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« on: April 11, 2011, 20:05:04 » |
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From the BBC» : A woman has died after a fire broke out on a train travelling from Northampton to London.
The blaze is believed to have started in a toilet on the London Midland railways train at about 1705 BST on Monday.
The train stopped at Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, and all passengers were taken off. As a precaution electricity was turned off on overhead power lines.
Bedfordshire fire service and British Transport Police were at the scene.
A spokeswoman for British Transport Police said the woman had suffered burn injuries.
No other people were believed to have been involved in the incident, said the spokeswoman.
London Midland railways have warned passengers to expect major delays on the line.
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ChrisB
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« Reply #1 on: April 11, 2011, 20:09:09 » |
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Strange one this!
Currently on sardine of a Chiltern train carrying Virgin pax to Birmingham! Two car turbo too, as stock out of position after line fatality earlier at Haddenham.
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Chris from Nailsea
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« Reply #2 on: April 11, 2011, 20:30:50 » |
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From the East Anglian Daily Times: Woman dead in commuter train fire drama
A rail passenger was killed when a fire broke out in a toilet of a commuter train this evening.
Another passenger alerted the conductor to the blaze on the London-bound train which occurred at around 5pm.
The train was operated by the London Midland train company and had left Northampton at 4.25pm.
It pulled into nearby Leighton Buzzard station in Bedfordshire where the other passengers alighted safely. No one else was hurt.
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« Reply #3 on: April 11, 2011, 20:33:55 » |
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According to R5L she set fire to herself
bizare place to do it
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Ditched former sig - now I need to think of something amusing - brain hurts -I'll steal from the master himself - Einstein:
"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe."
"Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love"
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Chris from Nailsea
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« Reply #4 on: April 11, 2011, 20:36:45 » |
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William Huskisson MP▸ was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830. Many more have died in the same way since then. Don't take a chance: stop, look, listen.
"Level crossings are safe, unless they are used in an unsafe manner." Discuss.
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Chris from Nailsea
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« Reply #5 on: April 11, 2011, 21:32:20 » |
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From the Sun: Woman is killed in blaze on train
A woman burned herself to death inside a toilet cubicle today aboard a packed commuter train, police believe.
The horrific scene was discovered soon after 5pm as the driver of the London-bound service slammed the brakes on as it approached Leighton Buzzard station in Bedfordshire.
The 43-year-old had been travelling with friends when she disappeared into the cubicle and torched herself.
Sources said she doused herself with some kind of 'accelerant' to ensure the fire took hold.
The source said: "An accelerant had been used and it was on her."
British Transport Police are probing the tragedy and arrangements were made to move the train to sidings to continue a forensic examination.
The 4.25pm Northampton to London Euston service was being operated by London Midland. All other passengers were evacuated and trains from Euston were cancelled until around 7pm as overhead power lines had been switched off after the incident.
It crippled part of one of the country's busiest rail links, the West Coast Mainline, and badly affected Virgin commuter services.
A BTP▸ spokesman said: "A fire was reported inside a toilet cubicle on a train at 5.07pm.
"The deceased woman had injuries consistent with burns. No other person is believed to have been involved in the incident. It is not being treated as an accident."
All four rail lines were initially closed.
A London Midland spokesman said: "The fire appeared to have been in the toilet. A passenger reported the fire to a conductor. All the other passengers got off safely."
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Chris from Nailsea
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« Reply #6 on: April 12, 2011, 17:15:36 » |
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More details of this sad incident are now available: see the Leighton Buzzard Observer.  |
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« Reply #7 on: April 12, 2011, 18:37:35 » |
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Strange, sad and potentially very dangerous to the safety of others on the train, though I see that phrases such as 'busy London-bound train' and 'aboard a packed commuter train' changed into 'All other passengers (believed to be about 40) had safely got off the train.'Kind of paints a different picture of the scene. |
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ChrisB
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« Reply #8 on: April 13, 2011, 17:46:20 » |
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ChrisB
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« Reply #9 on: April 15, 2011, 15:19:34 » |
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Worse, it seems.... 14th anniversary of when she killed her son, due to mental illness. and Apparently her ex-husband also took his own life by setting himself
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IndustryInsider
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« Reply #10 on: April 15, 2011, 15:36:07 » |
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Indeed. Where did the quotes come from?
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ChrisB
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« Reply #11 on: April 15, 2011, 15:40:14 » |
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Another forum....
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