Fatality Between Reading-Reading West (27/10/2008)

[whole diary]

[Lee]

From the FGW^▸ (First Great Western) website :

Train services between Reading and Reading West are being disrupted due to a fatality.Short notice alterations, cancellations and delays of up to 60 minutes can be expected.

A number of services are being revised (with road transport provided) due to this sad event.

[devon_metro]

Nasty timing!

[devon_metro]

Summary of services to West Country:

1606 Padd - Pnz diverted via Melksham
1633 Padd - Exd diverted via Melksham (Newbury/Hungerford/Pewsey cancelled)
1703 Padd - Pnz diverted via Melksham (Newbury cancelled)

[Ollie]

17:03 was originally due to go via Melksham but should have run it's booked route.
17:06 Westbury was cancelled.

[Phil]

Nasty timing!

I don't suppose there's ever really a good time to get knocked down by a train....

[devon_metro]

17:03 was originally due to go via Melksham but should have run it's booked route.

Indeed it did.

[Lee]

I Work For FGW^▸ (First Great Western) blog post link.
http://www.iworkforfgw.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=142#p199

[G.Uard]

According to the Reading Evening Post 27/10

"A woman died after she was hit by a high speed train (my italics), just outside Reading West station before rush hour this afternoon.
The woman, who had not been named as the Evening Post went to press, was hit by the 4.07pm train travelling from Reading to Basingstoke and services both ways were closed."

[Ollie]

According to the Reading Evening Post 27/10

"A woman died after she was hit by a high speed train (my italics), just outside Reading West station before rush hour this afternoon.
The woman, who had not been named as the Evening Post went to press, was hit by the 4.07pm train travelling from Reading to Basingstoke and services both ways were closed."

For those not aware the reasoning for italics is I assume due to the fact that the 16:07 is formed of a Turbo.

[IndustryInsider]

According to the Reading Evening Post 27/10

"A woman died after she was hit by a high speed train (my italics), just outside Reading West station before rush hour this afternoon.
The woman, who had not been named as the Evening Post went to press, was hit by the 4.07pm train travelling from Reading to Basingstoke and services both ways were closed."

For those not aware the reasoning for italics is I assume due to the fact that the 16:07 is formed of a Turbo.

And probably travelling at no more than 30-40mph as it would have stopped at Reading West.

[BBM]

According to the Reading Evening Post 27/10

"A woman died after she was hit by a high speed train (my italics), just outside Reading West station before rush hour this afternoon.
The woman, who had not been named as the Evening Post went to press, was hit by the 4.07pm train travelling from Reading to Basingstoke and services both ways were closed."

More on the sad tale of the young lady involved in the incident:

http://www.getreading.co.uk/news/s/2039837_eva_will_always_be_in_our_hearts