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Title: Landslip at Honiton Tunnel Axminster - Exeter shut. Post by: RichardB on August 24, 2024, 12:05:34 Sadly another landslip by Honiton Tunnel. The line shut between Axminster and Honiton yesterday morning and is not expected to reopen until tomorrow (Sunday) morning.
The line between Honiton and Exeter is absolutely fine and SWR have units in Exeter (or, at least, they did - they may have been moved via the GW route overnight) but no emergency Exeter - Honiton shuttle service has been organised and buses have been laid on instead. The buses are not running to a timetable and inevitably take much longer than the train. Somehow this has got to be cracked - yes, it would be an organisational challenge to provide a shuttle especially in terms of train crew but I'd be confident it's doable and running trains instead of buses would provide an infinitely better service for passengers. The Waterloo - Exeter line has been run from Salisbury since Salisbury Depot was built and the 159s were introduced in 1993. There must have once been contingency plans for running a train service west of a blockage at Crewkerne or Honiton Tunnels. They need to be found, updated and be ready to be put into practice in any future situation like this. Title: Re: Landslip at Honiton Tunnel Axminster - Exeter shut. Post by: ChrisB on August 24, 2024, 15:21:30 Drivers depot at Exeter would solve it...?
Title: Re: Landslip at Honiton Tunnel Axminster - Exeter shut. Post by: bradshaw on August 24, 2024, 17:54:54 The problem is at the west end of the tunnel and seems a new source of water reaching the surface.
These posts from Network Rail show the problem https://x.com/networkrailwssx/status/1827033715534360868?s=61&t=VlafMC5gF9tidw36b1Y8JQ https://x.com/networkrailwssx/status/1827279330474414491?s=61&t=VlafMC5gF9tidw36b1Y8JQ Updated at 20.47 video explaining what is happening https://x.com/networkrailwssx/status/1827426216577528032?s=61&t=VlafMC5gF9tidw36b1Y8JQ Title: Re: Landslip at Honiton Tunnel Axminster - Exeter shut. Post by: PhilWakely on August 24, 2024, 17:59:14 Drivers depot at Exeter would solve it...? Spot on as there are currently 2 6-car sets stabled in New Yard. What happens to the crews of the last Down service of the day (arr 0005) and the first Up service (dep 0510)? Do they stop over or are they taxi'ed to/from Salisbury/Yeovil? Unless, of course, wind-down and start-up prep mean that it is all part of the same shift? Title: Re: Landslip at Honiton Tunnel Axminster - Exeter shut. Post by: paul7575 on August 24, 2024, 19:01:19 Drivers depot at Exeter would solve it...? Spot on as there are currently 2 6-car sets stabled in New Yard. What happens to the crews of the last Down service of the day (arr 0005) and the first Up service (dep 0510)? Do they stop over or are they taxi'ed to/from Salisbury/Yeovil? Unless, of course, wind-down and start-up prep mean that it is all part of the same shift? I think I’ve read previously it is an overnight shift, and they have a break in situ. 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 |