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Originally Posted by furball
Trains I rarely have any problems with. They usually leave on time, and if you get delayed mid-journey they'll do their best to speed up once past the affected area.
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I brought it on myself didn't I?
Got to Paddington at 14.10 for a 14.37 train. Looked up at the boards as I walked in.....CANCELLED. 15.37? Also cancelled. ****.
Got on the 15.03 to Bristol Temple Meads instead, planning to get off at Bristol and get a train to Cardiff from there. Got to Bristol at around 5pm and saw that the train to Cardiff was at 17.49. Bollocks.
Then a member of station staff starts walking around telling passengers for Cardiff that it was only going to be a two carriage train and that we wouldn't all fit on. There were a lot of people in the same boat as me, and since I could walk unaided I did as suggested and got a train to Bristol Parkway (Bristol has two main train stations) to catch a connecting train from there instead.
I arrive at Bristol Parkway to learn that the 18.02 has been delayed to 18.30. Oh joy. Eventually I struggle onto this with my bags and arrive at Cardiff at around 19.10.
As I start to walk down the platform steps, I heard yelling and shouting coming from the concourse. Suddenly masses of police officers in riot gear send me and fellow passengers back up to the platform for our safety - there must have been over a hundred officers. We weren't let off the platform for about 20 minutes, during which I could hear the barking of police dogs and the sound of horses' hooves. I guessed that the Cardiff fans had ambushed the Spurs fans coming back from the game, and I think I'll be proven right by tomorrow's local paper.
Got home at 8pm after a 7 hour journey that's supposed to take 5. Thanks First Great Western trains!