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« on: August 25, 2020, 20:18:50 »

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Storm Francis is expected to bring high winds and heavy rain to parts of the UK (United Kingdom) today. Great Western Railway services may be affected by this adverse weather.

Customer advice:

Worcester Foregate Street - Hereford
A tree is blocking the railway at Great Malvern. Trains between Worcester Foregate Street and Hereford may be cancelled, delayed or revised. This is expected until the end of the day.

Bristol Parkway / Bristol Temple Meads / Gloucester - Swindon
Trains may be delayed between these stations due to a 50mph speed restriction being imposed.

Cleared incidents:

Cardiff Central - Bridgend
Trains are now able to run normally between Cardiff Central and Bridgend following disruption caused by tree was blocking the railway.

Bristol Temple Meads - Severn Beach
Trains are now able to run normally to and from Severn Beach following a tree is blocking the railway at Avonmouth.

Worcester Shrub Hill - Oxford
Trains are now running normally between Worcester Shrub Hill and Oxford following an obstruction on the line between Moreton-in-Marsh and Kingham earlier today.

Not to forget no trains all afternoon on the TransWilts due to a commercial marquee on the railway between Melksham and Chippenham, and a freight train running into a tree at Freshford
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« Reply #1 on: August 25, 2020, 20:31:02 »

Missed one ...

https://www.andoveradvertiser.co.uk/news/regional/romsey/18674012.tree-falls-south-western-railway-line-near-romsey/

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A TREE has fallen on a railway line near Romsey as Storm Francis continues to batters Hampshire.

Network Rail revealed the tree came down on South Western Railway's (SWR» (South Western Railway - about)) Test Valley track today, between Romsey and Redbridge.

This meant trains were running at a "reduced speed" while the tree was on the line, according to a SWR spokesperson.

They said: "Earlier this morning, due to a  precarious tree near the line between Redbridge and Romsey, trains were running at a reduced speed as a precautionary measure.

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« Reply #2 on: August 27, 2020, 09:58:23 »

Melksham by Robert, on Flickr

Marquee on the line at Melksham
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