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« on: October 02, 2017, 17:14:07 » |
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Seems a train (haven’t worked out which) struck a person in the Sidney Gardens area at around 1640ish. I’m in 1C20 which was behind it between Box and Bathampton Jcn, which is wrong lining back to Chippenham, to divert via Badminton down to Bristol
Usual thoughts for BTP▸ , Driver and those on site
Andy
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« Last Edit: October 02, 2017, 17:37:07 by LawrenceHillbilly »
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bobm
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« Reply #1 on: October 02, 2017, 17:52:29 » |
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I have taken the opportunity to move this topic to a more appropriate board and amend the title.
The train involved was the 16:30 from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington.
Trains are now diverting via Hullavington (Badminton) not calling at Chippenham or Bath Spa.
North/south trains are terminating/starting back from Bristol Temple Meads and Westbury.
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« Reply #2 on: October 02, 2017, 19:50:47 » |
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Latest update is the person is alive and has been airlifted to hospital. One line has reopened for reversible working.
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« Reply #3 on: October 02, 2017, 22:02:34 » |
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Limited good news. Let's hope they survive and make a full recovery.
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« Reply #4 on: October 03, 2017, 07:09:48 » |
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The railway in Sydney Gardens is all in deep cutting isn't it. How would anyone be able to get onto the track there?
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« Reply #5 on: October 03, 2017, 07:15:57 » |
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The railway in Sydney Gardens is all in deep cutting isn't it. How would anyone be able to get onto the track there?
The gardens (Sydney Gardens) at one side of the cutting slope down to what is (or used to be) quite a low wall - you can see that on the right in the picture at Wiltshire 999. Favoured spot for watching trains go by! Actions to raise the wall / add further protection have certainly been on the agenda; I'm not 100% sure on the status of that, though. EditLooks like fencing was put in as long ago as 2012 - https://bathnewseum.com/virtual-museum-of-bath-2012/train-by-fencing/ ... and reading RailUK Forum from around that time, I note that member BigNoseMac has frequented the area and can fill us in on the background. |
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« Reply #6 on: October 03, 2017, 08:49:00 » |
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I have been on trains which have stopped in Sydney Gardens so the driver could have a not so quiet word with kids sitting on that wall, legs dangling over the trackside. That was back in the 90s though.
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« Reply #7 on: October 03, 2017, 17:28:46 » |
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From the Bath ChronicleA 17-year-old hit by a train in Bath was airlifted to hospital with critical head and arm injuries.
Two air ambulance helicopters attended the railway near Sydney Gardens just before 5pm on Monday (October 2).
South Western Ambulance Service said the teenage casualty was taken to Southmead Hospital in Bristol for treatment.
British Transport Police confirmed he was in a critical condition and that the incident was not suspicious. Note picture showing the seat in the park, the fence, and an HST▸ behind it. No confirmation that this picture was taken just after the incident, but it could well have been. |
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« Reply #8 on: October 03, 2017, 17:44:05 » |
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It's not much of a fence, is it? However, I think that's probably an old stock photo, as hasn't the bridge been recently rebuilt to allow greater headroom for the electrification that's not happening?
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Chris from Nailsea
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« Reply #9 on: October 03, 2017, 21:49:12 » |
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As further details have now emerged, I have updated the heading of this topic again, in the interests of clarity.
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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 #10 on: October 07, 2017, 17:46:03 » |
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It's not much of a fence, is it? However, I think that's probably an old stock photo, as hasn't the bridge been recently rebuilt to allow greater headroom for the electrification that's not happening? I thought the plan for getting wires under the bridges in Sydney Gardens was to lower the track rather than raise the bridges but I could be wrong. |
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Don't DOO▸ it, keep the guard (but it probably wouldn't be a bad idea if the driver unlocked the doors on arrival at calling points).
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« Reply #11 on: October 07, 2017, 18:10:40 » |
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Yes, that's what happened during the now pointless closure (as was the one for Box Tunnel).
As an aside, I recall that the person hit subsequently died. Sympathies to the family and others caught up in the incident.
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« Reply #12 on: October 07, 2017, 22:08:31 » |
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Yes, that's what happened during the now pointless closure (as was the one for Box Tunnel). If the track-lowering has been carried out it was not pointless. Having space available for wires will be one less cost when they finally get round to installing the OHLE. We are not talking about the Midland Main Line or the South Wales portion of the Great Western Main Line here; unlike those routes I beleive electrification through Sydney Gardens is postponed not cancelled. Even on those less-fortunate lines however, where the question is 'if' not 'when' they get around to electrification, having the necessary height available is probably still a good thing. |
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Don't DOO▸ it, keep the guard (but it probably wouldn't be a bad idea if the driver unlocked the doors on arrival at calling points).
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« Reply #13 on: October 08, 2017, 23:40:20 » |
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We are not talking about the Midland Main Line or the South Wales portion of the Great Western Main Line here; unlike those routes I beleive electrification through Sydney Gardens is postponed not cancelled
Maybe officially. But unofficially? Based on the comments we have seen recently about bimode being as good as electric etc, I would be very very surprised if the wires go up through Bath at any point in the short to medium term anyway. |
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