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Title: Person hit by train at Freshford (2 March 2012) Post by: tramway on March 02, 2012, 14:30:52 From journeycheck:
Just one of several affected services. Quote 12:30 Cardiff Central to Portsmouth Harbour due 15:54 This train will call additionally at Freshford and Avoncliff. This is due to a person hit by a train earlier. Message Received :02/03/2012 13:41 Title: Re: Person hit by train at Freshford (2 March 2012) Post by: grahame on March 02, 2012, 18:34:19 And the Brighton train fails to make Brighton again! Is the major load on this train to / from Brighton, or is it dropping off all the way along the coast with just a handful left by the time it gets to Brighton? What about the 16:59 back from Brighton to Bristol - does it start busy, or pick up much of its business along the way?
Title: Re: Person hit by train at Freshford (2 March 2012) Post by: tramway on March 02, 2012, 18:46:56 Reported cancelled yesterday(?) due to electrical failure. CIS announcement at Filton.
Title: Re: Person hit by train at Freshford (2 March 2012) Post by: paul7575 on March 02, 2012, 18:57:48 And the Brighton train fails to make Brighton again! Is the major load on this train to / from Brighton, or is it dropping off all the way along the coast with just a handful left by the time it gets to Brighton? What about the 16:59 back from Brighton to Bristol - does it start busy, or pick up much of its business along the way? The westbound out of Brighton is at the centre of the evening peak, and in the Sussex RUS of a couple of years ago they were definitely recommending that it needed strengthening from 2 to 4 cars. So on the basis that 'what goes up must come down', they are also by default recommending that the eastbound should be four car, whether it is needed or not. My two pennorth (that I have already sent in to DfT) is that it shouldn't be part of FGW's remit to deal with perceived overcrowding in the Brighton area, and if there is a capacity issue it ought to be replaced by a decent sized EMU, operated by SN. Paul Title: Re: Person hit by train at Freshford (2 March 2012) Post by: Chris from Nailsea on March 03, 2012, 00:10:10 From thisisbath (http://www.thisisbath.co.uk/Man-RUH-hit-train-near-Bath/story-15376407-detail/story.html):
Quote Man in RUH after being hit by train near Bath A man was being treated for head injuries today after being hit by a train near Bath. The man was struck by the First Great Western service at around 12.50pm at a level crossing at Claverton. The incident disrupted rail services around Bath, with delays of up to an hour between the city and Westbury. A crew from Great Western Ambulance took the man to the Royal United Hospital, and initial indications were that his injuries were not life-threatening, with the train having already slowed down. Paramedics also checked over the train driver. Services have now returned to normal. This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |