Southbound line closure between Trowbridge and Westbury

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[grahame]

Cancellations to services between Westbury and Trowbridge
Due to urgent repairs to the track between Westbury and Trowbridge the line towards Westbury is blocked.
Train services running through these stations may be cancelled, delayed or revised. Disruption is expected until 12:00 15/11.
Customer Advice
This is due to a failed freight train between Trowbridge and Westbury. Technicians are currently making arrangements to attend site to check for rail damage; more information will be known once they have completed an initial assessment.

Extended journeys are to be expected on rail replacement services.
First Bus routes 271, 272: Bath (Bus Station Bay 6) - Melksham, First Bus route 267: Bath (Bus Station) - Frome (Market Place), First Bus route 265: Bath (Bus Station) - Bradford on Avon - Trowbridge - Westbury - Warminster - Salisbury and Stagecoach bus route 49: Swindon (Bus Station) - Trowbridge (Town Bridge) are conveying passengers via any reasonable route until further notice. Arrangements have been made for Great Western Railway rail tickets to be accepted for these journeys.
Cross Country are conveying passengers between Reading and Southampton Central in both directions until further notice.
Further Information
An update will follow within the next 1 hour.
Last Updated:15/11/2016 06:04

One of those mornings where I suspect they REALLY wish they could turn trains round in Trowbridge Station.

Noting 271, 272, 265 and 267 bus availability.  Pity the x34 (Frome to Trowbridge and Chippenham), x67 (more Frome to Bath) and x72 (more Bath to Melksham) aren't included in the list.  

[GBM]

Due to a failed freight train but carrying out urgent track repairs?  Presume it derailed?

[JayMac]

Wagon defect with parts coming into contact with, and damaging, rails. No derailment.

[GBM]

Wagon defect with parts coming into contact with, and damaging, rails. No derailment.

Thank you 

[phile]

Snapped axle.

[JayMac]

Signallers became aware of problems due to multiple track circuit failures in the area. Would they have had any notification of problems if this was an axle counter area?

Snapped axle.

Yet the freight train was able to moved to Westbury Cement Works siding.

[JayMac]

Latest is that track repairs are almost complete.  Line hand back ETA is 1200.

Knock on delays, cancellations and amended working will probably continue for the rest of the day - displaced staff and rolling stock.

[AMLAG]

IIRC^▸ (if I recall/remember/read correctly) Almost certainly NOT...this is one of the major benefits of track circuits in that they
often / should detect rail damage/ rail break.

[Trowres]

The 0850 Great Malvern - Westbury (2F97) ran wrong-line through Trowbridge. First time I've seen this done.