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Cancellations to services between Slough and Langley

Owing to lightning having damaged equipment between Slough and Langley trains have to run at reduced speed on all lines.

Impact:
Train services running through these stations may be cancelled or delayed by up to 120 mins at short notice. An estimate for the resumption of normal services will be provided as soon as the problem has been fully assessed.

Customer Advice:
Due to lightning striking signalling equipment in the Slough area trains are being now running through the affected area abeit delayed.
South West Trains, London Underground, Chiltern Railways, Cross Country, Virgin Trains and London Midland services are conveying passengers via any reasonable route until further notice.

But if these are not within the control of FGW, I'm not sure it's fair to say that FGW have not covered themselves in glory.

What do you think they could have done differently? Especially over the depot signalling problem?

I think you're firing at the wrong target too....

I am wondering if it will be sorted before tomorrow's rush hour... :)

Nailsea and Backwell looks so nice at night (at 40mph).  ;D

I hope so too! I've just taken a quick look at Realtime Trains, the 1930 Paddington to Bristol TM has just taken 1 hour and 54 minutes to get as far as Reading - it took 1 hour and 15 minutes just to get from Southall to West Drayton.  :(

UPDATE: Just looked at another train, the 2103 to Bristol TM, that appears to have lost just 8 minutes on its schedule in the affected area, hopefully things are rapidly improving now.

A person has been hit by a train between Slough and Maidenhead, First Great Western have said. A message tweeted from its Twitter account at about 11.30am warned delays are expected on services running between Maidenhead and London Paddington stations. It added: "A person has been hit by a train at Slough meaning trains may be delayed or cancelled. Updates to follow shortly."

Writing on Twitter Gareth Rutter said: "Just seen someone throw themselves under a high speed train at slough station."

Jack Smith tweeted: @FGW @fgwkmc fatality in the Slough area. Please let's pause to reflect and think of those affected - family, friends, train crew.

A spokesman from First Great Western confirmed there has been 'an incident' at Slough train station and services to and from Slough could be be delayed or be cancelled at short notice.

It was unable to provide furthur details.

British Transport Police also confirmed they are attending the scene.

Slough train station death being treated as unsuspicious

Police officers have confirmed they are treating the death at Slough train station today as unsuspicious.

A British Transport Police spokesman said: ^We were called to Slough station after reports of a person being hit by a train. BTP officers attended with Thames Valley Police. The incident was reported at 11.15am. Medics from South Central Ambulance Service attended but the person was pronounced dead at the scene.

^Incident currently being treated as non-suspicious and file being prepared for the coroner. Officers are now working to identify the person and inform their family.^

All lines are now open after the incident.

Firstly, thoughts of course with the driver of the HST and other on-board crew and station staff.

However I do wish the press wouldn't give publicity to these anti-TOC groups that are on Twitter when quoting people's Tweets (Jack Smith's in this case). I'm always very supportive of the work FGW do and I don't moan when there are delays, but it seems some passengers are very quick to find an outlet so they can have a pop at TOCs even when problems are beyond the control of the TOC.

UPDATE: Family of man hit by train informed

The family of a man hit by a train at Slough train station have now been informed, police have confirmed.

Long delays were caused to railway services through Slough after the man was hit by the train yesterday at about 11.15am.

British Transport Police, (BTP) who attended the scene alongside Thames Valley Police and South Central Ambulance, have now confirmed the man was from Slough and is believed to have been in his 20s.

He was pronounced dead at the scene.

A file is now being be prepared for the coroner.

Services were not restored to normal until about 2.45pm yesterday with routes to London Paddington and Windsor stations all affected.

Services were not restored to normal until about 2.45pm yesterday with routes to London Paddington and Windsor stations all affected.

Being stood far enough down the platform, unfortunately had the traumatic experience of being one of about 3 people who saw this incident from the front. You hear about it and know it happens but to witness it is the most awful thing I've ever had to deal with. Fingers crossed I get some sleep tonight.

Man hit by train at Slough station has been named

A 22-year-old man who died after being hit by a train at Slough station has been named.

