Things conspired against GWR this evening. I think it was that the train, on Platform 9, sat down with a fault, departure time came and went, and the TM first directed passengers for Reading to another imminent departure, before a few minutes later, the train now cancelled, sending the rest (a capacity load of passengers) off to the 21:00 to Bristol which might have been on 4.

They'd just had enough time to put themselves on the later train when the train that they'd left was 'Uncancelled' and they were directed to return. I'd spent a disgraceful amount of time leaving the cancelled service as I was checking other options so didn't really take part in the shuffle.

The train, reinstated, was announced as running fast to Swindon, which caused another smaller helping of alarm and despondency, made up just a little time and dropped me down in Bath just late enough to miss the hourly bus home. Hey ho. There are worse dæmons in the skies this night.

Mark


https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:P29920/2026-04-07