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All trains were been cancelled in and out of Paddington for the best
part of this afternoon. Trains only started going through H&H about an
hour ago (18,00). We arrived at H&H just now and they were still
scrubbing the surface and surrounds of platform 3. All was roped off
there. The smell was over-powering. No further details. We're getting
about one suicide every three weeks on this line - usually at Southall
and now H&H. Appalling. And nothing seems to be getting done about
this situation.

And of course thousands of passengers for Heathrow missed their
flights, with consequent missed flight connections, hotel reservations
and appointments. HCon and HEX (aka BAA) failed to provide alternative
transportation.

And there did not seem to be any contingency plans at Paddington
despite this being a regular occurrence.

CJB.

What would you suggest: snowploughs fitted on front of trains? permanent
max. 10mph limit through area? build diversionary route?

Bloody (literally) annoying but not a lot you can do about these selfish
buggers!

MaxB

In message , at 20:07:44 on
Tue, 19 Jul 2011, MaxB remarked:

What would you suggest: snowploughs fitted on front of trains?
permanent max. 10mph limit through area? build diversionary route?

As there are more than two tracks through the area, why can't they carry
on running trains on the remaining clear ones?

And as a more general point, indicate how people might take an alternate
route themselves (eg tube to Heathrow, from Waterloo to Reading etc).

Given that people are supposed to check in at Heathrow two or three
hours in advance, and it's only 55 mins by tube from Paddington to
Heathrow [change at Gloucester Rd or Earls Court depending on which
train arrives first], it shouldn't really cause anyone to miss a flight,
if they are given the information quickly enough.
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Roland Perry