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Title: Bridge hit by vehicle between SAL and SOU (30th March) Post by: Brucey on March 30, 2010, 16:02:55 Quote Train services are being disrupted due to a vehicle striking a bridge between Salisbury and Southampton Central. Short notice alterations and delays of up to 50 minutes can be expected. Any more information about which bridge was hit? Seems to be causing quite long delays in places. Title: Re: Bridge hit by vehicle between SAL and SOU (30th March) Post by: paul7575 on March 30, 2010, 17:29:33 Just north of Romsey I think, it was hit just before 1500 I think. Down at Southampton the 1510 Cardiff service was held at the platform 4 starter, and the London end of P4 used for terminating trains that would usually end up on the P2/3 island. Through services towards Bournemouth and Weymouth were using platfoms 2 and 3.
In my book that would count as a pretty minor hassle, but needless to say a number of today's typical passengers saw fit to have a moan because the train didn't leave from/arrive at the normal place... Paul Title: Re: Bridge hit by vehicle between SAL and SOU (30th March) Post by: IndustryInsider on March 30, 2010, 19:14:59 Edited from the NR log...
14:56 Hampshire Police advised a lorry is stuck under Budds Lane bridge, Romsey. 14:58 Easleigh ASC and MOM advised and will attend. Budds Lane bridge E11/18 is a red bridge and requires a BSE to reopen. 15:54 Eastleigh MOM advised line speed has been authorised at 1553. Title: Re: Bridge hit by vehicle between SAL and SOU (30th March) Post by: JayMac on March 30, 2010, 21:09:35 Could we have an explanation of the abrreviations InIn?.
I'm okay with NR, but ASC, MOM and BSE......? ;) Title: Re: Bridge hit by vehicle between SAL and SOU (30th March) Post by: IndustryInsider on March 30, 2010, 21:14:44 Could we have an explanation of the abrreviations InIn?. I'm okay with NR, but ASC, MOM and BSE......? ;) I'll have a go: ASC- Area Signalling Controller MOM - Mobile Operations Manager BSE - Bridge Structural Engineer BNM - Bignosemac Might have the words slightly wrong, but I think they're right! Title: Re: Bridge hit by vehicle between SAL and SOU (30th March) Post by: smokey on March 30, 2010, 21:15:25 ASC....................Area Signalling Centre. ( I think)
MOM...................Mobile Operations Manager BSE.....................Building Structure Engineer Title: Re: Bridge hit by vehicle between SAL and SOU (30th March) Post by: IndustryInsider on March 30, 2010, 21:16:44 ASC....................Area Signalling Centre. ( I think) MOM...................Mobile Operations Manager BSE.....................Building Structure Engineer Between Smokey and myself I think we've got them all right - as with every job title they seem to change every few months! Title: Re: Bridge hit by vehicle between SAL and SOU (30th March) Post by: JayMac on March 30, 2010, 21:28:21 BNM - Bignosemac BNM = Burnham, Bucks. At least according to Avantix :P ;D Title: Re: Bridge hit by vehicle between SAL and SOU (30th March) Post by: inspector_blakey on March 30, 2010, 22:16:47 Just a thought (and no doubt it's been mentioned before) but does NR have any way of recovering the costs of a bridge strike from the errant driver's insurers?
Title: Re: Bridge hit by vehicle between SAL and SOU (30th March) Post by: Chris from Nailsea on March 30, 2010, 22:32:54 Yes, they do - if they catch / identify them: see http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/coffeeshop/index.php?topic=6370.msg63338#msg63338 ::)
Title: Re: Bridge hit by vehicle between SAL and SOU (30th March) Post by: inspector_blakey on March 31, 2010, 03:04:33 Presumably when the offending vehicle is wedged under the bridge as in this situation that's fairly straightforward!
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