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« on: October 24, 2025, 14:33:44 »
At approximately 0655 on 24th October 2025 a person was struck by 1S37, a CrossCountry service from Plymouth to Edinburgh. The location was the '5/13' foot crossing about a mile east of Taunton station. Major disruption for the rest of the morning with both directions closed for several hours.

'5/13' is a foot crossing with kissing gates each side. No miniature lights or interlocking. Line speed is nominally 100mph but nearly all trains will be accelerating away from, or braking for, Taunton East Junction and the station. The train involved had just departed Taunton.

Confirmed fatality later in the morning.
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« Reply #1 on: October 24, 2025, 19:32:12 »
RIP

https://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/news/brilliant-funny-boy-dies-westcountry-10598642?utm_source=linkCopy&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar
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« Reply #2 on: October 24, 2025, 20:34:36 »
Very sad. Sad
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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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« Reply #3 on: October 24, 2025, 20:40:17 »
Yes. RIP.

I've just learnt that I went to school, same year and shared subject classes, with the father of the victim. I had a pint with him the week before last and we chatted about our respective offspring. Such sad, devastating news. Cry

BTP▸ (British Transport Police) press release if you'd prefer not to have all of the adverts and pop-ups from the Local World website.

https://www.btp.police.uk/news/btp/news/england/family-of-brilliant-and-funny-teenager-who-died-on-the-railway-pay-tribute-to-him/
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« Reply #4 on: October 24, 2025, 20:50:01 »
Harry Basham, age 17.



RIP.

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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.

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« Reply #5 on: October 29, 2025, 14:01:49 »
Harry's father Trevor has posted on Facebook a reply to comments on a Local World (Somerset Live) news item about the I
incident. Many people in the comments were making assumptions about mental health.



An inquest has opened and been adjourned to a later date.
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« Reply #6 on: October 29, 2025, 16:59:20 »
Thank you for posting that update here, JayMac.

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« Reply #7 on: October 29, 2025, 19:30:57 »
Here's Harry and his dad in happier times, appearing on BBC» (British Broadcasting Corporation - home page)'s Children In Need in 2019.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07v4c2q
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