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« on: August 08, 2016, 21:31:08 » |
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A fire involving gas cylinders has been reported close to St Erth station.
The 17:03 from Paddington has been terminated at Liskeard. The 20:18 Penzance to Plymouth has been sent back to Penzance. Suspect the sleeper will also be delayed.
The St Ives branch has been suspended and the signalbox at St Erth has been evacuated.
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« Reply #1 on: August 08, 2016, 21:53:36 » |
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The Sleeper starting from Camborne worked by an HST▸ off 1C86 1506 ex Paddington which has terminated at Camborne
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« Reply #2 on: August 08, 2016, 22:02:58 » |
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« Reply #3 on: August 09, 2016, 02:22:17 » |
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As of 00.50, there needs to be an inspection of the infrastructure - especially signalling equipment and electrical supply.
The St Ives branch is likely to remain closed, with St Erth box switched out; the main line is top priority.
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« Reply #4 on: August 09, 2016, 07:19:15 » |
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Firefighters are this morning still at the scene of a huge fire which broke out at the site of a tyre recycling plant in St Erth.
The fire forced the closure of main rail line from Penzance to London, the branch line from St Erth to St Ives and the A30.
A plume of thick black smoke could be seen for miles across Cornwall as the blaze took hold of the tyres and spread to neighbouring buildings. From The West Briton ... article continues with more pictures and detail. Mr Barrett said he hoped the main train line could be reopened for the first train from Penzance to London at 5.50am this morning, but that they would be reviewing the situation overnight.
He said he expected the St Ives branch line and the A30 - which was originally shut for a serious car accident several hours prior to the fire - to remain closed into the morning. As ever, a bit over-optimistic on the reopening front  |
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« Reply #5 on: August 09, 2016, 08:12:27 » |
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Not least because the first scheduled train was at 05:05 and not 05:50.  |
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« Reply #6 on: August 09, 2016, 08:44:29 » |
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As ever, a bit over-optimistic on the reopening front Indeed - RTT» shows everything cancelled from Penzance before the 1000 PAD» service. The first (as yet) uncancelled train into St Ives is from Lelant Saltings to form the 1233 service to SER. Does that mean the unit was stuck on the branch line overnight, or is Lelant Saltings a normal stable? |
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« Reply #7 on: August 09, 2016, 11:45:48 » |
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As ever, a bit over-optimistic on the reopening front Indeed - RTT» shows everything cancelled from Penzance before the 1000 PAD» service. The first (as yet) uncancelled train into St Ives is from Lelant Saltings to form the 1233 service to SER. Does that mean the unit was stuck on the branch line overnight, or is Lelant Saltings a normal stable? The unit would I imagine have been stuck on the branch as the line runs between signal box and fire. The smoke could be seen in Helston, a friend posted on Facebook a video of the smoke from their house in Helston! |
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« Reply #8 on: August 09, 2016, 15:05:55 » |
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The St Ives unit is stuck on the branch but in the bay platform at St Erth.
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« Reply #9 on: August 09, 2016, 17:59:04 » |
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From the GWR▸ web site / Journey check at 17:50 A fire at a tyre recycling plant close to the railway line at St Erth has meant that we had been unable to run any train services through the station. Fire Brigade crews have now made the site safe and we are now in a position to make arrangements for train services to resume train services on the main line between Penzance and Truro. However, owing to constraints on resources already put in place due to this incident means that the first trains through to and from Penzance should be 17:55 Plymouth to Penzance, 15:06 London Paddington to Penzance and 20:18 Penzance to Plymouth.
No trains will be able to call at St Erth station and we are still unable to run any services between St Erth and St Ives. |
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« Reply #10 on: August 09, 2016, 21:17:11 » |
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As ever, a bit over-optimistic on the reopening front Indeed - RTT» shows everything cancelled from Penzance before the 1000 PAD» service. The first (as yet) uncancelled train into St Ives is from Lelant Saltings to form the 1233 service to SER. Does that mean the unit was stuck on the branch line overnight, or is Lelant Saltings a normal stable? That implies to me that someone has gone through all the St Erth departures, cancelling them, and forgot that some trains terminate short at Lelant Saltings. |
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« Reply #11 on: August 10, 2016, 02:20:00 » |
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Seems the fire has flared up again.
Reports are it has spread to another wall of tyres and forced the closure of the line again. There are now concerns it may affect some railway infrastructure including a relay room.
There are currently five GWR▸ sets and two Cross Country Voyagers trapped at Long Rock depot as a result of the new line closure.
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« Reply #12 on: August 10, 2016, 03:38:50 » |
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Seems the fire has flared up again.
Reports are it has spread to another wall of tyres and forced the closure of the line again. There are now concerns it may affect some railway infrastructure including a relay room.
There are currently five GWR▸ sets and two Cross Country Voyagers trapped at Long Rock depot as a result of the new line closure.
Oops. Judging by the lack of cancellations due to train shortage yesterday, GWR seems to have fortunately few trains tied up in Long Rock the first time around. From the West Briton: A30 reopens after St Erth fire - but why was it shut for so long? |
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« Reply #13 on: August 10, 2016, 10:59:06 » |
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I think Monday night's initial closure came early enough to prevent the majority of HSTs▸ reaching Penzance. Last night the flare-up occurred almost at the end of service.
The good news is the main line has re-opened in the last hour with trains allowed past the site at slow speed with all windows closed and air-con turned off to prevent smoke being sucked in. I am not sure how easy it is to isolate the air-con on an HST.
Trains still not calling at St Erth and the St Ives branch remains closed.
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« Reply #14 on: August 10, 2016, 12:59:38 » |
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Seems the fire has flared up again.
Reports are it has spread to another wall of tyres and forced the closure of the line again. There are now concerns it may affect some railway infrastructure including a relay room.
There are currently five GWR▸ sets and two Cross Country Voyagers trapped at Long Rock depot as a result of the new line closure.
Oops. Judging by the lack of cancellations due to train shortage yesterday, GWR seems to have fortunately few trains tied up in Long Rock the first time around. From the West Briton: A30 reopens after St Erth fire - but why was it shut for so long? Another forum suggested 5 GWR sets dmu/hst not specified, the sleeper set and a voyager. 2 fuel tanks ruptured in the early hours of the morning |
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