| Re: GWR Pembroke Dock Services Summer 2025 Posted by Timmer at 07:11, 13th September 2025 |     |
And on the final ‘summer’ weekend of GWR services on the West Wales line, for the third weekend in a row, there are none.
| Re: GWR Pembroke Dock Services Summer 2025 Posted by Timmer at 07:03, 6th September 2025 | |
There’s still another two weekends to go before the summer Saturday services conclude for another year. Will GWR end the summer providing the timetabled service or will more trains be cancelled?
Rinse and repeat of last weekend. No GWR trains will run to West Wales again today. After a good summer, this is a poor end.| GWR Pembroke Dock Services Summer 2025 Posted by Timmer at 08:00, 30th August 2025 | |
Compared to the previous few years, GWR have provided a much more reliable service to/from West Wales over the summer…until today.
No GWR services today to/from Pembroke Dock due to train crew shortages.
You may say, well it is the end of the school holidays, but what about those travelling back home on the 10:02 and 15:02 Pembroke to Paddington services or is demand not what it once was?
There’s still another two weekends to go before the summer Saturday services conclude for another year. Will GWR end the summer providing the timetabled service or will more trains be cancelled?
| Re: GWR Pembroke Dock Services 5 and 12 August Posted by bobm at 08:32, 19th August 2023 | |
I travelled on one of the early season ones and yes it is only five coaches after Swansea. However that does make for a rather cosy journey at least as far as Tenby.
| Re: GWR Pembroke Dock Services 5 and 12 August Posted by grahame at 08:27, 19th August 2023 | |
Good news, a full GWR service on the Pembroke line today. Y
Almost ....
08:48 London Paddington to Pembroke Dock due 14:00
Facilities on the 08:48 London Paddington to Pembroke Dock due 14:00.
Will be formed of 5 coaches instead of 10.
Facilities on the 08:48 London Paddington to Pembroke Dock due 14:00.
Will be formed of 5 coaches instead of 10.
10:00 Pembroke Dock to London Paddington due 15:12
Facilities on the 10:00 Pembroke Dock to London Paddington due 15:12.
Will be formed of 5 coaches instead of 10.
Facilities on the 10:00 Pembroke Dock to London Paddington due 15:12.
Will be formed of 5 coaches instead of 10.
But then ... isn't it only supposed to be 5 carriages west of Swasea anyway? And is the whole thing so unreliable that 5 carriages will cope?
| Re: GWR Pembroke Dock Services 5 and 12 August Posted by Timmer at 08:16, 19th August 2023 | |
Good news, a full GWR service on the Pembroke line today. You can probably count on one hand the number of times that has happened this summer Saturday timetable period.
One of the last chances to travel on a GWR train on this line as there will be no GWR trains operating on this line the following two Saturdays owing to strike action. Last GWR services for the summer finish on the 9th September*
*Subject to industrial action, shortage of train crew or shortage of rolling stock.
| Re: GWR Pembroke Dock Services 5 and 12 August Posted by TaplowGreen at 07:38, 5th August 2023 | |
Thought I’d take a look on RTT to see if TFW are putting on extra coaches to strengthen their services to help mitigate the loss of the GWR services today.
Nope, all single or two car sets.
To be fair, TFW don’t have the spare rolling stock to do that without nicking it off another line’s services.
Nope, all single or two car sets.
To be fair, TFW don’t have the spare rolling stock to do that without nicking it off another line’s services.
I suspect they will be fully committed with Wales v England in Cardiff?
| Re: GWR Pembroke Dock Services 5 and 12 August Posted by Timmer at 07:05, 5th August 2023 | |
Thought I’d take a look on RTT to see if TFW are putting on extra coaches to strengthen their services to help mitigate the loss of the GWR services today.
Nope, all single or two car sets.
To be fair, TFW don’t have the spare rolling stock to do that without nicking it off another line’s services.
| GWR Pembroke Dock services - merged topics Posted by Timmer at 19:57, 4th August 2023 | |
I don’t think that it will come as any surprise to many that tomorrow’s GWR services to and from Pembroke Dock won’t be running tomorrow and I dare say next Saturday as well owing to the overtime ban.
This leaves massive gaps in between services operated by TFW normally filled by GWR services.
That will make it 4 weekends in a row where no GWR London services have been able to be provided during the busiest time of year for West Wales holiday traffic.
Over the years GWR have really struggled to provide services on this line owing to staff shortages, Covid and now industrial action which is a shame.