Russell Smith, of Fairfield Avenue, Datchet, died after being hit by a train at around 11.15am on Monday.

An inquest into his death was opened and adjourned on Tuesday (1). An initial date for the inquest has been set for August 14.

Authorities were called to Slough Train Station after reports of a person being hit by a train.

Medics attended but Mr Smith was pronounced dead at the scene. The incident was being treated as non-suspicious by police.

We would like to put together a tribute piece to Mr Smith. If you knew him, please leave a comment below or email reporter John Dickens at jdickens@berksmedia.co.uk

Two people have died after being hit by a train in Slough, Berkshire, in "suspicious circumstances", police have said.

Police were called just before 09:45 BST and the station is currently closed.

Officers are working to identify the victims and an investigation has been launched.

A South Central Ambulance crew pronounced the two people dead at the scene.

A British Transport Police spokesman said: "The incident is currently being treated as suspicious. Officers are working to identify the deceased and a full investigation has been launched."

Due to a person hit by a train between Reading and London Paddington some lines are closed.

Impact:
Train services running to and from these stations may be delayed by up to 60 mins or revised. Disruption is expected until 12:45 23/09.

Customer Advice:
Cross Country, South West Trains, Chiltern Railways and London Underground are conveying passengers via any reasonable route until further notice. London Midland and Virgin Trains are conveying passengers via any reasonable route until further notice.

Woman and child killed by train in 'suspicious circumstances'

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Slough station is currently closed as emergency services carry out investigations

A woman and young child have died after being hit by a train in Slough, Berkshire, in "suspicious circumstances", police have said.

Police were called just before 09:45 BST and the station is currently closed.

A British Transport Police spokesman said they had not yet identified the victims and could not at this stage confirm the age or gender of the child.

They are appealing for witnesses to the incident.

A South Central Ambulance crew pronounced the two people dead at the scene.

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The train is being investigated by police

A British Transport Police spokesman said: "The incident is currently being treated as suspicious. Officers are working to identify the deceased and a full investigation has been launched."

Passengers are being kept on the train, the 08:41 from Bedwyn to Paddington, while investigations are being carried out.

It had left Reading at 09:21 and was heading non-stop to Paddington.

First Great Western (FGW) tweeted: "We are trying to get the train moving as soon as possible, but looks like it will be a little while yet."

Passenger Ian Creamer tweeted: "Our train is now a "crime scene" ... Never good to hear! Police, medical and @fgw staff finally arrived #slough".

FGW spokesman Dan Paynes said the train is currently stationary at Slough station and that "two of the four lines in and out of London Paddington are currently blocked as emergency services carry out their work".

He added: "This is having a knock on effect on our services."

FGW could not confirm the number of passengers on the train and have not been able to get extra staff on board.

Customers travelling to Slough station have been advised to travel to Langley or Burnham and will be able to use bus services.

Slough - Person hit by train:

Latest update is that the Station will reopen at 1400.

Relief lines are open. No trains to call at Slough until further notice. Main lines will remain closed until further notice. A reduced train service is in operation on routes from Paddington towards Reading.

Ticket Acceptance has been agreed on the following routes/services:
All reasonable routes on First Berkshire Buses and TfL bus services that operate on reasonable routes in the outer London area. Central Line LUL services from Ealing BW. Virgin Trains between Euston and Birmingham, to allow connections with London Midland Services at Birmingham for Worcester and beyond. Chiltern Services between Marylebone and Banbury. South West Trains Services between Waterloo and Windsor & Eton Riverside and between Waterloo and Reading. Cross Country Services between Banbury, Oxford and Reading.

Gateline and Revenue Protection Teams are to show discretion with tickets as customers will be circulating via any reasonable routes and discretion is to be shown in regards to all journeys in the East Area.

Customers with tickets for today's travel to or from Stations East of Reading will be able to travel tomorrow.

A woman and young child have died after being hit by a train in Slough, Berkshire, in "suspicious circumstances", police have said.

