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« on: September 09, 2011, 17:47:42 »
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Train services are being disrupted due to lightning having damaged equipment between Truro and Par.Engineers are working as fast as possible to restore services to normal. Short notice alterations and delays of up to 45 minutes can be expected.

The lightening struck the line right where it runs along side Penrice School, in St Austell. My mum is a teacher at Penrice, and saw it strike the line!
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« Reply #1 on: September 10, 2011, 13:45:15 »
So it's not just the pupils who stare out the window.....  Grin
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« Reply #2 on: September 10, 2011, 17:23:11 »
Would have thought it difficult to see the actual strike from the School as it is not adjacent to the railway line 
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« Reply #3 on: September 11, 2011, 10:36:55 »
The line runs adjacent to the playing field, they were on the playing field at the time.
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« Reply #4 on: September 11, 2011, 18:02:44 »
Hmm. Possibly a bit scary, then?  Shocked
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« Reply #5 on: September 11, 2011, 18:06:46 »
apparently kids were running inside screaming.
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« Reply #6 on: September 24, 2011, 00:50:17 »
This would have been Charlestown Primary School and not Penrice Community College
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