Nice Western Railway confirmed that companies had been disrupted on Sunday afternoon due to animals on the railway
Passengers confronted delays after livestock brought on disruption on the railway in Neath. Nice Western Railway confirmed that their companies had been disrupted as a result of animals turning up close to Neath station on Sunday morning, October 12.
Consequently, all traces had been blocked, with prepare companies between Cardiff Central and Swansea cancelled or delayed whereas the difficulty was resolved. One passenger that was affected by the disruption was Justin, who was travelling on the ten.32am prepare service to Bristol by way of the Manchester Piccadilly trainline.
Justin advised WalesOnline the livestock disruption on the road brought on a delay of over two hours.
An image exhibits prepare workers herding cows onto the platform at Neath.
Justin mentioned: “I used to be purported to catch a prepare from Bristol to Penryn from 1725 to 2210, nevertheless it appears I will be attending to Bristol no less than round 5pm and there is not any outbound occasions later than that”.
He added: “I shall be very disenchanted if I am unable to get again dwelling tonight”.
Nice Western Railway confirmed they had been conscious of the journey disruption and inspired passengers to test their journey and observe updates.
On X, they posted: “Because of animals on the railway at Neath all traces are blocked.
“Prepare companies between Cardiff Central and Swansea could also be cancelled or delayed. Disruption is predicted till 14:30.
“Verify your journey at https://t.co/FUh5xp6dAO and observe us for updates”.
In response to WalesOnline’s queries, a spokesperson for the trainline mentioned that anybody who could have been impacted by the disruption, together with additional info on refunds or assist in discovering various transport, to both contact GWR’s customer support staff or their station workers.
To use for a refund, you will have to fill out a web based kind which could be discovered right here
Your declare should attain GWR inside 28 days of the ticket’s expiry date.
When you travelled and your journey was delayed, apply for Delay Repay compensation and GWR will usually course of a refund inside 28 days of submitting a declare.
As soon as your refund has been processed, you’ll obtain an electronic mail confirming the quantity that’s been credited to your cost card.
