Relief lines apparently to be reopened soon.

MODS: Apologies for the duplicate posts on this topic, got a MySQL error so thought it hadn’t posted.

Lines closed between Slough and Reading around 11:30 due to an incident. Mother currently stuck on 1C78 heading to Tiverton.

Absolutely gut wrenching to learn that the person who lost his life at Stoke Canon was a member of the railway family. Condolences with all those who knew him.

Thank goodness the set remained railed. Always a worry considering what happened at Ufton Nervet.

Thoughts of course with the family of the deceased and with the crew of the set involved.

I found out earlier that the "Driver of 1C10" was a friend of mine! He told me it was an "electrical fire"  on power car 43063. As said here, all passengers OK but understandably he was a little shocked and was sent back to Bristol.

Gathering reports from social media of a "small fire" or "smoke" in the driver's cab of the HST^▸ (High Speed Train (Inter City class 43 125 units)) that formed 1C10 1030 PAD^» (Paddington (London) - next trains)-WSM. Service was terminated at Southall.

I understand from Tweets that the incident may have been at Ealing Broadway rather than West Ealing as originally thought.

Understand the incident happened at/near West Ealing and sadly is a fatality.

As always, thoughts with the train crew/railway staff involved and those who knew the person involved.

Lines currently blocked Exeter-WSM and Taunton-Castle Cary.

Thoughts with the train crew involved.

Firstly, thoughts of course with the driver of the HST^▸ (High Speed Train (Inter City class 43 125 units)) and other on-board crew and station staff.

However I do wish the press wouldn't give publicity to these anti-TOC^▸ (Train Operating Company) groups that are on Twitter when quoting people's Tweets (Jack Smith's in this case). I'm always very supportive of the work FGW^▸ (First Great Western) do and I don't moan when there are delays, but it seems some passengers are very quick to find an outlet so they can have a pop at TOCs even when problems are beyond the control of the TOC.

FGW^▸ (First Great Western) Twitter reporting a cow having been hit by a train near Castle Cary.

Extra beefburgers for Glastonbury Festival goers?

Correction: Turns out it was 43138 - not 43134 (thanks to a driver friend)

Image from This Is Somerset website

Can't quite make out the powercar number.

(EDIT: On a slightly closer inspection, looks like 43134).

Picking up news of a fatality at Ealing Broadway a little earlier this afternoon.

As always, thoughts with the train crew involved and the family of the deceased.