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Title: Smoke/Fire on PAD-WSM service - 07/06/2014 Post by: James Vertigan on June 07, 2014, 11:33:51 Gathering reports from social media of a "small fire" or "smoke" in the driver's cab of the HST that formed 1C10 1030 PAD-WSM. Service was terminated at Southall.
Title: Re: Smoke/Fire on PAD-WSM service - 07/06/2014 Post by: ChrisB on June 07, 2014, 16:21:55 BBC London Travel tweeted "Probs with the alternator caused smoke to billow from the motor carriage"
No one hurt, delays shortening....poss means another HST out on Monday though Title: Re: Smoke/Fire on PAD-WSM service - 07/06/2014 Post by: SDS on June 07, 2014, 18:08:30 Quote Driver of 1C10 10:30 Paddington to Weston SM reports smoke coming from lead power car, service is at a stand at Southall East Junction, 1C78 10:35 Paddington to Paignton at a stand behind. Update at 12:10: 1C10 has terminated at Southall and is now going empty to Old Oak Common. Update at 11:40: Overhead power is back on Update at 11:17: 1C11 11:00 Paddington to Bristol TM to call additionally at Southall, passengers from 1C10 can transfer to this service. Update at 11:12: HEX service suspended. Update at 11:05: 1C10 has come forward to Southall station, fire brigade en route. Title: Re: Smoke/Fire on PAD-WSM service - 07/06/2014 Post by: James Vertigan on June 07, 2014, 18:30:14 I found out earlier that the "Driver of 1C10" was a friend of mine! He told me it was an "electrical fire" on power car 43063. As said here, all passengers OK but understandably he was a little shocked and was sent back to Bristol.
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