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Title: WWII Disrupting traffic today Post by: Witham Bobby on December 03, 2021, 14:34:09 Quote Alterations to services between Fareham and Southampton Central Due to a wartime bomb near the railway between Fareham and Southampton Central some lines towards Newport (South Wales) are blocked. Impact: Train services running through these stations will be delayed by up to 20 minutes or diverted. Disruption is expected until 18:00 03/12. Title: Re: WWII Disrupting traffic today Post by: bradshaw on December 03, 2021, 16:22:51 ordnance has been exploded and trains running back to normal
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-59520018 Title: Re: WWII Disrupting traffic today Post by: paul7575 on December 03, 2021, 16:42:26 Odd looking “bomb” wasn’t it? Anyone know what it really was?
Paul Title: Re: WWII Disrupting traffic today Post by: eightonedee on December 03, 2021, 18:02:10 Quote Quote Alterations to services between Fareham and Southampton Central Due to a wartime bomb near the railway between Fareham and Southampton Central some lines towards Newport (South Wales) are blocked. Impact: Train services running through these stations will be delayed by up to 20 minutes or diverted. Disruption is expected until 18:00 03/12. It seems somewhat bizarre to describe the impact of something between Southampton and Fareham having an effect on "lines towards Newport (South Wales)". Title: Re: WWII Disrupting traffic today Post by: johnneyw on December 03, 2021, 19:54:32 Odd looking “bomb” wasn’t it? Anyone know what it really was? Paul Incendiary bomb perhaps? Would have probably made a smaller bang when the bomb disposal people blew it up than a larger conventional bomb. Edit: Image search online for "ww2 German incendiary bomb" brings up similar looking devices to that found. Title: Re: WWII Disrupting traffic today Post by: TaplowGreen on December 03, 2021, 22:47:08 It's not only trains that are being disrupted by misplaced ordnance......
https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/gloucester-news/bomb-squad-called-gloucestershire-royal-6298076 Title: Re: WWII Disrupting traffic today Post by: paul7575 on December 04, 2021, 12:06:03 Odd looking “bomb” wasn’t it? Anyone know what it really was? Paul Incendiary bomb perhaps? Would have probably made a smaller bang when the bomb disposal people blew it up than a larger conventional bomb. Edit: Image search online for "ww2 German incendiary bomb" brings up similar looking devices to that found. The Southampton Echo included a second tweeted photo showing a better end view of a flat base which seemed to me to have a slight flange and a central primer. It’s difficult to assess the overall size though… https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/19760611.wartime-bomb-found-near-railway-sholing-netley/ Paul Title: Re: WWII Disrupting traffic today Post by: stuving on December 04, 2021, 13:08:53 That looks like an AA round, such as 40 mm "Bofors".
Title: Re: WWII Disrupting traffic today Post by: paul7575 on December 04, 2021, 14:29:49 That looks like an AA round, such as 40 mm "Bofors". That’s what I was coming round to, the only remaining query being the overall body colour, I thought a 40mm Bofors cartridge would normally be brass? Paul Title: Re: WWII Disrupting traffic today Post by: stuving on December 04, 2021, 16:56:41 That looks like an AA round, such as 40 mm "Bofors". That’s what I was coming round to, the only remaining query being the overall body colour, I thought a 40mm Bofors cartridge would normally be brass? Paul Usually, yes, but steel-cased rounds did exist, hence "such as". But suggesting it was for AA fire is only based on what was likely to be used around cities. The rim profile, and the shape of the base, primer, and the nose end would all guide an expert identification. Title: Re: WWII Disrupting traffic today Post by: CyclingSid on December 05, 2021, 09:02:45 Could be from Oerlikon 20 mm cannon
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oerlikon_20_mm_cannon (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oerlikon_20_mm_cannon) preferred by Royal Navy to 40 mm Bofors. Damned inconsiderate of builders not leave a scale next to it! 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 |