Chaos at Paddington....

Get to Reading, change for Bristol Temple Meads and then up to Cheltenham

Sorry to hear that Donegal the railways are totally incompetent I went to Cardiff for the rugby two carriages only there must have been around 300 stood up,return journey just as bad.

Hopefully you will get moving soon but of course you would have been hoping for an early afternoon train not a rush hour train

fortunately I haven't left yet Jimnast. I am booked on the 1930 but even that looks very dicey. I am seeing who I know is driving tomorrow morning! Saxon, thank you for that but I think the Bristol trains are all knackered as well so getting to Reading does not, at present, solve the problem. But thank anyway

I think most of the issues with the Railways can probably be attributed to Gary Lineker

Driving isn’t much better it’s took me just over 4 hours normally 2 hours 30 minutes

damage to the overhead electric wires between London Paddington and Slough means some lines are currently closed. As a result, trains to and from London Paddington may be cancelled or delayed by up to 120 minutes.

Disruption is expected until 17:00.

if all else fails I have a lift from Rickmansworth at 7.30am Jimnast so at least I will get there. But it makes it a very long day tomorrow with a 5.15am alarm.  I have 5/4 on Constitution so I would like to get there!! Practically every festival is plagued with strikes and delays these days. Takes the fun out of it tbh.

The whole experience has become hassle Donegal,two years running the hotels I booked were taken over by migrants.

Mind you around 340 tomorrow that 515 alarm will be a distant memory

I drove from Stockport to Norwich this morning with no issues, the tarmac on Constitution Hill(near Middleton) was firm.

surely there are no migrants in hotels anymore as they are all at Gary's gaffe

Did u make it Donegal?? Beautiful day for it

ah well DonegalPrince.  You'll just have to bear it.

Drove from newmarket, easy peasy no problems whatsoever.

all worked out in the end DBTB. Just parked myself at Paddington from about 6pm onwards and, fortunately, the 2nd train they got running was direct to Cheltenham. Got there an hour late but hey ho. Came  back with Covid mind! Having never had it in 3 years. So the usual post-Festival gloom is a little worse at the moment.