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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 »
Quote from: old original 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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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, Saltash) (Royal Albert Bridge) has been struck by a 300 ton tug.
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« Reply #3 on: May 17, 2023, 16:21:24 »
Quote from: old original on May 17, 2023, 15:30:21
Reported that the centre column of the RAB▸ (Royal Albert Bridge, Saltash) (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 »
Quote from: bobm 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.

Impact:
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 »
Quote from: bobm 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.

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 »
Quote from: bobm 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.

Impact:
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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