Person hit by train between Portsmouth Harbour and Fareham (26 January 2012)

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[Chris from Nailsea]

From JourneyCheck:

Line problem: between Portsmouth Harbour and Fareham. Owing to a person hit by a train between Portsmouth Harbour and Fareham all lines are blocked.

Impact:
Train services running through these stations may be delayed by up to 60 mins at short notice. An estimate for the resumption of normal services will be provided as soon as the problem has been fully assessed.

Customer Advice:
South West Trains Ltd services are conveying passengers via any reasonable route until further notice.
Southern Railway services are conveying passengers via any reasonable route until further notice.

Message Received: 26/01/2012 21:58

20:23 Portsmouth Harbour to Cardiff Central due 23:56 This train has not yet departed from Fratton and is expected to depart from there at least 100 minutes late.
This train will be terminated at Westbury at 23:49.
This train will no longer call at Trowbridge, Bradford-On-Avon, Bath Spa, Bristol Temple Meads, Filton Abbey Wood, Patchway, Severn Tunnel Junction, Newport South Wales and Cardiff Central.
This is due to a person hit by a train earlier.
Message Received :26/01/2012 22:11

22:54 Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central due 23:56 An additional train service has been planned to operate as shown 26/01/12 22:54 Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central due 23:56.
This is due to a person hit by a train earlier.
Message Received :26/01/2012 22:09

[thetrout]

My sympathy to the crew involved...!

Purely on a selfish point of view, I'm going to be caught up in this. I'm on the 21:20 off Waterloo to Salisbury, was hoping to make the 23:00 to Westbury but that's showing as delayed which means I am going to miss the 00:04 Service to Frome. Now normally under the such unfortunate circumstances I wouldn't mind at all. But I've been awake for going on for 38 hours and counting, and considering my dyer experiences today with Southern. I am seriously cheesed off and would like to get home in the not too distant future!

[Chris from Nailsea]

Indeed, thetrout: thoughts are with all those affected by such sad events. 

An update, from JourneyCheck:

20:23 Portsmouth Harbour to Cardiff Central due 23:56
This train has not yet departed from Fratton and is expected to depart from there at least 134 minutes late.
This train will be terminated at Fratton at 22:45.
This train will no longer call at Fareham, Southampton Central, Romsey, Salisbury, Warminster, Westbury, Trowbridge, Bradford-On-Avon, Bath Spa, Bristol Temple Meads, Filton Abbey Wood, Patchway, Severn Tunnel Junction, Newport South Wales and Cardiff Central.
This is due to a person hit by a train earlier.
Customers forward on 21:23 Portsmouth Harbour to Westbury which has not yet departed Portsmouth Harbour.
Message Received: 26/01/2012 22:46

21:23 Portsmouth Harbour to Westbury due 23:31
This train will be delayed and is expected to be 97 minutes late from Portsmouth Harbour.
This is due to a person hit by a train earlier.
Road transport will be provided for customers travelling forward from Westbury towards Bristol Temple Meads.
Message Received: 26/01/2012 22:52

22:54 Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central due 23:56
An additional train service has been planned to operate as shown 26/01/12 22:54 Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central due 23:56.
This is due to a person hit by a train earlier.
Message Received: 26/01/2012 22:09

[Brucey]

This was the second person hit in one day for South West Trains.  Coupled with all sorts of other problems, not a good day at all yesterday.