Police were called to the town's railway station, which remains closed, just before 09:45 BST.

Ch Insp Jenny Gilmer from British Transport Police said they had not yet identified the victims and could not confirm the age or gender of the child.

She added they did not believe there was "any third party involvement".

A South Central Ambulance crew pronounced the two people dead at the scene.

During a lunchtime news conference outside Slough station, where there is a heavy police presence, Ch Insp Gilmer said: "The incident is currently being treated as suspicious.

"Our detectives have launched a full investigation but they do not believe there was any third party involvement at the station".

First Great Western (FGW) spokesman Dan Paynes said the station was expected to be closed "for some time".

The train, the 08:41 from Bedwyn, was able to resume its non-stop service to Paddington just after 13:00.

Mr Payne said two of the four lines in and out of London Paddington still currently blocked as emergency services carry out their work.

He said: "This is turning out to be a horrible incident and our thoughts are with everyone involved as well as the driver of the train.

"He is receiving all the support he needs and probably won't drive again for some time.

"It's the worst type of incident that any member of staff on the railway can come across."

Passenger Derek Darke, 62, said: "We had just passed Slough station when it sounded to me like stones hitting the train from the tracks.

"Another passenger said it sounded like the train had run over a bicycle.

"The brakes were put on fairly sharply and we ground to a halt. Then, unusually for a British train, all the passengers started talking to each other."

Commuters have been advised to check FGW's live travel updates for train cancellations and line alterations.

Passengers had earlier been kept onboard while investigations were carried out.

Passenger Ian Creamer tweeted: "Our train is now a "crime scene" ... Never good to hear! Police, medical and @fgw staff finally arrived #slough

Two people thought to be mother and child die in suspected 'murder suicide' after being hit by train in Slough
Two people pronounced dead after 9.45am incident at station in Berkshire

Train driver 'apologised to passengers over PA system for hitting the pair'
Passengers onboard 8.41am Bedwyn-London train describe 'big impact'
Forensic investigators could later be seen working on platform and track
Police 'keeping an open mind' - but not ruling out 'foul play' in the deaths
Some passengers say they were told their train had become 'crime scene'


By Mark Duell for MailOnline

A mother and her child were believed to have died today in a suspected murder suicide after being hit by a train in ^suspicious circumstances^ at a packed commuter station.

They were declared dead at the scene in Slough, Berkshire, after the incident at 9.45am - and the driver was said to have apologised to passengers over the public address system for hitting the pair.

Passengers onboard the 8.41am Bedwyn to Paddington commuter train described feeling a ^big impact^ before the driver was forced to break the news of the deaths over the PA system.

Travellers told how he repeatedly apologised over the loud speaker while awaiting instructions from his control room. Forensic investigators could later be seen working on the platform and track.

Sources said police were 'keeping an open mind' - but were not ruling out 'foul play' in the deaths.

Train operator First Great Western said Slough station - which is on its line about 20 miles west of London Paddington - had been shut and there was ^no public access until further notice^.

Some passengers described on Twitter how they were told their train had become a ^crime scene^.

Ian Creamer from Newbury gave a running commentary, saying: 'This has suddenly turned into a terrible morning... Train just hit someone at Slough #FGW... Feel for driver and, of course, family.

^Our train is now a "crime scene"... Never good to hear! Police, medical and FGW staff finally arrived^ Police with evidence bags around the train...  And FGW staff with water on the train...

Passengers told how the train was travelling at ^quite a speed^ when it made an unscheduled stop.

Derek Darke, 62, had boarded the train at Theale, near Newbury, said: ^The train brakes then came on and we ground to halt and we obviously knew that there had been an incident.

'This has suddenly turned into a terrible morning. Train just hit someone at Slough. Feel for driver and, of course, family'

Ian Creamer, passenger


^The driver did the best he could to explain what was happening and then the police arrived and told us that the train was a crime scene.^

Another passenger said: ^I was in the middle carriage and everybody just looked at each other and said ^what was that^? It was quite some time before we realised that it was a person.

