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Title: Train hits boulder, Severn Beach Line near Shirehampton. 28th July 2015. Post by: JayMac on July 28, 2015, 11:19:11 The Severn Beach Line service is currently terminating at Clifton and turning back after the 0836 from Avonmouth to Bristol Temple Meads hit a boulder at Horseshoe Bend between Shirehampton and Sea Mills. The train crew were able to remove the boulder from the track and continue, but the line was subsequently closed so that an inspection could be carried out.
As of 1100 there is concern from a Network Rail earthworks examiner about another boulder on the embankment. The line in this area runs along the side of a steep bank next to the River Avon. From FGW: Quote Cancellations to services between Clifton Down and Severn Beach Due to an obstruction on the line between Clifton Down and Severn Beach all lines are blocked. Impact: Train services running to and from these stations may be cancelled. Disruption is expected until 11:00 29/07. Customer Advice: Owing to a boulder falling from an embankment we are unable to run a train service between Clifton Down and Severn Beach. Network Rail staff are on site and carrying out an inspection of the embankment. South Gloucester Bus & Coach are running coaches between Clifton Down and Severn Beach, these may not be at published train times. Please check station signage for the location of the rail replacement pick up stop. Customers may also use the following First Bus routes: First Bus routes 1, 2: Bristol (Temple Meads Stop TJ) - Clifton Down (Station), First Bus routes 8, 9: Bristol (Temple Meads Stop TA) - Clifton Down (Station) - Redland (Station), First Bus route 40: Bristol (Centre) - Clifton Down (Station) - Sea Mills (Square) - Shirehampton (The Green) and First Bus route 41: Bristol (Centre) - Clifton Down (Station) - Sea Mills (Sunny Hill) - Shirehampton (The Green) - Avonmouth are conveying passengers via any reasonable route until further notice. From Google Maps, the area concerned: (http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt68/bignosemac/cats_zpsdjmcs35c.jpg) https://goo.gl/maps/uNK7K Title: Re: Train hits boulder, Severn Beach Line near Shirehampton. 28th July 2015. Post by: grahame on July 28, 2015, 12:18:12 Noting they're now saying "until 11:00 on 29th" i.e. tomorrow.
Is it practical to run Bristol to Sea Mills and Bristol to Severn Beach via Henbury and a reversal at Avonmouth? Title: Re: Train hits boulder, Severn Beach Line near Shirehampton. 28th July 2015. Post by: JayMac on July 28, 2015, 12:19:30 Line reopened at 1200.
Last inspection of the earthworks in the area was November 2013. Does anyone know if that is an unduly long time? Title: Re: Train hits boulder, Severn Beach Line near Shirehampton. 28th July 2015. Post by: JayMac on July 28, 2015, 12:36:11 Is it practical to run Bristol to Sea Mills and Bristol to Severn Beach via Henbury and a reversal at Avonmouth? Technically possible had it been necessary, but problematical finding pilots for the freight only section. It would have been far easier to continue the ticket acceptance on local buses. Title: Re: Train hits boulder, Severn Beach Line near Shirehampton. 28th July 2015. Post by: TonyK on August 06, 2015, 21:05:20 Is it practical to run Bristol to Sea Mills and Bristol to Severn Beach via Henbury and a reversal at Avonmouth? Like some sort of loop, only incomplete? ;D Time would not be of the essence. I have been that way from Patchway once, during the 2-week possession for Abbey Wood. It added almost an hour to the journey, which would have bothered me had I not gone specially for the ride. Title: Re: Train hits boulder, Severn Beach Line near Shirehampton. 28th July 2015. Post by: Chris from Nailsea on August 07, 2015, 00:09:19 Like some sort of loop, only incomplete? ;D Whoever would propose such a ludicrous scheme ?? :o ::) 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 |