Person hit by a train at Ealing - 1 August 2014

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[TaplowGreen]

Looks like another difficult evening - thoughts with all concerned - fortunately I just missed it.

[SDS]

Delete me

[Oxonhutch]

I was there and it appeared to me that lessons had been learned from last week - I was there too - only got home at 21h45 that night.  There were lots of staff around giving out information that they were receiving from the outside - radios and phones.  Water was being handed out. I got a bottle - thank-you! Nice FGW^▸ (First Great Western) staff member heading for Platform 12 gave me the tip that services were about to start in 45 minute - it was 16h10.  That stopped me heading for Waterloo. Another very helpful FGW man on the gate line kept me informed as per progress and tipped me the nod when the first Reading fast was about to leave.  I even got a seat - and thanks for the water BTW^▸ (by the way). 

My impressions were well done tonight FGW.  Your analysis of last Friday's disaster bore good fruit.  Communication was obviously incoming from NR^» (Network Rail - home page) and was being relayed to us that politely asked. Only 40 minutes late - some poor family in Ealing will be waiting too long, for ever, tonight.

[bobm]

Only 40 minutes late - some poor family in Ealing will be waiting too long, for ever, tonight.

I'll second that.  I also feel for the staff at Ealing Broadway, it is the second fatality there in less than a month.

I was on the late running 10:00 from Penzance which was brought to a stand at Slough just before 15:30.  The train was full and standing and the train manager got permission from control to release the doors to allow people to stretch their legs or sit on the platform benches as it was clear the train was going to be held for a while.

I decided to abandon my trip to London and crossed over to a stopping service back to Reading which started from Slough at 15:44.

As I travelled back to Reading there were HSTs^▸ (High Speed Train) being held at Taplow, Maidenhead, just before Maidenhead and Twyford.  My train arrived in Reading just as an HST left for Swansea having been turned short which meant a 75 minute wait for the next westbound service. 

There were plenty of staff about - who relied on megaphones to give out information rather than rely on the automatic announcements.

Having been at Reading for last week's disruption, it certainly seemed lessons had been learned this week.

I notice there were a couple of trains which left Paddington just before the incident which never reached Reading, I assume they were sent back to Paddington as they just disappeared from the screens.

[Chris from Nailsea]

From Ealing Today:

Man Hit By Train at Ealing

Cancellations and delays on the line to Paddington

A man's been hit by a train at Ealing.
 
A British Transport Police (BTP^▸ (British Transport Police)) spokesman said: ^Our officers were called to the line close to Ealing Broadway mainline station on Friday, 1 August, at around 3.20pm after a report a man had been struck by a train. Officers from BTP attended, alongside colleagues from London Ambulance Service and London Fire Brigade. A man was pronounced dead at the scene. The incident is being treated as non-suspicious, and officers are now working to identify the man. A file will be prepared for the coroner.^

The line between London Paddington and Slough has been closed.

First Great Western..the train operator .. says ticket acceptance has been authorised with London Underground, Chiltern, South West Trains, London Midland and Virgin to enable customers to circulate from Paddington on alternative routes.

Until lines reopen customers for Oxford are advised to travel via London Marylebone and customers for Reading via Waterloo on South West Trains services.

On twitter (16.44) Network Rail says: #EalingBroadway Some lines have reopened - please check @nationalrailenq for service info. Residual delays will occur.

1st August 2014