^And then to learn that it was a mother and child was just awful. The train driver was clearly very shocked, you could hear it in his voice, but he remained calm.^

The driver of the train which crashed had been left in a state of 'shock^ after the incident ^ and First Great Western insisted it would do its best to protect his welfare.

The train operator's director of communications Sue Evans said: ^The driver is currently in shock and devastated about what has happened.

^We do our best to protect our drivers in incidents like this and that involves keeping his identity secret, especially since the police are now involved.

'The driver is currently in shock and devastated about what has happened'
Sue Evans, First Great Western

^We met him off the train and he is now being looked after in our chain of care. We are really sad about this incident - our job as a train operator is to make sure people get to where they need to go.

^When an incident such as this happens we do our best to restore services as quickly as we can, which we are progressing well with.

^We have people on the concourse to help passengers and look after them as much as possible, we met the passengers off the Slough train when it arrived in London.^

Meanwhile, train staff gathered outside the station, which was cordoned off by police tape. A taxi driver, who did not want to be named, was queuing outside the station when the deaths happened.

He said: ^I heard the sirens and saw about four or five police cars arrive but we didn^t know it was this serious until the station was closed and everyone was forced to leave.

^It^s terrible what has happened, we can^t believe it. A mother and child. We^ve heard a lot of different things but we don^t know what has really happened.^

'The train brakes then came on and we ground to halt and we obviously knew that there had been an incident'

Derek Darke, passenger


A British Transport Police spokesman said today: ^Our officers were called to Slough railway station shortly before 9.45am, following reports that two people had been struck by a train.

^Thames Valley Police and South Central Ambulance Service also attended the incident, and two people were pronounced dead at the scene.

^The incident is currently being treated as suspicious. Officers are working to identify the deceased, and a full investigation has been launched. The station is currently closed while inquiries continue.^

And a First Great Western spokesman said on Twitter: 'Due to the incident at Slough station, the station is now closed and has no public access until further notice.

'For customers travelling to Slough station, please travel to Langley or Burnham and bus ticket acceptance for onward travel is in place.'

A South Central Ambulance Service spokesman said: ^We were called at 9.42am to reports of two people struck by a train. We sent two ambulance officers and an ambulance crew and two people were confirmed deceased at the scene.^

Meanwhile, First Great Western later revealed that in a separate incident today a person had been hit by a train almost 100 miles west on its line at Gloucester - but their condition was not yet known.

A spokesman said: 'Due to a person hit by a train at Gloucester, the station will be closed. No services will stop there and road transport is being arranged.'

Slough station, which is operated by First Great Western, has six platforms. Among the destinations to which passengers can travel directly are Reading, Oxford, Hereford, Great Malvern and London.

More than a century ago in June 1900, the station saw a major accident when an express train from London struck a local service that was at a standstill, killing five people and seriously injuring 35.

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"The brakes were put on fairly sharply and we ground to a halt. Then, unusually for a British train, all the passengers started talking to each other." 

The boy was 10 years old....

Slough station deaths: Mother and son killed by train named

A mother and her 10-year-old son who were killed when they were hit by a train in Slough, Berkshire, have been named.

British Transport Police said they "strongly believe" them to be Rubina Khan, 46, and her son Amaar Khan, 10.

However the force has yet to formally identify the pair.

It added that it was providing support to family members. A spokesman said: "We ask that they be left to grieve and come to terms with what has happened."

The incident happened just before 09:45 BST on Tuesday.

British Transport Police said the deaths were being treated as suspicious, but no third party was being sought.

They said the possibility of a murder-suicide was "one of the lines of inquiry" officers would be pursuing.

Emergency services and forensics officers blocked off two of the four lines in and out of London Paddington at Slough for six hours, causing severe train delays and cancellations.

Passengers on the 08:41 from Bedwyn, which hit the pair, were kept on the train while investigations were carried out.

Dan Paynes, a spokesman for First Great Western, said the driver of the train was replaced at Slough. "He is receiving all the support he needs and probably won't drive again for some time," he said.

