TfW announce timetable revisions from 16 May 21
TfW say they are introducing new timetables across the network from Sunday 16 May 2021. The only change known to us on the Crewe – Shrewsbury line is the provision of southbound weekday and Saturday morning stops. The 08.31 from Manchester will now call at Nantwich 09.17, Whitchurch 09.28 and Wem 09.37. This is very welcome. We have been asking for this for sometime. TfW say also there will be some re-timings and amendments to services in particular affecting services in the north of our network. This is their list of significant changes, none of which apply to us: Cancellation […]
SMS text messages from TfW – March 21
We continue to monitor the messages with view to understand what is happening on the line, So we record the messages for Crewe Shrewsbury all day and for both directions. You can see the list of messages for March 2021 here We have made a simple analysis of these and the table is below. There were 83 messages in March for 54 events. From this we can see that about half of the events in March (48%) are problems for NR with track issues, points failure and signal failures predominating. Here is the data for October 20 here . Data […]
SMS text messages from TfW – February 21
We continue to monitor the messages with view to understand what is happening on the line, So we record the messages for Crewe Shrewsbury all day and for both directions. You can see the list of messages for February 2021 here We have made a simple analysis of these and the table is below. There were 108 messages in February for 56 events. From this we can see that again more than half of the events in February (59%) are problems for NR with points failure and signal failures predominating. We have updated the table for January after doing the […]
SMS text messages from TfW – January 21
Transport for Wales provide SMS messages to notify of disruption in timetabled services. You can sign up for this here: https://www.journeycheck.com/tfwrail/ There are options for the time of day, stations and direction. We have been monitoring the messages for some time with a view to understand what is happening on the line, So we record the messages for Crewe Shrewsbury all day and for both directions. You can see the list of messages for January 2021 here We have made a simple analysis of these and the table is below. There were 101 messages in January for 63 events. Where […]
TfW revised timetables from 25 January
Timetable changes are coming in this week. As usual we are left to guess what they mean for us. We have been through what is published on RealTimeTrains, and find there are no major changes on our line. You can read the TfW web site here, but there is no detail. Best advice is check on line before you travel.
TfW announce revised timetables from December 20
From Sunday, our timetables are changing Check before you travel Due to the current coronavirus situation and measures we’ve introduced to support social distancing, we continue to run a reduced service. From Sunday 13 December there’ll be some minor re-timings and amendments to services across the Transport for Wales network with more significant changes to our Monday – Saturday timetable on our Cardiff and Valleys network and to the Heart of Wales line where we have added extra services. Check your journey plans here Travel Safer, Plan Ahead, Reserve a Place You can now reserve your place on selected trains […]
Timetable September 20
We have become aware that the 6 day timetable in operation at the end of September has problems for southbound travellers. There are no trains stopping at intermediate stations between the 07.34 and the 11.20, both times ex Crewe. There are through trains Crewe – Shrewsbury and beyond but nothing stopping at our stations for a period of nearly 4 hours. The Chairman is going to tackle TfW on this. One suggestion is that the 09.06, 10.06 and 11.06 all stop at Nantwich, Whitchurch and Wem. Perhaps one should stop at all stations. The northbound stopping trains are not affected. […]
Timetable changes on 6 July??
We would like to be able to tell you all about this, but unfortunately its a secret. There are no new timetables on the TfW web site, and the ‘jouneycheck’ information is not very helpful. We think that the main change is that the through trains previously booked to stop or request stop at Yorton and Prees will not do so.The only other change we have identified is that the 18.29 weekday stopper ex Shrewsbury will not run. Not sure about the Sat/Sun equivalents a few minute earlier. We are in discussion with TfW to get this sorted out. In […]
TfW through trains not stopping at Yorton and Prees!!
We see an anouncement on the TfW web site (under ‘journey check’) that the through trains to and from South Wales are not going to stop at Yorton and Prees from 5 July. see here On Monday 29 June, after our intervention we now understand that this willl not apply to the daily shuttle services, and stops can be requested. The wording on the TfW web site has been changed and now reads as this: To help with social distancing, TfW long distance services will not be calling at Yorton or Prees from Monday 6th July until further notice. In […]
TfW response to timetable workshop
TfW have responded to the virtual timetable consultation in April. Chairman John Cresswell made a submission on our behalf.. They say: As you know, we made the decision in early March to cancel our timetable workshop in Shrewsbury. It was an uncertain time, where many meetings and interactions had to be adapted – we had to devise a way in which the workshop could continue without relying on it being face to face. We shared an update of significant timetable changes, along with some slide packs explaining how Rail Replacement Services and Events are managed. I appreciate that these materials […]