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Title: Problems - Castle Cary/Westbury - 02 Jun 11 Post by: bobm on June 02, 2011, 14:35:17 From FGW website
Quote Line problem between Castle Cary and Westbury. Train services are being disrupted due to a person hit by a train between Castle Cary and Westbury.Short notice alterations, cancellations and delays of up to 60 minutes can be expected. Last Updated: 02/06/2011 14:03 The lunchtime Pullman Service from Plymouth (12:55) looks like it's being held at Taunton prior to possible diversion via Bristol. Edit: is now being diverted to miss Castle Cary and Westbury. This is on top of the signal problems at Reading which have mainly affected the other routes west of Reading except the Berks & Hants line. Title: Re: Problems - Castle Cary/Westbury - 02 Jun 11 Post by: Chris from Nailsea on June 02, 2011, 17:47:17 Update, from FGW live updates:
Quote Line problem between Castle Cary and Westbury. Train services have been disrupted due to a person hit by a train earlier between Castle Cary and Westbury. Short notice alterations and delays of up to 20 minutes may still occur. Last Updated: 02/06/2011 17:43 Title: Re: Problems - Castle Cary/Westbury - 02 Jun 11 Post by: bobm on June 02, 2011, 17:49:39 The 10:00 from Penzance to Paddington was over 90 mins late into Paddington.
Title: Re: Problems - Castle Cary/Westbury - 02 Jun 11 Post by: Louis94 on June 02, 2011, 18:03:32 The 10:00 from Penzance to Paddington was over 90 mins late into Paddington. That was the service which hit the person, Arrived into London Paddington at 1730 - 126 minutes late. My thoughts are with the driver :( Title: Re: Problems - Castle Cary/Westbury - 02 Jun 11 Post by: bobm on June 02, 2011, 18:24:04 My thoughts are with the driver :( Indeed, as always. There are going to be some sets in the wrong place by the end of the day what with this and the signalling problems at Reading. Would have been a rush for the Pullman crew on the 10:00. They'd only have had 30 mins to prepare for the 18:03 home. Not sure if they had a set swap for that. The HST which normally forms that service was also delayed and only got in just after 17:50. Title: Re: Problems - Castle Cary/Westbury - 02 Jun 11 Post by: Louis94 on June 02, 2011, 18:34:16 Not sure if they had a set swap for that. The HST which normally forms that service was also delayed and only got in just after 17:50. Looks like the right set formed it, however it left about 5 late. Title: Re: Problems - Castle Cary/Westbury - 02 Jun 11 Post by: ChrisB on June 02, 2011, 20:16:21 Surely they withdraw sets after accidents like this,.....don't they?
Title: Re: Problems - Castle Cary/Westbury - 02 Jun 11 Post by: Louis94 on June 02, 2011, 20:22:09 Surely they withdraw sets after accidents like this,.....don't they? Yes, however we are on about a different set which was delayed by some signalling problems at Cardiff I believe. Title: Re: Problems - Castle Cary/Westbury - 02 Jun 11 Post by: Ollie on June 02, 2011, 23:04:03 Surely they withdraw sets after accidents like this,.....don't they? It would depend on whether it was damaged or required cleaning. Title: Re: Problems - Castle Cary/Westbury - 02 Jun 11 Post by: JayMac on June 03, 2011, 19:09:09 And that's not a job I'd wish on anybody. Having to clean up a train after it has hit someone.
Title: Re: Problems - Castle Cary/Westbury - 02 Jun 11 Post by: Chris from Nailsea on June 03, 2011, 20:23:33 From the BTP press release (http://www.btp.presscentre.com/Media-Releases/BRITISH-TRANSPORT-POLICE-APPEAL-FOR-WITNESSES-AFTER-INCIDENT-AT-CASTLE-CARY-151a.aspx):
Quote BRITISH TRANSPORT POLICE APPEAL FOR WITNESSES AFTER INCIDENT AT CASTLE CARY British Transport Police (BTP) officers investigating the death of a woman on the railway line at Castle Cary rail station, Somerset, on Thursday 2 June are appealing for anyone who witnessed the incident to come forward. The woman^s death is currently being treated as non-suspicious but officers, who will be preparing a file for Coroner, would like to speak to anyone who was at the station at the time of the incident. BTP officers were called to Castle Cary railway station at 1.59pm on Thursday 2 June after the driver of the 10am Penzance to London Paddington service reported striking a person at the station. The train, which was not scheduled to stop at Castle Cary, was travelling at the line speed which is 90mph. Officers from Avon and Somerset police and paramedics also attended but the woman was pronounced dead at the scene. Detective Sergeant Jon Rawson, of BTP, said: ^Enquiries are currently ongoing to establish the identity of the woman and the full circumstances leading up to her death, which we are not treating as suspicious. We believe there were a number of passengers at the station at the time of the incident and I would appeal to those people to contact police straight away as they may have vital information which can help us build up a full picture of what happened prior to the incident.^ Anyone with information which they believe can assist should contact British Transport Police on 0800 40 50 40, quoting log number 336 of 02/06/2011. 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 |