Sadly there can rarely (if ever) have been a week like it for suicides on the railway, seem to be happening all over the country.

Slough train deaths: Respects paid at Rubina Khan's mosque

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The three-story mosque in Slough is expecting between 500 and 800 mourners for the funeral

People have been paying their respects at a mosque in Slough where a mother and son who were hit by a train worshipped.

The Jamia Masjid and Islamic Centre has had around 150 visitors, according to the mosque's trustee and family friend Latif Khan.

Rubina Khan, 46, and Amaar Khan, 10, were hit by a train at Slough station on Tuesday morning.

Mr Khan said: "They are one of the nicest families I've known." He said the Khan family have lived in Slough for about 50 years and are a "well-respected and educated" family.

Mrs Khan attended the mosque in in Stoke Poges Lane regularly with her three sons and the rest of her family.

"The whole family was popular," said Mr Khan. "Friends and family have been coming from Slough and the surrounding areas. We can't believe this has happened. They can't believe it."

When the funeral is held, Mr Latif, a former mayor of Slough, said the mosque was expecting between 500 and 800 mourners to attend.

British Transport Police said the deaths were being treated as suspicious, but no third party was being sought.

Slough railway deaths could be murder-suicide, say police

Relatives mourn Amaar, 10, and his mother Rubina Khan, 46, saying she had faced ^a long tackle with depression^

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Forensic officers on the tracks at Slough station after a woman and a child died when they were struck by a train. Photograph: Steve Parsons/PA

The family of a mother and child who were killed by a train in a suspected murder-suicide have said they are struggling to come to terms with their deaths.

British Transport police say they strongly believe Rubina Khan, 46, and her 10-year-old son, Amaar, were the two people who died at Slough station in Berkshire, on Tuesday morning.

The pair have not yet been formally identified, but their family paid tribute to them today and said their deaths had left a ^huge hole in our lives^. In a statement, they said: ^Rubina was a loving mother, wife, daughter and sister who will be sorely missed by all who knew her.

^Amaar was a cute, gorgeous little boy, with a lovely cheeky side, and we will all miss him so much. Their loss has left a huge hole in our lives and we are all struggling to come terms with what has happened.

^We have, however, been comforted and humbled by the support of the community. More than 1,000 people have been to see us to pay their respects, which really is testament to Rubina^s character as she was loved by one and all. This is an indescribably difficult time for the family and we now ask to be given the space and time we need to grieve.^

A BTP spokesman said officers were keeping an open mind about the incident. He said: ^Although we have yet to formally identify the deceased following yesterday^s incident at Slough railway station, we can confirm we strongly believe them to be Rubina Khan, 46, and her son, Amaar Khan, 10.^

Ch Insp Jenny Gilmer said the possibility of a murder-suicide was ^one of the lines of inquiry that our officers will be pursuing but we must not speculate^.

The mother and son were pronounced dead at the scene after they were struck shortly before 9.45am. Gilmer said: ^The incident is still bring treated as suspicious although officers do not believe there was any third party involvement at the station.^

The station was closed for nearly six hours on Tuesday while police gathered evidence from the scene. The driver of the 8.41am commuter train from Bedwyn to London Paddington was incredibly shaken up following the incident, Gilmer said. One passenger tweeted that the driver used the public address system to apologise to those on board.

Officers combed the railway tracks for evidence and studied the station^s CCTV of the incident. A large number of witnesses both on the train and on the platform were also interviewed.

This article was modified on 25 September 2014 to remove a reference to a Tweet reportedly from a family member

POLICE are appealing for two women who may have ^vital accounts^ of the Slough Railway Station double fatality.

British Transport Police want to speak to two women on platform five at the time of the incident.

Slough mum Rubina Khan, 46, and her son Amaar, 10, died after being hit by a train at around 9.40am on Tuesday last week (23).

The deaths are being treated as suspicious, and detectives are trying to trace the movement of the mother and son prior to them being on the tracks.

