Train services have been canceled due to the safety inspection on Bristol Parkway

VaselineMay 15, 2024

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Train services have been canceled due to the safety inspection on Bristol Parkway

Rail services in and around Bristol have been canceled today (Wednesday 15 May) due to rail issues in Bristol. According to Great Western Railway (GWR), there has been a rail safety inspection at Bristol Parkway.

Services between Bristol Parkway and Worcester Foregate Street via Gloucester and Cheltenham Spa were disrupted throughout the day. All services were back to normal by 3.40pm.

GWR said in a post on X at 10.41am: “Due to a track safety inspection at Bristol Parkway some lines are blocked.

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“Train services between Bristol Parkway and Worcester Foregate Street via Gloucester and Cheltenham Spa may be cancelled, delayed or revised. Disruption is expected until 12pm.”

Traffic monitoring website Inrix adds: “Services are being diverted via Severn Tunnel on Great Western Railway and CrossCountry Northbound between Bristol Parkway and Gloucester due to faulty rail.”

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15:44Toby Codd

Services are back to normal

3:33 p.mToby Codd

The train disruption is expected until 16:00

15:29Toby Codd

Inrix later as outages remain

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY – SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Delays of up to ten minutes on Great Western Railway Eastbound between Bristol Parkway and Swindon due to earlier track failure.
Services may still divert via Bath Spa.

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY, CROSSCOUNTRY – SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Delays of up to ten minutes on Great Western Railway and CrossCountry Northbound between Bristol Parkway and Gloucester due to earlier track failure.

13:41Toby Codd

Disruption is expected until 3 p.m

12:56 p.mToby Codd

Train delays remain

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY – SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Services diverted on Great Western Railway Eastbound between Bristol Parkway and Swindon due to a rail fault.

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY, CROSSCOUNTRY – SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Services are diverted through the Severn Tunnel on Great Western Railway and CrossCountry Northbound between Bristol Parkway and Gloucester due to faulty rail.

12:00Toby Codd

Disruption is expected until 1 p.m

11:48Toby Codd

Inrix the latest

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY – SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Services diverted on Great Western Railway Eastbound between Bristol Parkway and Swindon due to a rail fault.

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY, CROSSCOUNTRY – SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Services are diverted through the Severn Tunnel on Great Western Railway and CrossCountry Northbound between Bristol Parkway and Gloucester due to faulty rail.

11:22Toby Codd

Services at the stand

A separate log from the Inrix reports: “Services at a stand on Great Western Railway Eastbound between Bristol Parkway and Swindon due to rail failure”.

11:01 amToby Codd

“faulty rail”

Traffic monitoring website Inrix says: “Services are being diverted through the Severn Tunnel on Great Western Railway and CrossCountry Northbound between Bristol Parkway and Gloucester due to faulty rail.”

11:01 amToby Codd