Man dies at Stoke Canon level crossing and related incidents - 28 Mar 2019

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[bobm]

Reports that a train has been in collision with a car on Stoke Cannon level
crossing between Exeter St David’s and Tiverton Parkway.

It happened shortly after 6am.

At least one service (05:53 from Plymouth) diverting via Honiton.

05:29 from Plymouth terminated at Exeter and the 06:28 from Exeter to Paddington cancelled throughout.

[GBM]

https://www.journeycheck.com/greatwesternrailway/

Cancellations to services between Exeter St Davids and Tiverton Parkway
Due to a person being hit by a train between Exeter St Davids and Tiverton Parkway all lines are blocked.
Train services running through these stations may be cancelled or delayed. Disruption is expected until 08:15 28/03.
Last Updated:28/03/2019 06:30

2D02 0600 Exeter St. David's - Bristol Parkway (GW^▸ (Great Western)) ? seems to have stopped
2B70 0548 Exeter St. David's - Barnstaple (GW) also seems at a stop

Thoughts with all involved.

[LiskeardRich]

2D02 involved. Various reports, person hit or car hit

[GBM]

From Devon Live https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/devon-trains-live-cancelled-exeter-2693842

A train ready to leave the station (Image: Penny Cross)

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All Devon trains are being cancelled or delayed on Thursday morning as emergency services deal with an incident on the line.

Great Western Railway reports a person has been hit by a train.

All services have been stopped on the line between Exeter St Davids and Tiverton after an incident this morning.

Police and other emergency services are currently at the scene and rail operating companies have told passengers to expect delays.

We will bring you live updates as we get them.


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 ⚠️ A person has been hit by a train between #ExeterStDavids and #TivertonParkway and all lines between the two stations are currently blocked. Updates to follow.

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06:58
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 Due to the emergency services dealing with an incident between Exeter St Davids and Tiverton Parkway all lines are blocked.

Train services running through these stations may be cancelled or delayed.

For individual service updates, please see http://journeycheck.com/crosscountry

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06:57
All trains stopped
GWR says a person has been hit by a train

[bobm]

The 05:05 from Penzance and 06:35 from Paddington also going via Honiton. 

That line has had its problems too this morning after a South Western Railway service hit two obstacles on the line a couple of miles apart. 

[Timmer]

Now saying disruption is expected until 8pm.

[grahame]

All in all quite a challenging morning for GWR^▸ (Great Western Railway) and it's passengers in the South West.

Quoting bobm (for conssistency) in each case ...

The 05:05 from Penzance and 06:35 from Paddington also going via Honiton. 

That line has had its problems too this morning after a South Western Railway service hit two obstacles on the line a couple of miles apart. 

Reports that the Token Hut at Eggesford Station has caught fire.

In addition a train is in difficulties at Newton St Cyres after hitting an obstruction on the track.

Reports that a train has been in collision with a car on Stoke Cannon level
crossing between Exeter St David’s and Tiverton Parkway.

It happened shortly after 6am.

Co-incidence, does this happen most mornings and we don't notice it, or are there some commections. 5 locations!

[TonyK]

I'm at Tiverton Parkway awaiting Megabus fortunately. No trains at all. The PA^▸ (Public Address) says person hit by train, but the staff confirm it's a car.

[TonyK]

Stop press: a train has just arrived from Paddingtonn. Buses are awaited. I think the train was due to to Paignton.
Devon Live reports that a person has died after a car was hit at Stake Canon level crossing.

[rogerw]

Also disruptions and cancellations on the Barnstaple line following damage to signalling equipment resulting from a lineside fire

[grahame]

I'm at Tiverton Parkway awaiting Megabus fortunately. No trains at all. The PA^▸ (Public Address) says person hit by train, but the staff confirm it's a car.

With a 10 hour estimate for return to normal working, it's not just one of those sadly-too-frequent clear cases of a person being hit and their being immediate evidence as to why.  A person within a car would fit both descriptions given, and would also tally with the longer period of line closure, but we should wait and learn.

[LiskeardRich]

Set La26 involved 0600 Exeter st David’s to Bristol Parkway.

[SandTEngineer]

Not wishing to speculate but Stoke Cannon is a full barrier level crossing controlled by CCTV^▸ (Closed Circuit Tele Vision) from Exeter Panel. So if a car is involved then it must have been a very deliberate action or a very unfortunate set of circumstances just outside the barriers, and that would explain the long line closure.  The train involved was one of the GTi sets.

[plymothian]

D&S Fire Service state that the token hut at Eggesford has been burnt to the ground in suspicous circumstances; there has also been a suspisious package found and will now discussing the need for bomb disposal experts.

[SandTEngineer]

Stoke Cannon incident now confirmed as a car hit on level crossing.  One fatality in the car but no injuries on the train.