Detective Sergeant Andy Nattrass said: ^So far we have managed to speak to a number of people who saw Rubina and Amaar prior to their tragic deaths, but we are certain there are more witnesses who have yet to come forward.

^We would particularly like to speak to two women who were on platform five at Slough station at the time of the incident.

^We know the women spoke to another witness at the station ^ and told her they had seen what happened ^ but we have yet to trace them.

^Their accounts may be vital in piecing together exactly what happened and it is imperative that we speak to them as soon as possible.

DS Nattrass added: ^Even the smallest piece of information could be crucial.^ Call police on 0800 40 50 40 or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.

Line Updates

Cancellations to services between Reading and London Paddington
Due to a person hit by a train between Reading and London Paddington all lines are blocked.
Train services running to and from these stations may be cancelled or delayed by up to 45 mins. Disruption is expected until 11:00 04/02.
During this disruption if you wish to use local buses as an alternative means of transport and the local bus is not accepting First Great Western tickets please keep the bus ticket and send it, together with your rail ticket, to us for a refund.
Chiltern Railways, South West Trains and London Underground are conveying passengers via any reasonable route until further notice.
First in Berkshire & The Thames Valley are conveying passengers via any reasonable route until further notice.
Last Updated: 04/02/2015 08:33

Cancellations to services between Slough and Windsor & Eton Central
Due to a person hit by a train between Slough and Windsor & Eton Central all lines are closed.
Train services running to and from these stations may be cancelled. An estimate for the resumption of normal services will be provided as soon as the problem has been fully assessed.
First Bus route 71: Slough (Bus Station) - Windsor (Theatre Royal) - Egham (Church Road) and First Bus routes 77, 191, 701, 702: Slough (Bus Station) - Windsor are conveying passengers via any reasonable route until further notice.
Last Updated: 04/02/2015 08:38

Again tonight, fgw fails appallingly. The 22.48 has taken 25mins to reach Langley

No announcement. No anything. Just an overcrowded crate of delayed incompetence.

And now we've stopped. Useless. 

Had many a call to its diesel standby genset and done a few crash tests on it in the past.

The abolition of Slough PSB will also I believe see the end of Token working on the Maidenhead to Bourne End Line it being replaced with axel counters

The Bourne End No Signaller Token method of working remains unaltered. The axle counters are only replacing the track circuits that were already in place at the Maidenhead end of the Branch.

It does.  Also part of the line from Oxford to Didcot and the Gloucester line from near Swindon Station to Kemble.

Can't remember how many workstations are involved.

What is the thinking behind the signal identification scheme?

Those around Paddington stayed as SN when they moved from Slough New to Didcot.  Some around Reading are T and others are TR after the panel there closed, SB still survives around Didcot and the Kemble line controlled from Didcot has SW. 

Anyone know what the signals around Swindon will be prefixed when the panel closes there - SW or T or TS?

At Reading at least, all new signals were labelled T and existing ones stayed TR until replaced. I can't see any TR ones left now, at least not in the RSAR area.

.....well as long as the post remains upright..... ::) :P

Such a lack of confidence   ;D  ;D

 

Ten.  Paddington, Acton, Hayes, Maidenhead, Twyford, Reading, Reading West Jn, B&H, Didcot, Swindon(*).

(*) Swindon workstation currently just controls the Kemble line.  It will (when the Swindon panel finally gets decommissioned) fringe with Didcot at its eastern end, so TVSC will be continuous from the Paddington bufferstops to Hullavington and Thingley.

London to Paddington train.

Maybe if this was the type of electrification used through Slough they wouldn't be years behind...

Whilst I appreciate that the good folk of the Slough Observer are unlikely to trouble the Pulitzer prize judges, I was more interested in the background to the incident rather than a critique of grammar, geography and/or technical detail.................never mind!  ::)

Internal Information:

UPDATE 6 at 03:57: Lines back open. 1P90 now in platform at Slough.

UPDATE 5 at 03:39: 1P90 now on the move.

