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« 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.
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« Reply #1 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.

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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
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« Reply #2 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.
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« Reply #3 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

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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.
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« Reply #4 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...

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Due to damage to the electric third rail between Newton Abbot and Paignton all lines are blocked.

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Train services running to and from these stations will be cancelled. Disruption is expected until 17:30 17/05.
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« Reply #5 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...

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Due to damage to the electric third rail between Newton Abbot and Paignton all lines are blocked.

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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
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« Reply #6 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...

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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 (Great Western Railway)'s Twitter message template for disruption. Also, starting a sentence with 'Due  to' needs to get in the sea.

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« Reply #7 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

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« Reply #8 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...

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Due to damage to the electric third rail between Newton Abbot and Paignton all lines are blocked.

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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'  Grin
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« Reply #9 on: May 17, 2023, 23:03:42 »

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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"!
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