| Can someone explain "Cancelled" please? Posted by grahame at 15:27, 21st September 2025 |     |
I know it took me two goes to get an English "O" level but I always thought that "Cancelled" meant that something that had been planned was no longer happening. How can the train above be "Calling at" - I thought the whole point of it being cancelled was that it would NOT be calling at. Or have I misunderstood something?
| Re: Can someone explain "Cancelled" please? Posted by ChrisB at 15:59, 21st September 2025 | |
You misunderstood that most customers only know (and frankly care) the time of their train and which station they are travelling to - so need to see the train's destination stations and time in order to see that their train is cancelled.
| Re: Can someone explain "Cancelled" please? Posted by Phil at 17:53, 21st September 2025 | |
I believe in the modern parlance "Cancelled" means "Being sent to Coventry".
Presumably, in this instance, it's via Swindon, Bristol Parkway, Newport, Cardiff, Bridgend, Port Talbot, Neath and Swansea, then non stop through to COV.
| Re: Can someone explain "Cancelled" please? Posted by grahame at 18:10, 21st September 2025 | |
You misunderstood that most customers only know (and frankly care) the time of their train and which station they are travelling to - so need to see the train's destination stations and time in order to see that their train is cancelled.
I don't think I did misunderstand. I was suggesting that it should say "NOT calling at". Saying that it (is) calling at, surely, breaks advertising standards of truthfulness?
| Re: Can someone explain "Cancelled" please? Posted by bobm at 21:08, 21st September 2025 | |
The system has always struggled with trains which divide en route.
Originally it would have said Carmarthen & Swansea. Then the train was planned to be terminated at Swansea so the system changed the message to Cancelled & Swansea. I assume it treats the five cars which detach at Swansea to go to West Wales as a separate train.
In the end the train was terminated at Cardiff Central!
Another question is why it lists Carmarthen before Swansea.
| Re: Can someone explain "Cancelled" please? Posted by grahame at 21:17, 21st September 2025 | |
Another question is why it lists Carmarthen before Swansea.
Surely calling stations should be listed alphabetically so that people who are new to the area / geography can easily find their destination in the lists. Lots of people don't know exactly where places are but almost everyone knows there alphabet (not totally - I have struggled to help a Chinese gentleman at Melksham Station)
| Re: Can someone explain "Cancelled" please? Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 21:37, 21st September 2025 | |
... but almost everyone knows there alphabet ...
... almost, but not including grahame's own grammar.
| Re: Can someone explain "Cancelled" please? Posted by bobm at 21:55, 21st September 2025 | |
Works both ways. Listing them in travel order helps people prepare for their stop ahead of time.