UPDATE 4 at 03:15: BT Police have released the train to move to Slough station, the driver is still being interviewed by the Police. GWR fitters have nearly completed their examination of the train and the fire brigade are now packing up and going clear of the railway. The emergency services are now heading to Slough station to continue their investigations into the fire.

UPDATE 3 at 02:53: Fire brigade incident officer now conducting investigations. GWR fitter on board as of 02:20.

UPDATE 2 at 02:05: Passengers have been de-trained. Taxis en route. Fitter is to make assessment of damage and depending on this assessment the aim is to move 1P90 into the Up Relief platform at Slough.

UPDATE 1 at 01:43: Fire brigade on site.

Maidenhead, Slough and Reading providing taxi's.

Initial: 1P90 21:51 Hereford to London Paddington reports a fire on board in Coach E. Emergency services en route.

2R95 holding at Slough. 2P00 holding at Reading.

1P90 train on fire Slough West

03:42 RIO advises 5P90 is now in platform 5 at Slough station with the up / down main lines re-opened to traffic. The reason why the driver could not get brake release was the pass - com had been pulled in the toilet compartment and the fire had melted the pass-com handle.

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03:34 5P90 now on the move into Slough station
up / down mains will be re-open

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03:09 RIO advises the BT Police have released the train to allow to move to Slough station, the driver is still being interviewed by the Police. GWR fitters have nearly completed their examination of the train and the fire brigade are now packing up and going clear of the railway. The emergency services are now heading to Slough station to continue their investigations into the fire

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02:45 RIO advises he has made contact with the GWR fitter and on call manager. The fire brigade incident officer is on the train starting his investigation.

02:35 RAIB advised by GWR DCM

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02:27 GWR fitter at the access point walking to the train, the emergency services have completed a final sweep of the train removing any personal items they have found. All passengers have been removed and are at the nearby MacDonald's restaurant

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02:11 RIO requested to speak to the PICOP about shorting back T3 possession item 56. The fire brigade are at the moment clearing the affected coaches of smoke.

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01:37 GWR duty manager advises there is 17 passengers who have been evacuated onto the track. The TVSC Slough signaller advises the fire brigade have checked the train with nobody else left on the train, it appears the fire may have started in the toilets of coach F. There is two GWR managers enroute to the train.

01:44 RIO advises there is numerous passengers suffering from Breathing in smoke.

Lines remain blocked in the Slough area

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01:26 Emergency service update, the access point is at Berwick Road Slough.
Fire Brigade on site, via access at Berwick Avenue.

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01:12 Hayes MOM on site acting as RIO.


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01:04 TVSC Slough signaller advises the driver working 1P90 (21:51 Hereford to Paddington) has come to a stand on the up main with an unsolicited brake application. The driver believes it may be a possible pass- com activation with a report of a coach on the train smoking.

01:16 GWR advises they have evacuated the train with passenger now in the 10ft away from burning vehicle.

Berks Fire Brigade advised. Ref 7788.

Me too. However, there is no date on the article and I cannot see any abnormal activity on RTT at that time in the morning in the last seven days so difficult to comment really. 

MODS: Apologies for the duplicate posts on this topic, got a MySQL error so thought it hadn’t posted.

Second one this week......

Cancellations to services between London Paddington and Maidenhead
Due to a person being hit by a train between London Paddington and Maidenhead all lines are blocked.
Train services running to and from these stations may be cancelled or delayed. Disruption is expected until 16:30 12/12.

The usual lack of information at Paddington for customers being reported and confused & contradictory advice being given over whether they can travel via Waterloo to Reading etc.

According to twitter responses, SWR not passing GWR tickets to London owing to strike timetable ie fewer trains

It will be interesting to see what TfL Rail has to offer in any way different to current policy on reducing accidents at Taplow etc.

TFL have been manning the station from first to last in advance of Sunday. There was certainly somone there Wednesday at 16:15.

The waitng room on platform 3 was open. Warm Bright and Clean.

There is no strike today, just chaos because "the trains are in the wrong places".

You genuinely couldn't make it up.

SWR made no attempt at running a normal timetable - trhey continued with the strike timetable and paid all their staff too