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« on: April 03, 2024, 10:14:09 » |
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A security alert has closed Basingstoke station this morning. No trains are being permitted through the station either. Disruption expected until 3pm. That's all services calling cancelled/terminating short. SWR» , GWR▸ and CrossCountry.
Earlier this morning a suspicious package was discovered on a train at Winchester. Passengers were detrained there and the train was taken forward to Basingstoke. Quite why that was done, and not dealt with at Winchester, I know not. BTP▸ will have had their reasons.
Buses in Basingstoke that are routed via the station are also being rerouted. Also, the top end of the of the shopping centre, and several other buildings near the station have been evacuated.
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« Reply #1 on: April 03, 2024, 10:27:15 » |
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Delays to services between Basingstoke and Reading
Following a security alert earlier today between Basingstoke and Reading all lines have now reopened.
Train services running to and from these stations are returning to normal but some services will still be delayed. Disruption is expected until 11:00 03/04.
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We're pleased to advise that Basingstoke has since reopened and traffic will resume very shortly.
Last Updated:03/04/2024 10:16
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« Reply #2 on: April 03, 2024, 10:33:45 » |
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Police have just declare the item non-suspicious and the station has reopened. Service recovery can begin.
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Mark A
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« Reply #3 on: April 03, 2024, 12:00:42 » |
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Passengers were detrained there and the train was taken forward to Basingstoke. Quite why that was done, and not dealt with at Winchester, I know not. BTP▸ will have had their reasons.
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Intention was to take it to Woking? Mark |
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JayMac
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« Reply #4 on: April 03, 2024, 12:17:11 » |
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Why Woking?
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« Reply #5 on: April 03, 2024, 12:30:34 » |
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Woking was a hat-tip to a piece of 70s graffiti. That aside, it's understandable that a train with a large suspect device might be moved from Winchester, but Basingstoke was a curious choice of destination.
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« Reply #6 on: April 03, 2024, 14:16:50 » |
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Why not Micheldever?There are still sidings there, I think, isolated, little need for disruption.
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« Reply #7 on: April 03, 2024, 14:37:59 » |
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Why not Micheldever?There are still sidings there, I think, isolated, little need for disruption.
Are the Micheldever sidings electrified (might be relevant)? |
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« Reply #8 on: April 03, 2024, 14:53:03 » |
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They're not, neither are they accessible by vehicles, which may be a further problem.
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« Reply #9 on: April 03, 2024, 14:54:05 » |
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The train involved was 2B24. Class 450 electric unit which would've been unable to access the sidings at Micheldever.
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« Reply #10 on: April 03, 2024, 14:59:36 » |
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Woking was a hat-tip to a piece of 70s graffiti.
Im still none the wiser.  |
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« Reply #11 on: April 03, 2024, 16:27:28 » |
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To ensure no damage to historic artifacts at Winchester, not a problem at Basingstoke???
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« Reply #12 on: April 03, 2024, 17:13:43 » |
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To ensure no damage to historic artifacts at Winchester, not a problem at Basingstoke???
John Betjeman would have had it run through to Slough! |
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« Reply #13 on: April 04, 2024, 11:27:04 » |
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Woking was a hat-tip to a piece of 70s graffiti.
Im still none the wiser. From the very recently departed** days when train toilets still discharged onto the track, someone, attempting humour, added to a notice 'Do not flush the toilet when the train is at a station' ... 'Except Woking'. Mark Preserved railways aside, is this actually extinct on the national network? |
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« Reply #14 on: April 04, 2024, 17:07:12 » |
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Preserved railways aside, is this actually extinct on the national network?
150s, 155s, 156s and 158s? |
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