Person hit by train at Bristol Parkway causing widespread disruption (2/10/2012)

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[Chris from Nailsea]

From FGW^▸ (First Great Western) JourneyCheck:

Line problem: at Bristol Parkway. Owing to a person hit by a train at Bristol Parkway:

Train services running through this station may be delayed by up to 40 mins or diverted at short notice. Disruption is expected until 14:00 02/10.

Train services will not be able to operate between Bristol Parkway and Gloucester. Replacement road transport will operate over this section and this is now in place.

Train services between Paddington and South Wales will be diverted via an alternative route with extended journey times and these will not call at Bristol Parkway but will call additionally at Patchway with road transport in place between Patchway and Bristol Parkway in both directions.

07:30 Carmarthen to London Paddington due 11:32
This train will no longer call at Bristol Parkway. This is due to a person hit by a train.

08:23 Southampton Central to Great Malvern due 12:34
This train will be terminated at Bristol Temple Meads. This train will no longer call at Filton Abbey Wood, Bristol Parkway, Yate, Cam & Dursley, Gloucester, Cheltenham Spa, Ashchurch-for-Tewkesbury, Worcester Shrub Hill, Worcester Foregate Street, Malvern Link and Great Malvern. This is due to a person hit by a train.

08:50 Great Malvern to Westbury due 11:36
This train will be terminated at Yate. This train will no longer call at Bristol Parkway, Filton Abbey Wood, Stapleton Road, Lawrence Hill, Bristol Temple Meads, Keynsham, Oldfield Park, Bath Spa, Freshford, Avoncliff, Bradford-On-Avon, Trowbridge and Westbury. This is due to a person hit by a train.

09:15 London Paddington to Cardiff Central due 11:23
This train will call additionally at Patchway. This train will no longer call at Bristol Parkway. This is due to a person hit by a train. Road transport will be in operation between Patchway and Bristol Parkway.

09:28 Swansea to London Paddington due 12:32
This train will call additionally at Patchway. This train will no longer call at Bristol Parkway. This is due to a person hit by a train.

09:45 Weston-Super-Mare to Cardiff Central due 11:23
This train will be delayed at Patchway by 11 minutes and is expected to be 8 minutes late at Severn Tunnel Junction. This train will be diverted between Filton Abbey Wood and Severn Tunnel Junction. This train will call additionally at Bristol Parkway. This is due to a person hit by a train.

09:45 London Paddington to Swansea due 12:43
This train will call additionally at Patchway. This train will no longer call at Bristol Parkway. This is due to a person hit by a train.

09:54 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 12:29
This train has been delayed at Great Malvern and is now 15 minutes late. This is due to a train late from the depot.

10:00 Cardiff Central to Taunton due 11:57
This train will be delayed at Filton Abbey Wood and is expected to be 9 minutes late. This train will be diverted between Severn Tunnel Junction and Filton Abbey Wood. This train will call additionally at Bristol Parkway. This is due to a person hit by a train.

10:23 Bristol Parkway to Westbury due 11:37
An additional train service has been planned to operate as shown 02/10/12 10:23 Bristol Parkway to Westbury due 11:37. This is due to a person hit by a train.

10:41 Gloucester to Weymouth due 14:09
This train will be started from Bristol Temple Meads. This train will no longer call at Gloucester, Cam & Dursley, Yate, Bristol Parkway, Filton Abbey Wood, Stapleton Road and Lawrence Hill. This is due to a person hit by a train.

10:55 Cardiff Central to London Paddington due 13:00
This train will be started from Newport (South Wales). This train will no longer call at Cardiff Central. This is due to a person hit by a train.

11:36 Gloucester to Great Malvern due 12:35
An additional train service has been planned to operate as shown 02/10/12 11:36 Gloucester to Great Malvern due 12:35. This is due to a person hit by a train.

[bobm]

More from This is Bristol.

There are delays on trains through Bristol Parkway after a woman was hit by a train near the station.

There are currently (11am) delays of up to 40 minutes and this is expected to continue until about 2pm.

