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From Journeycheck Cancellations to services between Hungerford and Bedwyn
Due to an obstruction on the line between Hungerford and Bedwyn all lines are blocked. Apparently part of the parapet on a bridge at Froxfield has fallen on to the line after a lorry passed over the bridge. A train from London to Penzance ran over the debris while one from Penzance has been sent back from Bedwyn to Westbury and will then come via Melksham and Swindon making it around an hour late.. Stopping services to Bedwyn are terminating and starting back from Newbury. |
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Chris from Nailsea
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« Reply #1 on: February 22, 2015, 18:37:08 » |
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HSTs▸ through Melksham ... oh, if only.   
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William Huskisson MP▸ was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830. Many more have died in the same way since then. Don't take a chance: stop, look, listen.
"Level crossings are safe, unless they are used in an unsafe manner." Discuss.
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« Reply #2 on: February 22, 2015, 18:51:58 » |
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HSTs▸ through Melksham ... oh, if only. 1A91 - the 16:02 Plymouth to Paddington - is routed via Melksham on Mondays to Thursdays from 5th January to 2nd April. Passing time 18:28. Which brings me to the question "when counting passengers using the TransWilts, do we count longer distance services". Further post to follow on this one - it relates to how to get realistic counts / statistics this summer. But, basically, I think we welcome the HSTs but don't count them as part of the TransWilts passenger count in either today, or the Monday through Thursday, scenarios. |
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Coffee Shop Admin, Acting Chair of Melksham Rail User Group, Option 24/7 Melksham Rep
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Southernman
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« Reply #3 on: February 22, 2015, 19:17:11 » |
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From FGW▸ Twitter re terminating 16.34 Paddington to Penzance at Hungerford due to an obstruction:-
@FGW @JonnyBaum Hi Jonathan, this is still under investigation. Early indication it was a collapsed bridge. Andy
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« Reply #4 on: February 22, 2015, 19:18:49 » |
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HSTs▸ through Melksham ... oh, if only. I'm not sure what the minimum gap between Up trains is through Melksham, but 1A85 has just left Westbury for the second time (19:08) 123 minutes late and 1A90 is 'at platform' with a planned departure of 19:07, so there will be two up HSTs within minutes of each other  |
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« Reply #5 on: February 22, 2015, 19:30:33 » |
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From Pewsey Neighbourhood Policing Team Facebook page:
Wiltshire Police are currently dealing with a single vehicle road traffic collision where a large vehicle has collided with a railway bridge at Oak Hill nr Froxfield, Marlborough. This has caused some damage to the bridge and this has led to debris on the railway line. Whilst a train has hit this debris, no one has been injured. Police and others are at the scene and are currently dealing with this issue. Trains are currently on stop and Network Rail should be contacted for information in relation to this incident and any ongoing travel concerns for the stretch of railway between Pewsey and Hungerford.
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« Reply #6 on: February 22, 2015, 19:33:03 » |
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The train that hit the debris was reported full and standing according to personal staff accounts on Twitter. Will be a comfortable experience for those on board awaiting replacement road transport....
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« Reply #7 on: February 22, 2015, 20:18:30 » |
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The train that hit the debris was reported full and standing according to personal staff accounts on Twitter. Will be a comfortable experience for those on board awaiting replacement road transport....
But it shows a train, which is full and standing, can do an emergency stop without anyone onboard being injured. I think a lot of passengers believe a train will stop on a sixpence when the emergency brakes are applied. |
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« Reply #8 on: February 22, 2015, 20:20:41 » |
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Having been on an HST▸ that hit a shopping trolley a few months back, I was surprised how smooth the resulting emergency stop was.
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« Reply #9 on: February 22, 2015, 21:13:53 » |
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bobm
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« Reply #10 on: February 22, 2015, 21:17:48 » |
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I assume the tracks at the top are the up line, in which case it looks like it was fortunate the first train through was a down one.
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« Reply #11 on: February 22, 2015, 21:18:21 » |
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B****y that was a very lucky escape (akin to the Newbury signal collapse). if the train had been on the other line...............  |
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« Reply #12 on: February 22, 2015, 21:29:52 » |
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The train that hit the debris has suffered damage so I would assume both lines were badly obstructed and the photo has been taken after the train had passed through which would be why there is no debris on the railhead itself.
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« Reply #13 on: February 22, 2015, 21:32:59 » |
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I think that picture deserves one of my... Crikey! We should also be grateful that the vehicle that hit the parapet didn't end up on the tracks. That could have been another Oxshott: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11702877 Or worse, Great Heck. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Heck_rail_crash |
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« Reply #14 on: February 22, 2015, 22:32:20 » |
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Feel sorry for the hst load of people what happend to them taxis or was a bustitute sorted out surely they wernt told to wait for the next train?
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