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Bristol Post are just as bad:
Train 'split in two' after leaving Bristol Temple Meads station
A Cross Country train at Bristol Temple MeadsA train with more than 200 passengers on board 'split in two' just outside Bristol Temple Meads after an engineering fault.The 1.30pm northbound CrossCountry train was leaving the station when the front power car became separated from the rest of the train yesterday afternoon.
Automatic emergency brakes were applied immediately and the train came to a stop in Stapleton Road.
It left a 14ft gap between the leading power car and the rest of the train, which was carrying 209 passengers.
The company said there were no injuries, but the detached train caused a long delay, of nearly three hours.
All other trains northbound from Bristol Temple Meads had to be cancelled while the problem was sorted.
A spokesman for CrossCountry said: "The incident happened at low speed and the onboard safety systems stopped the train immediately.
"All 209 customers onboard were safely taken off the train and able to continue their journeys after it was moved back into the station.
"An investigation is currently ongoing into the cause of the incident, although at this stage there is nothing to suggest a similar problem is likely to occur on any other train of this type."
