Person hit by train between Totnes and Plymouth - 12 September 2010

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[Chris from Nailsea]

From FGW^▸ (First Great Western) live updates:

Line problem between Totnes and Plymouth.

Train services are being disrupted due to a person hit by a train between Totnes and Plymouth. Short notice alterations and delays of up to 45 minutes can be expected.

Last Updated: 12/09/2010 17:52

[Chris from Nailsea]

Update, from FGW^▸ (First Great Western):

Line problem between Totnes and Plymouth.

Train services are being disrupted due to a person hit by a train between Totnes and Plymouth. Short notice alterations, cancellations and delays of up to 45 minutes can be expected.
Last Updated: 12/09/2010 18:36

16:57 London Paddington to Penzance due 22:21
This train will be terminated at Exeter St Davids. It will no longer call at: London Paddington, Newton Abbot, Totnes, Plymouth, Liskeard, Bodmin Parkway, Par, St Austell, Truro, Redruth, Camborne, St Erth and Penzance. This is due to a person hit by a train.
Last Updated: 12/09/2010 18:28

17:45 Plymouth to London Paddington due 21:27
This train has been cancelled. This is due to a person hit by a train..
Last Updated: 12/09/2010 18:24

[Chris from Nailsea]

An update / correction on the 16:57:

16:57 London Paddington to Penzance due 22:21
This train will be terminated at Exeter St Davids and restarted from Plymouth at 20:24. It will no longer call at: Newton Abbot and Totnes. This is due to a person hit by a train.
Last Updated: 12/09/2010 18:38

An additional train service to London:

18:49 Exeter St Davids to London Paddington due 21:27
An additional train service has been planned to operate as shown 18:49 Exeter St Davids to London Paddington due 21:27 run on 12/09/10.
Last Updated: 12/09/2010 18:44

[woody]

The train concerned in this incident was the 1357 Paddington to Plymouth I know because I was on it when the incident happened.As the train decended Hemerden Bank near Plymouth there was an emergency brake application and the train came to halt overlooking Plympton fire station.The trains pubic address system informed passengers that there had been a "very serious lineside incident" and the police had been called.Apparently a man was injured and narrowly escaped death and ran off but was soon was arrested by the police.We eventually arrived in Plymouth about an hour late at 1830.I would like to say on behalf of the train crew that we were kept well informed and the delay was kept to the minimum.
  Heard a passenger who was leaning out of the vestibule door window say that someone in flapjacket walking the track told him the man was laying between the tracks and that when the whole train had gone over him he had stood up and ran off and that he was not injured as bad as he could of been.