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Title: Man hit by First Great Western train at Pencoed station - 1 September 2014 Post by: Chris from Nailsea on September 02, 2014, 00:45:49 From the BBC (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-29018994):
Quote Rail disruption as man hit by First Great Western train (http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/77307000/jpg/_77307993_pic.jpg) People gather at Pencoed railway station following the incident on Monday Rail services in south Wales have been disrupted following the death of a man on the line. A number of First Great Western trains were cancelled or diverted after the incident at Pencoed railway station on Monday. The man was hit by the Swansea to London Paddington service at about 13:10 BST, which was then terminated at Cardiff said British Transport Police. The death is not being treated as suspicious. A spokesman for First Great Western said two further services had to be diverted, which delayed passengers by 30 minutes. A British Transport Police spokesman said: "Paramedics from the Welsh Ambulance Service also attended but the man was pronounced dead at the scene. Enquiries are ongoing to establish the man's identity and inform his next of kin." (http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/77308000/jpg/_77308000_pic2.jpg) British Transport Police said the man's death was not being treated as suspicious Title: Re: Man hit by First Great Western train at Pencoed station - 1 September 2014 Post by: TaplowGreen on September 02, 2014, 11:39:09 Very sad for all concerned.
Seems to me that railway suicides seem to be on the rise at the moment in the FGW region......or maybe we just get to hear about them more? Title: Re: Man hit by First Great Western train at Pencoed station - 1 September 2014 Post by: Chris from Nailsea on September 02, 2014, 11:52:04 Thanks for posting, TaplowGreen.
However, we do not know that this latest sad case was a suicide: that will be decided by the coroner. Title: Re: Man hit by First Great Western train at Pencoed station - 1 September 2014 Post by: grahame on September 02, 2014, 11:58:31 Very sad for all concerned. Seems to me that railway suicides seem to be on the rise at the moment in the FGW region......or maybe we just get to hear about them more? Not for the FGW region, and data getting a bit old ... but some interesting figures here. http://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2013/sep/11/uk-rail-suicides-decade-data I'm not sure that I agree that a correlation should be accepted between rising passenger numbers and a rising suicide rate, which the article seems to do. I do know that I'm far more likely to here of them these days with improved data feeds that give a whole wide area picture. And I suspect that applies to we - our members here - too simply because (again) of data feeds, and our forum choice not to put a taboo on the subject. Agree also with Chris from Nailsea - my answer above is a general comment, with no presumption on the current case This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |