Delays between Exeter and Taunton

GWR 158

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Delays between Exeter and Taunton - 28 Sep 2023

« on: September 28, 2023, 13:30:01 »

Hi all,

Looks interesting, any ideas what the incident may be? (Screenshot attached)

Thanks in advance


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grahame

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Re: Delays between Exeter and Taunton - 28 Sep 2023

« Reply #1 on: September 28, 2023, 13:53:20 »

Quote from: GWR^▸ 158 on September 28, 2023, 13:30:01

Hi all,

Looks interesting, any ideas what the incident may be? (Screenshot attached)

Thanks in advance

No idea

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Network Rail have had to close the railway line between Exeter St Davids and Taunton to allow the Emergency Services to access an incident near the railway.

It says "near" not "on", and it's expected to be just a limited time closure, so I would read it as not being in itself rail related, and not being something major / structural such as a fire in a lineside building or unexploded bomb.


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Re: Delays between Exeter and Taunton - 28 Sep 2023

« Reply #2 on: September 28, 2023, 16:46:20 »

Following reports of a missing person, police discovered a body approximately 6ft from the running line. This was in the Wellington area. Unexpected death but not suspicious. Line block was required to recover the body. Normal working resumed at 1440.


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