The woman was hit near Coalpit Heath, between Parkway and Westerleigh.

British Transport Police and paramedics are on the scene.

There are updates on Twitter via the hashtag #BristolParkway.

To find out whether this will impact your journey and to get alternative options planned for you, passengers are being advised to use the National Rail Enquiries real-time Journey Planner, or call TrainTracker on 0871 200 49 50.

[Chris from Nailsea]

An update, from FGW^▸ (First Great Western) JourneyCheck:

Line problem: at Bristol Parkway. Owing to a person hit by a train at Bristol Parkway:

Train services running through this station may be delayed by up to 40 mins or diverted at short notice. An estimate for the resumption of normal services will be provided as soon as the problem has been fully assessed.

Train services will not be able to operate between Bristol Parkway and Gloucester. Replacement road transport will operate over this section and this is now in place.
Train services between Paddington and South Wales will be diverted via an alternative route with extended journey times and these will not call at Bristol Parkway but will call additionally at Patchway with road transport in place between Patchway and Bristol Parkway in both directions.
Message Received: 02/10/2012 11:05

4 Train Cancellations

11:15 London Paddington to Cardiff Central due 13:22
This train will be cancelled. This is due to a person hit by a train.

12:15 London Paddington to Cardiff Central due 14:22
This train will be cancelled. This is due to a person hit by a train.

13:55 Cardiff Central to London Paddington due 16:09
This train will be cancelled. This is due to a person hit by a train.

14:55 Cardiff Central to London Paddington due 17:09
This train will be cancelled. This is due to a person hit by a train.

15 Other Train Service Updates
 
06:00 Penzance to Cardiff Central due 12:18
This train has been delayed by up to 24 minutes and is expected to run as shown below. This train will be diverted between Filton Abbey Wood and Severn Tunnel Junction. This train will call additionally at Bristol Parkway. This is due to a person hit by a train.

07:30 Carmarthen to London Paddington due 11:32
This train will no longer call at Bristol Parkway. This is due to a person hit by a train.

08:23 Southampton Central to Great Malvern due 12:34
This train will be terminated at Bristol Temple Meads. This train will no longer call at Filton Abbey Wood, Bristol Parkway, Yate, Cam & Dursley, Gloucester, Cheltenham Spa, Ashchurch-for-Tewkesbury, Worcester Shrub Hill, Worcester Foregate Street, Malvern Link and Great Malvern. This is due to a person hit by a train.

08:50 Great Malvern to Westbury due 11:36
This train will be terminated at Yate. This train will no longer call at Bristol Parkway, Filton Abbey Wood, Stapleton Road, Lawrence Hill, Bristol Temple Meads, Keynsham, Oldfield Park, Bath Spa, Freshford, Avoncliff, Bradford-On-Avon, Trowbridge and Westbury. This is due to a person hit by a train.

09:15 London Paddington to Cardiff Central due 11:23
This train will call additionally at Patchway. This train will no longer call at Bristol Parkway. This is due to a person hit by a train. Road transport will be in operation between Patchway and Bristol Parkway.

09:28 Swansea to London Paddington due 12:32
This train will call additionally at Patchway. This train will no longer call at Bristol Parkway. This is due to a person hit by a train.

09:45 Weston-Super-Mare to Cardiff Central due 11:23
This train will be delayed at Patchway by 11 minutes and is expected to be 8 minutes late at Severn Tunnel Junction. This train will be diverted between Filton Abbey Wood and Severn Tunnel Junction. This train will call additionally at Bristol Parkway. This is due to a person hit by a train.

09:45 London Paddington to Swansea due 12:43
This train will call additionally at Patchway. This train will no longer call at Bristol Parkway. This is due to a person hit by a train.

09:54 Great Malvern to London Paddington due 12:29
This train has been delayed at Great Malvern and is now 15 minutes late. This is due to a train late from the depot.

10:00 Cardiff Central to Taunton due 11:57
This train will be delayed at Filton Abbey Wood and is expected to be 9 minutes late. This train will be diverted between Severn Tunnel Junction and Filton Abbey Wood. This train will call additionally at Bristol Parkway. This is due to a person hit by a train.

10:23 Bristol Parkway to Westbury due 11:37
An additional train service has been planned to operate as shown 02/10/12 10:23 Bristol Parkway to Westbury due 11:37. This is due to a person hit by a train.

10:41 Gloucester to Weymouth due 14:09 This train will be started from Bristol Temple Meads. This train will no longer call at Gloucester, Cam & Dursley, Yate, Bristol Parkway, Filton Abbey Wood, Stapleton Road and Lawrence Hill. This is due to a person hit by a train.

10:55 Cardiff Central to London Paddington due 13:00
This train will be started from Newport (South Wales). This train will no longer call at Cardiff Central. This is due to a person hit by a train.

11:00 Cardiff Central to Taunton due 12:57
This train will be delayed at Filton Abbey Wood by 9 minutes and will be further delayed at Bristol Temple Meads and is expected to be 12 minutes late. This train will be diverted between Severn Tunnel Junction and Bristol Temple Meads. This train will call additionally at Bristol Parkway. This is due to a person hit by a train.

11:36 Gloucester to Great Malvern due 12:35
An additional train service has been planned to operate as shown 02/10/12 11:36 Gloucester to Great Malvern due 12:35. This is due to a person hit by a train.

[readytostart]

My sources say the incident is being treated as suspicious and lines could be closed for up to three hours (That was a 1052 update)

[JayMac]

Network Rail are saying that SOCO are on scene and that a forensic recovery will need to take place. Location of the incident is not Bristol Parkway itself but between there and Westerleigh Jcn, near the old Coalpit Heath station.

Lines remain closed and Police estimate of handing them back is currently 1345.

[JayMac]

All lines reopened as at 1330.

[TonyK]

From This is Bristol:

A woman's body has been found on the railway line near Coalpit Heath having been hit by a train, causing delays on several services.

-The lines are now open, having been re-opened at 12.30pm.
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There were delays on trains through Bristol Parkway this morning after a woman was hit by a train near the station.

The woman was hit near Coalpit Heath, between Parkway and Westerleigh.

British Transport Police confirmed that a body was found at Coalpit Heath. Once forensic removal of the body was completed the lines were re-opened at 12.30pm.

A British Transport Police (BTP^▸ (British Transport Police)) spokesman said: ^BTP officers attended the railway line at Coalpit Heath, South Gloucestershire after a report of a body on the line.

^The incident was reported to BTP at 9.53am by the driver of a passing train ^ the 08.15hrs London Paddington to Cardiff Central service.

^Officers from Avon & Somerset Police and local paramedics also attended and located the body of a woman with injuries consistent with having been hit by a train.

^The incident is currently being treated as non-suspicious.

^Officers are working to confirm the woman^s identity and inform her family.

^A file will be prepared for the Coroner.^

Some services were diverted via the Severn Tunnel, and a couple of services from London Paddington to Cardiff had to be cancelled.

*For information about delays/disruption to rail services, contact National Rail Enquiries on 08457 48 49 50

[Chris from Nailsea]

From This is Bristol:

Missing woman Asta Samuliomene found dead on train track

Police are no longer looking for a 33-year-old woman who went missing from her Bradley Stoke home on Monday.

Asta Samuliomene's family became very concerned for her welfare when she could not be found and appealed for her to come home, safe and well.

But on Tuesday morning the body of a woman was found on a train line in Coalpit Heath and although formal identification has not yet taken place, it is believed to be Miss Samuliomene.

Police spokesman Wayne Baker said: "We are no longer looking for Asta Samuliomene. Formal identification of the body is taking place. The death is being treated as non-suspicious and will be passed to the Avon Coroner. The family of Miss Samuliomene has been informed."

The body was reported to British Transport Police at 9.53am by the driver of the 8:15 London Paddington to Cardiff Central service.

Anyone who saw Miss Samuliomene on Monday should call the police on 101.