Failed Train at Bruton 2 Dec 2025

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[Witham Bobby]

Cancellations to services between Castle Cary and Westbury
Due to a broken down train between Castle Cary and Westbury some lines are blocked.
Train services running through these stations may be cancelled or delayed. Disruption is expected until 10:00 02/12.
Customer Advice
Due to a broken down train at Bruton, we are currently unable to run any trains between Castle Cary and Westbury.
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We are still able to run trains between Westbury and Castle Cary. Services from London to the West Country are currently unaffected.
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An engineer has been deployed to the broken down train.
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Passengers at Westbury for Reading/London Paddington are advised to board the next available service to Bath and change.

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Passengers at Castle Cary/Bruton/Frome are advised to board the next available service to Taunton and change for services towards Bristol and onwards to London Paddington.
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Alternatively, passengers at Frome may use their ticket, at no extra cost, on the following local bus service:

First Bus (Bristol, Bath & the West):
Route D2: Bath (Bus Station), Frome (Market Place)
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We're sorry for the delay to your journey.
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We will update this message with more information when we have it.
Last Updated:02/12/2025 09:07

Memories of 1974.  I pinched a loco off a Merehead to Westbury trip, with the wagons dropped off in Witham's Up Sidings, and sent it to the rescue of the failed train at Bruton.  The driver laughed at me when I reminded him about the catch points down the bank.  I think that with his years of service, he will ahve already noticed them a few times.  Anyway, all sorted within half an hour of the driver of the failed Paignton to London train phoning me at Witham from the phone outside the switched-out Bruton 'box

[bradshaw]

I note that the train ran ecs to Westbury. What happened to any passengers?

[Witham Bobby]

I note that the train ran ecs to Westbury. What happened to any passengers?

Did they all go from the station down to The Blue Ball and still there?

[grahame]

I note that the train ran ecs to Westbury. What happened to any passengers?

Did they all go from the station down to The Blue Ball and still there?

It appears that the train from Yeovil to Filton came into Bruton just before 7 a.m. and ... moved on, empty, at 09:03. ... queueing behind it was a Waterloo train which picked presumably picked up most paasengers at 09:15, and a train to Bristol Temple Meads at 09:21.   Both running very late, but once the broken down train had left not a long extra wait.