, 2022 14:52:49 GMT
So Storm Eunice is looking to be very disruptive on Friday! Train operating companies are starting to advice of special timetables and longer journey times. Some are suggesting the storm could be as bad as 1987! I remember that very well. Great Western Railway has announced that tickets for travel on Friday 18th February may be used to travel today (Thursday 17th February), or can be used any day up to Monday 21st February. Tickets will be refunded in full if passengers decide not to travel. A "significantly reduced" service will operate on all main lines. The main line in South Wales will be closed, and trains to and from South Wales will only operate as far as Bristol Parkway. Some branch lines in Devon and Cornwall will also be closed. Stagecoach South West is also advising of "substantial disruption to travel" and some services may be suspended. They are advising passengers to avoid travelling if possible. |
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Post by ronnie on Feb 17, 2022 16:46:07 GMT
EU not so nice, clearly Not sure why people still havnt picked up cudgels over calling EU as nice. It’s not nice at all  |
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Post by wirewiper on Feb 17, 2022 16:59:26 GMT
So Storm Eunice is looking to be very disruptive on Friday! Train operating companies are starting to advice of special timetables and longer journey times. Some are suggesting the storm could be as bad as 1987! I remember that very well. Great Western Railway has announced that tickets for travel on Friday 18th February may be used to travel today (Thursday 17th February), or can be used any day up to Monday 21st February. Tickets will be refunded in full if passengers decide not to travel. A "significantly reduced" service will operate on all main lines. The main line in South Wales will be closed, and trains to and from South Wales will only operate as far as Bristol Parkway. Some branch lines in Devon and Cornwall will also be closed. Stagecoach South West is also advising of "substantial disruption to travel" and some services may be suspended. They are advising passengers to avoid travelling if possible. Transport for Wales is suspending all train services on Friday and all rail lines in Wales will be closed. Rail replacement bus services will not be provided. Both Severn Bridge crossings will be closed. The Tamar Road Bridge linking Devon and Cornwall will also be closed which will affect bus services between Plymouth and Cornwall. Devon and Cornwall Police is advising motorists to stay at home unless their journey is "absolutely necessary". The Dartford Bridge Crossing will be closed, with southbound traffic directed through one of the tunnels. Avanti West Coast is operating a very restricted service on Friday. Just one train an hour will operate between London Euston and Rugby, with every other train continuing to Birmingham New Street. Shuttle services will operate between Rugby-Manchester Piccadilly, Rugby-Preston, Rugby-Birmingham New Street-Preston, and Preston-Glasgow each every 2 hours with an hourly shuttle between Crewe and Liverpool Lime Street. |
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Post by wirewiper on Feb 17, 2022 18:58:11 GMT
So Storm Eunice is looking to be very disruptive on Friday! Train operating companies are starting to advice of special timetables and longer journey times. Some are suggesting the storm could be as bad as 1987! I remember that very well. Great Western Railway has announced that tickets for travel on Friday 18th February may be used to travel today (Thursday 17th February), or can be used any day up to Monday 21st February. Tickets will be refunded in full if passengers decide not to travel. A "significantly reduced" service will operate on all main lines. The main line in South Wales will be closed, and trains to and from South Wales will only operate as far as Bristol Parkway. Some branch lines in Devon and Cornwall will also be closed. Stagecoach South West is also advising of "substantial disruption to travel" and some services may be suspended. They are advising passengers to avoid travelling if possible. Stagecoach South West has now cancelled all its North Devon services on Friday until "lunchtime at least". South West Falcon has cancelled departures between 01.00-09.00 from Plymouth and 05.30-14.30 from Bristol. |
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Post by 700101 on Feb 17, 2022 19:12:55 GMT
Lots of TOCs have a amended timetable in place for tomorrow with a few going in to Black Status - Do Not Travel message, yesterday for me was a teaser for tomorrow as the Over Head Line Equipment came down at Luton which involved my train having to evacuate on to tracks & tree on the line which caught alight and took down the OHLE at St Albans,
Tickets valid for tomorrow will be accepted on Saturday or full refunds (without charge)
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Post by greenboy on Feb 17, 2022 19:21:59 GMT
Southeastern advising against travel tomorrow......
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Post by wirewiper on Feb 18, 2022 9:56:47 GMT
Closures in the South-West:
Rail:
- Exeter-Barnstaple
- Exeter-Okehampton
- Plymouth-Gunnislake
- Liskeard-Looe
- Par-Newquay
- Truro-Falmouth
- St Erth-St Ives
In Bristol area, Severn Beach line is closed and trains are not operating to/via Weston-super-Mare (the direct line to Taunton is open). No services to or from South Wales, GWR services terminate at Bristol Temple Meads or Bristol Parkway.
A shuttle train service is operating between Exeter St Davids, Plymouth and Penzance. Trains are also operating on the Exmouth-Exeter-Paignton route.
Buses:
- All First services in Bristol suspended until at least 13.00
- All Stagecoach services in North Devon suspended until at least 13.00. This includes 5 north of Copplestone, 155 north of Tiverton and 6/6A throughout.
- South West Falcon suspended until at least 10.00 from Plymouth and 15.30 from Bristol.
- Gold (currently Paignton-Plymouth) is currently suspended.
- Go Cornwall Bus routes 70, 70A and 75 on the Rame Peninsula are suspended. Police are allowing single-deck vehicles to cross the Tamar Road Bridge so Plymouth CityBus 5/5A and Go Cornwall Bus services 11, 12, 12A and 71 are operating. 12 is terminating in Callington and not operating to Launceston and Bude. Other Plymouth CityBus serviuces are reported to be running well.
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Post by greenboy on Feb 18, 2022 10:36:44 GMT
Stagecoach services suspended in Kent and East Sussex and railway blocked between Sevenoaks and Tonbridge....
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Post by richard on Feb 18, 2022 11:15:45 GMT
TFL are advising Essential travel only
Due to the Met Office's red warning over Storm Eunice, customers are advised to only travel if essential.
We are doing all we can to ensure we are prepared for any impact with extra staff ready to respond quickly to any incidents but some services will be affected by the extreme weather
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Post by greenboy on Feb 18, 2022 11:17:37 GMT
Tree blocking line between Dartford and Crayford
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Post by WH241 on Feb 18, 2022 11:48:16 GMT
TFL are advising Essential travel only Due to the Met Office's red warning over Storm Eunice, customers are advised to only travel if essential. We are doing all we can to ensure we are prepared for any impact with extra staff ready to respond quickly to any incidents but some services will be affected by the extreme weather I could be wrong but suspect London might now escape the worse of the storm. Feels more like a really windy day than a major storm. |
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Lots of debris from building sites to watch for as well. Check where your car is parked, watch our for trampolines in the garden taking to the skies and be safe 
