Slough station - incidents and events (merged posts)

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[IndustryInsider]

I've not heard anything.  Would usually do if such an incident occurred.  Perhaps an old report?

[JayMac]

First off, with apologies to TaplowGreen, the image in the article is of flooding in early February 2014 on the line between Whyteleafe and Kenley stations in Surrey.

As to the incident itself:

Internal Information:

UPDATE 6 at 03:57: Lines back open. 1P90 now in platform at Slough.

UPDATE 5 at 03:39: 1P90 now on the move.

UPDATE 4 at 03:15: BT Police have released the train to move to Slough station, the driver is still being interviewed by the Police. GWR^▸ (Great Western Railway) fitters have nearly completed their examination of the train and the fire brigade are now packing up and going clear of the railway. The emergency services are now heading to Slough station to continue their investigations into the fire.

UPDATE 3 at 02:53: Fire brigade incident officer now conducting investigations. GWR fitter on board as of 02:20.

UPDATE 2 at 02:05: Passengers have been de-trained. Taxis en route. Fitter is to make assessment of damage and depending on this assessment the aim is to move 1P90 into the Up Relief platform at Slough.

UPDATE 1 at 01:43: Fire brigade on site.

Maidenhead, Slough and Reading providing taxi's.

Initial: 1P90 21:51 Hereford to London Paddington reports a fire on board in Coach E. Emergency services en route.

2R95 holding at Slough. 2P00 holding at Reading.

1P90 train on fire Slough West

03:42 RIO^▸ (Rail Incident Officer) advises 5P90 is now in platform 5 at Slough station with the up / down main lines re-opened to traffic. The reason why the driver could not get brake release was the pass - com had been pulled in the toilet compartment and the fire had melted the pass-com handle.

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03:34 5P90 now on the move into Slough station
up / down mains will be re-open

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03:09 RIO advises the BT Police have released the train to allow to move to Slough station, the driver is still being interviewed by the Police. GWR fitters have nearly completed their examination of the train and the fire brigade are now packing up and going clear of the railway. The emergency services are now heading to Slough station to continue their investigations into the fire

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02:45 RIO advises he has made contact with the GWR fitter and on call manager. The fire brigade incident officer is on the train starting his investigation.

02:35 RAIB^▸ (Rail Accident Investigation Branch) advised by GWR DCM

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02:27 GWR fitter at the access point walking to the train, the emergency services have completed a final sweep of the train removing any personal items they have found. All passengers have been removed and are at the nearby MacDonald's restaurant

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02:11 RIO requested to speak to the PICOP^▸ (Person In Charge Of Possession) about shorting back T3 possession item 56. The fire brigade are at the moment clearing the affected coaches of smoke.

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01:37 GWR duty manager advises there is 17 passengers who have been evacuated onto the track. The TVSC^» (Thames Valley Signalling Centre - about) Slough signaller advises the fire brigade have checked the train with nobody else left on the train, it appears the fire may have started in the toilets of coach F. There is two GWR managers enroute to the train.

01:44 RIO advises there is numerous passengers suffering from Breathing in smoke.

Lines remain blocked in the Slough area

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01:26 Emergency service update, the access point is at Berwick Road Slough.
Fire Brigade on site, via access at Berwick Avenue.

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01:12 Hayes MOM^▸ (Mobile Operations Manager) on site acting as RIO.


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01:04 TVSC Slough signaller advises the driver working 1P90 (21:51 Hereford to Paddington) has come to a stand on the up main with an unsolicited brake application. The driver believes it may be a possible pass- com activation with a report of a coach on the train smoking.

01:16 GWR advises they have evacuated the train with passenger now in the 10ft away from burning vehicle.

Berks Fire Brigade advised. Ref 7788.

RTT^» (Real Time Trains - website): http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/C50845/2016/03/10/advanced

[John R]

Fire started in the toilet.  Hmmm... wonder how that might have happened.

[JayMac]

Electrical fault is one possibility.

[IndustryInsider]

Thanks for posting the details, BNM.

Miscreants messing about in the toilets on a late night train is another possibility!

[LiskeardRich]

Whilst I appreciate that the good folk of the Slough Observer are unlikely to trouble the Pulitzer prize judges, I was more interested in the background to the incident rather than a critique of grammar, geography and/or technical detail.................never mind! 

Me too. However, there is no date on the article and I cannot see any abnormal activity on RTT^» (Real Time Trains - website) at that time in the morning in the last seven days so difficult to comment really. 

The article is dated 11th March 2016. Friday morning.

[IndustryInsider]

The www.railcam.uk/site/ now has two cameras pointing at the tracks just west of Slough station.  Small annual subscription of a tenner required, but for that you get unlimited access to over 30 other trackside cameras dotted througout the UK^▸ (United Kingdom), and also their comprehensive set of train location maps.

[James Vertigan]

Lines closed between Slough and Reading around 11:30 due to an incident. Mother currently stuck on 1C78 heading to Tiverton.

[johoare]

Due to the police dealing with an incident near the railway between Slough and Reading some lines are closed.
Train services running to and from these stations will be cancelled, delayed or revised. Burnham and Taplow will not be served. Disruption is expected until 14:00 10/12.
Customer Advice
South Western Railway are passing GWR^▸ (Great Western Railway) ticket holders via any reasonable route between Reading & London Waterloo. London Ungerground are passing GWR ticket holders across London between Paddington and Waterloo stations.
Further Information

If you hold a valid single, return, or weekly ticket, you will be able to claim compensation for delays of 15 minutes or more. Please keep your ticket and visit GWR.com/DelayRepay
Last Updated:10/12/2019 11:44

[James Vertigan]

MODS: Apologies for the duplicate posts on this topic, got a MySQL error so thought it hadn’t posted.

[Jason]

Fatality at Taplow being reported.

[grahame]

MODS: Apologies for the duplicate posts on this topic, got a MySQL error so thought it hadn’t posted.

Other thread removed ... NO PROBLEM about double posts; I know it's happening and will take a much more detailed look at the issues this evening!

[James Vertigan]

Relief lines apparently to be reopened soon.

[TaplowGreen]

GWR^▸ (Great Western Railway) Twitter saying all lines reopened but this isn't reflected (yet) on journeycheck

[NickB]

Journeycheck is saying problems until 5pm, but also introducing some cancellations on fast services.