Person hit by train, Taunton 24/10/2025

Person hit by train, Taunton 24/10/2025

Re: Person hit by train, Taunton 24/10/2025

Posted by TaplowGreen at 19:32, 24th October 2025

RIP

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Person hit by train, Taunton 24/10/2025

Posted by JayMac at 14:33, 24th October 2025

At approximately 0655 on 24th October 2025 a person was struck by 1S37, a CrossCountry service from Plymouth to Edinburgh. The location was the '5/13' foot crossing about a mile east of Taunton station. Major disruption for the rest of the morning with both directions closed for several hours.

'5/13' is a foot crossing with kissing gates each side. No miniature lights or interlocking. Line speed is nominally 100mph but nearly all trains will be accelerating away from, or braking for, Taunton East Junction and the station. The train involved had just departed Taunton.

Confirmed fatality later in the morning.

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