Great Western Coffee Shop

Journey by Journey => London to Didcot, Oxford and Banbury => Topic started by: eightonedee on March 10, 2020, 08:03:30



Title: Lineside fire between Tilehurst and Reading 10 March 2020
Post by: eightonedee on March 10, 2020, 08:03:30
To warn everyone due to pass Tilehurst- all trains have been halted due to a lineside fire between Tilehurst and Reading.

I am stuck on a train (7-45 ex Goring) at Tilehurst and there's an IET alongside us at platform 2


Title: Re: Lineside fire between Tilehurst and Reading 10 March 2020
Post by: Adelante_CCT on March 10, 2020, 08:06:06
Smoke is horrific, drifting towards Caversham


Title: Re: Lineside fire between Tilehurst and Reading 10 March 2020
Post by: eightonedee on March 10, 2020, 08:07:31
We have now been cleared to proceed. Just passed spectacular fire and smoke at Stadium Way


Title: Re: Lineside fire between Tilehurst and Reading 10 March 2020
Post by: eightonedee on March 10, 2020, 08:20:49
...and arrived at Reading still in time for my onward train to Guildford.

A number of delays showing for trains on the line and some last platform changes at Reading


Title: Re: Lineside fire between Tilehurst and Reading 10 March 2020
Post by: bobm on March 10, 2020, 09:26:58
Updated reports being filed here - https://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/18293729.reading-fire-live-updates-black-smoke-seen-tilehurst/ (https://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/18293729.reading-fire-live-updates-black-smoke-seen-tilehurst/)


Title: Re: Lineside fire between Tilehurst and Reading 10 March 2020
Post by: stuving on March 10, 2020, 10:18:41
Looking at the pictures, that appears to be the back of that row of sheds which is ITP - "Europe's largest dealer of empty cartridges". That sounds like would indeed burn enthusiastically and blackly.



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