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Title: Passenger taken ill at Paddington, and other incidents causing delays - 3 March 2010 Post by: James Vertigan on March 03, 2010, 18:16:09 Posting this here as its affecting more than one service out of Paddington:
Quote Train services have been disrupted due to a passenger being taken ill at London Paddington.Delays of up to 30 minutes may still occur. Several platforms were unavailable during the incident which has resulted in ongoing delays on train services both into and out of London Paddington station. The Greenford train I have just arrived home was late leaving Paddington and crawled its way to Acton Main Line, even HSTs were crawling through - no information was available to our driver (1718 out of Paddington) between Paddington and Acton (one passenger suggested someone had jumped in front of a train at Ealing Broadway - obviously a seasoned FGW traveller!) It turns out that the real reason is as posted above - but I can't say I saw anything relating to the problem at Paddington, don't know which platforms were "unavailable". Title: Re: Passenger taken ill at Paddington, and other incidents causing delays - 3 March 2010 Post by: johoare on March 03, 2010, 20:15:17 I was on a train an hour later (18.18).. there was no information but we also left late and crawled as far as about Ealing Broadway before speeding up...Not sure if it's related..
Title: Re: Passenger taken ill at Paddington, and other incidents causing delays - 3 March 2010 Post by: Chris from Nailsea on March 03, 2010, 20:41:38 According to the live FGW site (http://www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk/LiveUpdateList.aspx), various trains leaving Paddington were delayed or even cancelled due to 'a passenger being taken ill earlier'.
Title: Re: Passenger taken ill at Paddington, and other incidents causing delays - 3 March 2010 Post by: James Vertigan on March 03, 2010, 20:59:30 One person on Twitter reported a 'broken rail outside Paddington' about three hours ago as well - don't know how accurate that report is!
Title: Re: Passenger taken ill at Paddington, and other incidents causing delays - 3 March 2010 Post by: Oxman on March 03, 2010, 21:01:51 An earlier Oxford service was stoned and delayed at Slough whilst the broken window was knocked out. Ended up 25 late on arrival.
Title: Re: Passenger taken ill at Paddington, and other incidents causing delays - 3 March 2010 Post by: JayMac on March 03, 2010, 21:05:27 "Several platforms were unavailable during the incident........"
I'm struggling to find a reason for several platforms being put out of use for someone being taken ill. ??? Title: Re: Passenger taken ill at Paddington, and other incidents causing delays - 3 March 2010 Post by: Chris from Nailsea on March 03, 2010, 21:07:10 Road ambulance access and egress, possibly?
Title: Re: Passenger taken ill at Paddington, and other incidents causing delays - 3 March 2010 Post by: Chris from Nailsea on March 03, 2010, 21:24:03 Perhaps rather bizarrely - from FGW live updates (http://www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk/LiveUpdateList.aspx):
Quote 19:27 Worcester Foregate Street to Oxford due 21:20 This train has been delayed at Worcester Shrub Hill and is now 25 minutes late. This is due to a passenger having been taken ill earlier. Last Updated: 03/03/2010 20:56 ??? Title: Re: Passenger taken ill at Paddington, and other incidents causing delays - 3 March 2010 Post by: johoare on March 03, 2010, 21:50:23 It's totally unrelated I am sure but when I arrived at Paddington there were two very big posh cars and four police motorbikes waiting for someone to arrive.. Princess Anne maybe?
Title: Re: Passenger taken ill at Paddington, and other incidents causing delays - 3 March 2010 Post by: Mookiemoo on March 03, 2010, 22:07:30 It's totally unrelated I am sure but when I arrived at Paddington there were two very big posh cars and four police motorbikes waiting for someone to arrive.. Princess Anne maybe? Almost certainly! But of course they could not actually tell one that could they. I remember when Charlie visited worcester - all parking was prohibited at shrub hill FFS. Title: Re: Passenger taken ill at Paddington, and other incidents causing delays - 3 March 2010 Post by: RailCornwall on March 03, 2010, 22:09:28 The Duchess of Cornwall had engagements in the County yesterday, she could have stayed overnight and returned to London today.
Title: Re: Passenger taken ill at Paddington, and other incidents causing delays - 3 March 2010 Post by: devon_metro on March 03, 2010, 22:43:00 An led to believe a passenger collapsed on the 1715 paddington - swansea as it departed and pass com was pulled.
Title: Re: Passenger taken ill at Paddington, and other incidents causing delays - 3 March 2010 Post by: moonrakerz on March 03, 2010, 23:08:54 It's totally unrelated I am sure but when I arrived at Paddington there were two very big posh cars and four police motorbikes waiting for someone to arrive.. Princess Anne maybe? Almost certainly! But of course they could not actually tell one that could they. I remember when Charlie visited worcester - all parking was prohibited at shrub hill FFS. Strange...... When he came to Warminster a while back - in the Royal Train, it was all fairly low key. They wouldn't let anyone up by the booking office, but when he left (heading Westbury way) I was stood on the platform just past the footbridge and nobody seemed to mind. I suppose it all depends on the Plod in charge ! (http://i50.tinypic.com/t5ln9k.jpg) Title: Re: Passenger taken ill at Paddington, and other incidents causing delays - 3 March 2010 Post by: dog box on March 03, 2010, 23:11:53 spot on DM...service set back to PAD also 20 mph EROS At Ladbroke Grove broken rail on down main
Title: Re: Passenger taken ill at Paddington, and other incidents causing delays - 3 March 2010 Post by: johoare on March 03, 2010, 23:16:59 So the broken rail would explain trains crawling out of Paddington (assuming that is down.. I'm not sure of my downs and my ups but I do know I was on the main line ;D) an hour after the passenger taken ill incident? it would have been nice to have been told..
Title: Re: Passenger taken ill at Paddington, and other incidents causing delays - 3 March 2010 Post by: inspector_blakey on March 03, 2010, 23:20:39 Yes, that's right. "Down" generally refers to trains travelling away from London, "up" trains are heading towards London. So an "Up Swansea" is travelling Swansea to Paddington but a "Down Swansea" is heading from Paddington to Swansea.
Title: Re: Passenger taken ill at Paddington, and other incidents causing delays - 3 March 2010 Post by: IndustryInsider on March 04, 2010, 00:40:35 Yes, that's right. "Down" generally refers to trains travelling away from London, "up" trains are heading towards London. So an "Up Swansea" is travelling Swansea to Paddington but a "Down Swansea" is heading from Paddington to Swansea. And if you're travelling from Oxford to Winchester then the 'up' service you're on turns into a 'down' service en-route. ??? Title: Re: Passenger taken ill at Paddington, and other incidents causing delays - 3 March 2010 Post by: Mookiemoo on March 04, 2010, 00:57:51 Can someone drop a bomb on london - so much easier
Title: Re: Passenger taken ill at Paddington, and other incidents causing delays - 3 March 2010 Post by: inspector_blakey on March 04, 2010, 03:15:18 The waters are further muddied because back in the day the Midland Railway used Derby, not London, as the "datum" against which "up" or "down" was measured...so for example Bath to Mangotsfield was up, despite it going away from the big smoke!
Title: Re: Passenger taken ill at Paddington, and other incidents causing delays - 3 March 2010 Post by: James Vertigan on March 04, 2010, 05:39:45 Can someone drop a bomb on london - so much easier 'ere! Wait until I've moved to Devon first! Title: Re: Passenger taken ill at Paddington, and other incidents causing delays - 3 March 2010 Post by: Tim on March 04, 2010, 09:04:42 "Several platforms were unavailable during the incident........" I'm struggling to find a reason for several platforms being put out of use for someone being taken ill. ??? Pass-com pulled whilst train is departing. Trains stops on top of points? Title: Re: Passenger taken ill at Paddington, and other incidents causing delays - 3 March 2010 Post by: Worcester_Passenger on March 04, 2010, 09:46:59 The waters are further muddied because back in the day the Midland Railway used Derby, not London, as the "datum" against which "up" or "down" was measured...so for example Bath to Mangotsfield was up, despite it going away from the big smoke! I think that was only true of the Derby - Birmingham - Bristol part of the Midland - the rest of it worked from London. You can see milepost 0 for the Bristol line at the end of the platforms at Derby. Title: Re: Passenger taken ill at Paddington, and other incidents causing delays - 3 March 2010 Post by: James Vertigan on March 04, 2010, 11:57:47 "Several platforms were unavailable during the incident........" I'm struggling to find a reason for several platforms being put out of use for someone being taken ill. ??? Projectile vomit? :P Sorry! Title: Re: Passenger taken ill at Paddington, and other incidents causing delays - 3 March 2010 Post by: Ollie on March 04, 2010, 21:58:07 "Several platforms were unavailable during the incident........" I'm struggling to find a reason for several platforms being put out of use for someone being taken ill. ??? Pass-com pulled whilst train is departing. Trains stops on top of points? Title: Re: Passenger taken ill at Paddington, and other incidents causing delays - 3 March 2010 Post by: Cornish Traveller on March 05, 2010, 09:29:46 :o Perhaps they had just paid ^239 for a ticket to Penzance ! LOL ;D
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