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« Reply #30 on: February 04, 2019, 16:41:40 »
Quote from: GBM on February 03, 2019, 09:29:14
Quote from: RailCornwall on February 02, 2019, 17:54:34
Been on a reccy as hourly service continues .... Photos taken at around 5.30pm tonight.

Lovely shots RC. Thank you for them  Grin
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If you ask me, the problem would appear to be the big block of wood between the switch rail and the stock rail near the platform edge, and the two yellow G-clamp thingies holding the other switch rail to the other stock rail.
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« Reply #31 on: February 04, 2019, 20:04:55 »
Still, given the discussions we had sometime back about the use of these type of points on the Melksham single line, it would be good to get any bugs out of the design before they come to Wiltshire.  Grin
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« Reply #32 on: February 05, 2019, 08:39:09 »
Some cancellations again this morning

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08:20 Truro to Falmouth Docks due 08:44
08:50 Falmouth Docks to Truro due 09:18

08:50 Falmouth Docks to Truro due 09:18 will be cancelled.
This is due to a problem currently under investigation.
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« Reply #33 on: February 05, 2019, 13:19:50 »
I don't think this was anything to do with the problems at Penryn.   There was a signalling issue getting the second unit onto the branch.
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« Reply #34 on: February 07, 2019, 11:08:36 »
As suspected, but not a full investigation: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/passenger-train-derailment-at-penryn
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« Reply #35 on: February 07, 2019, 12:23:46 »
They will be publishing a safety digest.

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When it is clear that the safety learning from an event has been identified by a previous investigation or relates to compliance with existing rules, we may choose to publish a safety digest, rather than carry out a full investigation.
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« Reply #36 on: April 11, 2019, 12:31:53 »
Quote from: grahame on February 07, 2019, 12:23:46
They will be publishing a safety digest.

Now out at

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/safety-digest-032019-penryn/passenger-train-derailment-at-penryn-28-january-2019

not to be confused with yesterday's safety digest about a level crossing collision at the other Penryn!

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/safety-digest-022019-penrhyn-lc/level-crossing-accident-at-penrhyn-ffestiniog-railway-6-january-2019
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« Reply #37 on: April 11, 2019, 13:42:19 »
Yes, I received that earlier today and deleted it before reailsing it was the 'other' Penryn Roll Eyes

Interesting to note that the technical investigation is still ongoing some two months after the incident.  I have heard a slightly different story about events leading up to the derailment (can't repeat it here), and I'm not yet convinced as to the preliminary conlusions reached by RAIB▸ (Rail Accident Investigation Branch).  Time will tell.
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