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Title: Fatality Between Reading-Reading West (27/10/2008) Post by: Lee on October 27, 2008, 17:06:21 From the FGW website :
Train services between Reading and Reading West are being disrupted due to a fatality.Short notice alterations, cancellations and delays of up to 60 minutes can be expected. A number of services are being revised (with road transport provided) due to this sad event. Title: Re: Fatality Between Reading-Reading West (27/10/2008) Post by: devon_metro on October 27, 2008, 17:34:27 Nasty timing!
Title: Re: Fatality Between Reading-Reading West (27/10/2008) Post by: devon_metro on October 27, 2008, 17:38:42 Summary of services to West Country:
1606 Padd - Pnz diverted via Melksham 1633 Padd - Exd diverted via Melksham (Newbury/Hungerford/Pewsey cancelled) 1703 Padd - Pnz diverted via Melksham (Newbury cancelled) Title: Re: Fatality Between Reading-Reading West (27/10/2008) Post by: Ollie on October 27, 2008, 18:06:43 17:03 was originally due to go via Melksham but should have run it's booked route.
17:06 Westbury was cancelled. Title: Re: Fatality Between Reading-Reading West (27/10/2008) Post by: Phil on October 27, 2008, 18:24:57 Nasty timing! I don't suppose there's ever really a good time to get knocked down by a train.... Title: Re: Fatality Between Reading-Reading West (27/10/2008) Post by: devon_metro on October 27, 2008, 18:28:49 17:03 was originally due to go via Melksham but should have run it's booked route. Indeed it did. Title: Re: Fatality Between Reading-Reading West (27/10/2008) Post by: Lee on October 27, 2008, 18:54:40 I Work For FGW blog post link.
http://www.iworkforfgw.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=142#p199 Title: Re: Fatality Between Reading-Reading West (27/10/2008) Post by: G.Uard on October 28, 2008, 05:23:44 According to the Reading Evening Post 27/10
"A woman died after she was hit by a high speed train (my italics), just outside Reading West station before rush hour this afternoon. The woman, who had not been named as the Evening Post went to press, was hit by the 4.07pm train travelling from Reading to Basingstoke and services both ways were closed." Title: Re: Fatality Between Reading-Reading West (27/10/2008) Post by: Ollie on October 28, 2008, 11:47:46 According to the Reading Evening Post 27/10 "A woman died after she was hit by a high speed train (my italics), just outside Reading West station before rush hour this afternoon. The woman, who had not been named as the Evening Post went to press, was hit by the 4.07pm train travelling from Reading to Basingstoke and services both ways were closed." For those not aware the reasoning for italics is I assume due to the fact that the 16:07 is formed of a Turbo. Title: Re: Fatality Between Reading-Reading West (27/10/2008) Post by: IndustryInsider on October 28, 2008, 12:54:42 According to the Reading Evening Post 27/10 "A woman died after she was hit by a high speed train (my italics), just outside Reading West station before rush hour this afternoon. The woman, who had not been named as the Evening Post went to press, was hit by the 4.07pm train travelling from Reading to Basingstoke and services both ways were closed." For those not aware the reasoning for italics is I assume due to the fact that the 16:07 is formed of a Turbo. And probably travelling at no more than 30-40mph as it would have stopped at Reading West. Title: Re: Fatality Between Reading-Reading West (27/10/2008) Post by: BBM on November 21, 2008, 10:26:20 According to the Reading Evening Post 27/10 "A woman died after she was hit by a high speed train (my italics), just outside Reading West station before rush hour this afternoon. The woman, who had not been named as the Evening Post went to press, was hit by the 4.07pm train travelling from Reading to Basingstoke and services both ways were closed." More on the sad tale of the young lady involved in the incident: http://www.getreading.co.uk/news/s/2039837_eva_will_always_be_in_our_hearts 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 |