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Title: Bridge Bash... with a difference.... Post by: old original on May 17, 2023, 13:39:28 Cancellations to services between Plymouth and Penzance
Due to a boat colliding with a bridge between Plymouth and Saltash all lines are blocked. Disruption is expected until 17:00 17/05. Train services between Plymouth and Penzance may be cancelled, delayed or revised. Title: Re: Bridge Bash... with a difference.... Post by: grahame on May 17, 2023, 13:45:08 Cancellations to services between Plymouth and Penzance Due to a boat colliding with a bridge between Plymouth and Saltash all lines are blocked. Disruption is expected until 17:00 17/05. Train services between Plymouth and Penzance may be cancelled, delayed or revised. Oops ... for the record a number of these: Quote 12:15 Penzance to London Paddington due 17:29 12:15 Penzance to London Paddington due 17:29 will be delayed at Bodmin Parkway. This is due to a boat colliding with a bridge. Hope everyone's all right - thought come to mind of the Severn Bridge on 25th October 1960 - https://www.severntales.co.uk/severn-bridge-disaster.html Title: Re: Bridge Bash... with a difference.... Post by: old original on May 17, 2023, 15:30:21 Reported that the centre column of the RAB (Royal Albert Bridge) has been struck by a 300 ton tug.
Title: Re: Bridge Bash... with a difference.... Post by: grahame on May 17, 2023, 16:21:24 Reported that the centre column of the RAB (Royal Albert Bridge) has been struck by a 300 ton tug. From @GWRHelp at 14:39 Quote Following a boat colliding with a bridge between Plymouth and Saltash, all lines have now reopened. Disruption is expected until 17:00 17/05. Train services between London Paddington and Penzance via Plymouth are returning to normal. Title: Re: Bridge Bash... with a difference.... Post by: bobm on May 17, 2023, 16:43:47 "All lines are blocked"? I guess it is standard text even though the bridge is single track.
However what this is supposed to mean, I have no idea... Quote Due to damage to the electric third rail between Newton Abbot and Paignton all lines are blocked. Impact: Train services running to and from these stations will be cancelled. Disruption is expected until 17:30 17/05. Title: Re: Bridge Bash... with a difference.... Post by: LiskeardRich on May 17, 2023, 21:51:09 "All lines are blocked"? I guess it is standard text even though the bridge is single track. However what this is supposed to mean, I have no idea... Quote Due to damage to the electric third rail between Newton Abbot and Paignton all lines are blocked. Impact: Train services running to and from these stations will be cancelled. Disruption is expected until 17:30 17/05. Network rail cut a signalling cable on the Paignton line whilst carrying out maintenance Title: Re: Bridge Bash... with a difference.... Post by: Mark A on May 17, 2023, 21:55:24 "All lines are blocked"? I guess it is standard text even though the bridge is single track. However what this is supposed to mean, I have no idea... Quote Due to damage to the electric third rail between Newton Abbot and Paignton all lines are blocked. Impact: Train services running to and from these stations will be cancelled. Disruption is expected until 17:30 17/05. Soon we can expect "Due to rats ingested into the atmospheric tube at Starcross, all lines are blocked." Seriously, if anything sucks near Starcross it's GWR's Twitter message template for disruption. Also, starting a sentence with 'Due to' needs to get in the sea. Mark Title: Re: Bridge Bash... with a difference.... Post by: Mark A on May 17, 2023, 21:59:34 Mentioned here on ITV news:
https://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/2023-05-17/rail-disruption-after-boat-crashes-into-bridge Mark Title: Re: Bridge Bash... with a difference.... Post by: PhilWakely on May 17, 2023, 22:11:26 "All lines are blocked"? I guess it is standard text even though the bridge is single track. However what this is supposed to mean, I have no idea... Quote Due to damage to the electric third rail between Newton Abbot and Paignton all lines are blocked. Impact: Train services running to and from these stations will be cancelled. Disruption is expected until 17:30 17/05. On internal systems, Network Rail apologised as 'somebody hit the wrong button when selecting the reason' ;D Title: Re: Bridge Bash... with a difference.... Post by: eightonedee on May 17, 2023, 23:03:42 Quote On internal systems, Network Rail apologised as 'somebody hit the wrong button when selecting the reason' Grin I can remember when they only had one - "due to operating difficulties"! 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 |