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Barking - Gospel Oak line dusruption
The Barking - Gospel Oak Rail User Group have issued the following statement:-
CANCELLATIONS & DELAYS DUE TO FREIGHT TRAIN DERAILMENT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
Due to a freight train derailment at Barking on Friday 23rd October, all London Overground Services between South Tottenham and Barking Riverside have been withdrawn and services between Gospel Oak and South Tottenham have been reduced to every 30 minutes. This is due to Network Rail prioritising the movement of freight trains over the one remaining track through Barking while track repairs take place at night.
NO RAIL REPLACEMENT BUSES ARE BEING PROVIDED
BGORUG is pressing TfL to activate Rail Replacement Bus " T " between Barking and Walthamstow Central where passengers could take the Victoria Line to Seven Sisters for nearby South Tottenham station. TfL are refusing this request.
BGORUG believe a limited London Overground service could operate to Barking avoiding the single track section but TfL refuses to consider this idea as well.
To keep up with any changes to these unsatisfactory arrangements, please check the BGORUG website at https://barking-gospeloak.org.uk Latest News page.
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UPDATE - BARKING - GOSPEL OAK LINE DISRUPTION
The Barking - Gospel Oak Rail User Group website https://barking-gospeloak.org.uk is now displaying correct details of the freight train derailment at Barking on the Latest News page.
ALTERATIONS TO GOSPEL OAK - SOUTH TOTTENHAM SHUTTLE SERVICE ON SUNDAY 1st NOVEMBER
see Train Service Alterations on the same Latest News page for details of the alterations
Due to earlier engineering work, the first trains will depart at:-
10:22 from Gospel Oak
10:43 from South Tottenham
with departures then following every 30 minutes.The latest estimated date for the resumption of services to Barking Riverside is Wednesday 11th November.
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CANCELLATIONS AND DELAYS DUE TO OVERRUNNING ENGINEERING WORK
Following the freight train derailment at Barking on 23rd October, it was expected that London Overground services to Barking Riverside would resume today, 11th November.
However, it has not proved possible to complete all the work in time. As a result Barking Riverside - Gospel Oak services will be subject to a late start and intermittent cancellations throughout the day,
To check the latest situation, please check the BGORUG website www.barking-gospeloak.org.uk or the TfL and National Rail Enquiries Services websites.
This statement is from the Barking - Gospel Oak Rail User Group.
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AT LAST! SERVICE RETURNS TO "NORMAL"After a disastrous reopening back to Barking Riverside yesterday services have returned to "normal" today.Among the problems of yesterday were:
- A large number of cancellations posted by London Overground near midnight on Tuesday.
- It was arranged for the engineers to hand back the derailment site to the operators at 04:00 hours Wednesday to clear a backlog of freight trains.
- In the event the engineers did not hand the railway back to the operators until 06:00 - 2-hours late.
- This delay to several freight trains in turn severely delayed Overground trains getting to Barking, causing long gaps between trains.
- Then, just as services were getting back to normal, a lorry struck the railway bridge at Harringay Green Lanes, causing prolonged disruption to rail services.
The Rail Accident Investigation Branch has today issued a preliminary investigation of the freight train derailment at Barking on 23rd October. The report can be found here https://www.gov.uk/government/news/derailment-of-a-freight-train-at...Finally, Overground passengers are reminded that due to engineering work, there will be no Overground trains to Barking this Sunday until after 14:15. London Overground ARE providing rail replacement buses!Do not forget the BGORUG website https://oracleapex.com/ords/r/bgoline/bgorug105037/home
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