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Title: Train Driver Escapes Injury From Flying Brick Post by: Lee on February 10, 2007, 16:28:05 First Great Western is offering a ^5,000 reward after what is believed to be a large brick smashed through the driver's cab window of a high speed train at Taplow station (link below.)
http://www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk/NewsItem.aspx?id=435 At around 19.45 on Thursday, 8 February , the 19.15 London Paddington to Swansea service was passing through the station when the object was thrown from an overbridge. It smashed through the driver's window , showering him with glass. Although he was uninjured , the driver was unable to continue the journey and was relieved at Maidenhead. The train was taken out of service and moved to a depot at Old Oak Common near London Paddington. Passengers were detrained at Maidenhead and caught the next available service some 15 minutes later. 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 |