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Title: Fire on a train - HWY - 23/10/15 Post by: ChrisB on October 23, 2015, 13:13:36 Just before midday - Mainline trains going via AYS.
Hopefully no one hurt, train evacuated safely. Anyone able to access more details? Service? Stock number? Title: Re: Fire on a train - HWY - 23/10/15 Post by: JayMac on October 23, 2015, 13:27:41 HWY = High Wycombe
AYS = Aylesbury Service involved was 1G25 1045 London Marylebone to Birmingham Snow Hill. Failed at High Wycombe 1109. A fire on a Class 68 locomotive, 68015. All passengers safely evacuated at High Wycombe and transferred onto coaches to Princes Risborough for onward rail travel. Fire extinguished and a rescue loco has recovered the failed train. Normal working resumed around 1300. Some residual delays, diversions and cancellations. Title: Re: Fire on a train - HWY - 23/10/15 Post by: ChrisB on October 23, 2015, 13:33:22 Thanks for the info.
Ok, that's my train home borked as it usually forms the 1815 to Birmingham. Those locos are barely 6 months or so old. Hope it doesn't mean withdrawal & checking the others, so close to Sunday's start on the Oxford branch. HWY = High Wycombe AYS = Aylesbury They're in the glossary, right? Title: Re: Fire on a train - HWY - 23/10/15 Post by: JayMac on October 23, 2015, 13:40:37 The vast majority of station codes are not included in the Acronyms/Abbreviations page. That's why I included the full names here. Many readers of the forum wouldn't have a clue what HWY and AYS are.
Title: Re: Fire on a train - HWY - 23/10/15 Post by: grahame on October 23, 2015, 14:14:58 The glossary would be flooded with over 2500 entries! ... there are ways and means of looking them up, but much better simply to include them at first mention in a post thread so that your readers don't have to scurry off to sort out SPP (Shippea Hill) or ABC (Altnabraec) or BGL or CAU (see - those last two set you scurrying :D )
Title: Re: Fire on a train - HWY - 23/10/15 Post by: rower40 on October 23, 2015, 14:52:33 The glossary would be flooded with over 2500 entries! ... there are ways and means of looking them up, but much better simply to include them at first mention in a post thread so that your readers don't have to scurry off to sort out SPP (Shippea Hill) or ABC (Altnabraec) or BGL or CAU (see - those last two set you scurrying :D ) Are you blowing your own trumpet with one of those? ;)Title: Re: Fire on a train - HWY - 23/10/15 Post by: Western Pathfinder on October 23, 2015, 19:15:11 More like a Cornish Cornet !.
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