Severn tunnel closure

[Kind of Blue]

Anyone with experience of getting the train through the tunnel (particularly to/from London) this week and how the service has been holding up? Hadn’t realised it was closed and intended to travel to Cardiff this weekend.

[BLUETIT]

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Was it Duckford that done it :hehe::hehe:

[North Cardiff Blue]

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Anyone with experience of getting the train through the tunnel (particularly to/from London) this week and how the service has been holding up? Hadn’t realised it was closed and intended to travel to Cardiff this weekend.

You could always use the road if you like driving at 50mph and then 20mph and parking on the M4 for hours before entering the Brynglas tunnels. Be careful when you get to Cardiff because they are closing certain roads and putting money-making cameras in.

Try not to get ill because the NHS and A&E are virtually non-existent in Wales, if you have a heart attack drive back to London you'll be seen quicker.

[ccfcwelshlad]

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Anyone with experience of getting the train through the tunnel (particularly to/from London) this week and how the service has been holding up? Hadn’t realised it was closed and intended to travel to Cardiff this weekend.

Yeah a few times. It's fine, train generally just re-routes up via Gloucester way and then comes back down to Swindon. Obviously adds to the journey time but no difference aside from that, not had any additional delays etc.

[The Bloop]

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You could always use the road if you like driving at 50mph and then 20mph and parking on the M4 for hours before entering the Brynglas tunnels. Be careful when you get to Cardiff because they are closing certain roads and putting money-making cameras in.

Try not to get ill because the NHS and A&E are virtually non-existent in Wales, if you have a heart attack drive back to London you'll be seen quicker.

Hadn't you noticed there's a 72 hour junior doctors strike?

[chrisp_1927]

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Pretty decent most of the time. Adds about 40 minutes to the journey going via Gloucester. Get a nice scenic route via the estuary. Trains aren't particularly busy.

Did fall apart spectacularly last night mind, freight train decided to give up by Chepstow. Saw us delayed at Newport for 2 and a half hours

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

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Pretty decent most of the time. Adds about 40 minutes to the journey going via Gloucester. Get a nice scenic route via the estuary. Trains aren't particularly busy.

Did fall apart spectacularly last night mind, freight train decided to give up by Chepstow. Saw us delayed at Newport for 2 and a half hours

Must be a chore when they put those replacement bus services on

[JamesWales]

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I've done it a few times, typically on Sundays. Its a pain, because it takes longer but otherwise it's smooth enough, and the train from Gloucester is an attractive route!

[Maurice Swan]

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Feck off you silly tory twat

...I'm another one....I don't know how you put up with all this bloody nonsense from Drakeford et al .

[Rjk]

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...I'm another one....I don't know how you put up with all this bloody nonsense from Drakeford et al .

network rail have closed the tunnel so they can renew the track, absolutely nothing to do with Drakeford.

[chrisp_1927]

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Must be a chore when they put those replacement bus services on

Is a bit of a ballache for Bristol at the moment. Was finding connections for a couple of passengers when we we were delayed last night. To get to bath involved a bus to Bristol parkway, changing there for a train to temple meads, followed by another connection to bath. Not easy, especially for people with luggage

[North Cardiff Blue]

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Stick to your Allardyce could do as well as Pep if he had the money nonsense threads bellend and leave these to the grown ups.

[Maurice Swan]

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network rail have closed the tunnel so they can renew the track, absolutely nothing to do with Drakeford.

Not particularly talking about that.....it's everything else going on....

[Tuerto]

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Not particularly talking about that.....it's everything else going on....

Concern yourself with French Politics, Mo, There's a Fascist party breathing down yer neck

[Maurice Swan]

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Concern yourself with French Politics, Mo, There's a Fascist party breathing down yer neck

Naw....hidden in the hills...no problem here....in fact La Penn would be preferable to Macron.....