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« on: March 07, 2025, 07:36:10 »
Breaking news on Sky news,due to unexploded WW2 bomb near Gare De Nord
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« Reply #1 on: March 07, 2025, 08:43:29 »
Quote from: infoman on March 07, 2025, 07:36:10
Breaking news on Sky news,due to unexploded WW2 bomb near Gare De Nord

This bomb - a biggie - was found on, or even buried under, the track during overnight work by SNCF▸ (Societe Nationale des Chemins de fer Francais - French National Railways). It's about 2.5 km from Gar du Nord, in Seine-St-Denis. So all trains using Gare du Nord have stopped, and I imagine a lot of stock is unable to enter service at all. Some services are starting short or being diverted:

Eurostar (Belgium/Netherlands): Marne-la-Vallée.
RER B :  la Plaine Stade de France et Aulnay-sous-Bois - limited service only
RER D : Stade de France Saint-Denis  - limited service only
Ligne K : Mitry  - limited service only
Ligne H : Saint Denis  - limited service only
Other TER: - mostly no service.
TGV▸ (Train a Grande Vitesse): one an hour from Gare de Lyon
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« Reply #2 on: March 07, 2025, 08:56:05 »
They are probably very glad that PSG's Euro game was Wednesday & That French rugby team are playing away this weekend
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« Reply #3 on: March 07, 2025, 09:01:13 »
The story on Sky is at
https://news.sky.com/story/all-eurostar-trains-to-london-cancelled-after-unexploded-wwii-bomb-found-13323152

and the BBC» (British Broadcasting Corporation - home page) is live tracking it at
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cz6l257gnjqt
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« Reply #4 on: March 07, 2025, 10:53:36 »
I am glad that I travelled back yesterday
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« Reply #5 on: March 07, 2025, 15:34:24 »
Services into and out of the Gare du Nord to restart at 18.00 (French time).
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« Reply #6 on: March 07, 2025, 15:53:16 »
Just out of idle curiosity on my part: was it a German or a British bomb?  We both bombed Paris, during the course of the Second World War.  Roll Eyes
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« Reply #7 on: March 07, 2025, 19:08:59 »
Quote from: Chris from Nailsea on March 07, 2025, 15:53:16
Just out of idle curiosity on my part: was it a German or a British bomb?  We both bombed Paris, during the course of the Second World War.  Roll Eyes

One of the RAF▸ (Royal Air Force)'s according to the démineurs.
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« Reply #8 on: March 07, 2025, 19:40:32 »
Oops - sorry, Paris!  Embarrassed
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William Huskisson MP▸ (Member of Parliament, or Mile Post (a method of measuring the railway in miles and chains from a starting point - usually London), depending on context) was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830.  Many more have died in the same way since then.  Don't take a chance: Stop, Look, Listen.

"Level crossings are safe, unless they are used in an unsafe manner."  Discuss.
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