| Re: West of England Line - Soil Moisture Deficit Update - 10 October 2025 Posted by CyclingSid at 18:16, 4th November 2025 |     |
For the probable source and updates to SMD see: https://nrfa.ceh.ac.uk/sites/default/files/2025-10/HS_202509.pdf p.11
For the look forward see https://hydoutuk.net/sites/default/files/2025-10/2025_10_HO_Complete_F.pdf which suggests that unless we have a very wet winter and spring we could be in a challenging situation for water next year, whatever the situation on railways.
| Re: West of England Line - Soil Moisture Deficit Update - 10 October 2025 Posted by bradshaw at 13:39, 4th November 2025 | |
Full SWR service, Waterloo to Exeter being restored on 29 November
https://www.southwesternrailway.com/other/news-and-media/news/2025/november/woe-timetable-to-be-reinstated
| Re: West of England Line - Soil Moisture Deficit Update - 10 October 2025 Posted by a-driver at 15:34, 11th October 2025 | |
The graph Network Rail provided in the article in relation to Soil Moisture Deficit levels are for 2022 and then 2025.
I wonder what the Soil Moisture Deficit levels were in 2023, 2023 and 2024? I also can't remember them imposing an emergency timetable in 2022. Is it more a symptom of neglect and poor maintenance/planning rather than just a particularly bad year?
| Re: West of England Line - Soil Moisture Deficit Update - 10 October 2025 Posted by IndustryInsider at 07:56, 11th October 2025 | |
Most other lines also suffering from additional TSR’s and/or a distinctly ‘lively’ ride.
| West of England Line - Soil Moisture Deficit Update - 10 October 2025 Posted by PhilWakely at 18:25, 10th October 2025 | |
The latest news from SWR and Network Rail about the reduced timetable
and it is not good!
Edit to fix quoting - Grahame
