Disruption in Cornwall. 9th August 2011

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[JayMac]

From FGW^▸ (First Great Western) Live Updates:

Tuesday 09th August at 11:15

Due to a Police incident in the Truro- St Austell in Cornwall. We are experiencing disruption to services in both directions.

Limited road transport is operating in the Cornwall area.

Currently, we have closed Truro Station for safety purposes due to volumes of customers .

Further updates to follow.

According to National Rail Enquiries (updated 1145), buses are replacing trains between Plymouth and Penzance.

[anthony215]

any idea on what this inccident is?


hope it isnt any more yobs causing trouble

found that the 13:44 arrival into paddington from Penzance has been cancelled, although it is also shown as a service from Par which is due into paddington at 13:57.

http://www.livedepartureboards.co.uk/fgw/summary.aspx?T=PAD^» (Paddington (London) - next trains)&x=28&y=4

[grahame]

any idea on what this inccident is?


hope it isnt any more yobs causing trouble

From Twitter:

Kilo_Juliet1984
 
Just seen evidence of rioting in #stAustell. Oh no, a sign was just blown over in the wind.

[marky7890]

Someone on my Facebook who was on a train stuck at Truro says someone was threatening to jump from a bridge in St Austell.

[ChrisB]

NRE^‡(resolve) are recommending not to travel twixt PNZ and St Austell....

[Ollie]

Got a person on St Austell viaduct threatening to jump. D&C Police dealing. Long one though - this started at 08:45 today.

[marky7890]

First Great Western are advising not traveling in Cornwall.

[RailCornwall]

Cornwall-Truro railway station is closed due to overcrowding and train operators are advising people not to travel in Cornwall today[SG]

 
from ^..

BBCTRAVELSW on TWITTER
09-Aug-2011 @ 12:45

[Ollie]

Services can now run.

[old original]

No trains moved for 9 hours, approx ^90k loss to train operators(according to media),  man appeared before in court and given 2 years conditional discharge!!

[LiskeardRich]

i shouldnt imagine the individual has appeared in court and given a discharge already. you must of read about a different case.
a defendent has to be issued with minimum 6 weeks notice of a court appearance to prepare your legal defence, and such.

[inspector_blakey]

I think the post above referred to the "previous" of the individual concerned, for which he had received a conditional discharge in the past?

I'm also fairly sure that if the matter is dealt with by Magistrates rather than a Crown Court then the six-weeks doesn't necessarily apply - for example several Magistrates' Courts in London are working overtime right now to get through initial court appearances for all the people arrested and charged over the disorder in the last few days.

[old original]

just repeating what I had heard on local radio this evening, where they certainly made it sound as if it was yesterdays incident.

[bobm]

From this is Cornwall

http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/Cornwall-court-s-sympathy-man-caused-rail-chaos/story-13111736-detail/story.html

[super tm]

i shouldnt imagine the individual has appeared in court and given a discharge already. you must of read about a different case.
a defendent has to be issued with minimum 6 weeks notice of a court appearance to prepare your legal defence, and such.

are you sure about that.  Plenty of cases already been concluded in London for people involved in the riots.