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May 21, 2012, 11:33:39 PM

Recommended service - hourly, according to the GWRUS. Let's work towards that service and towards ensuring all services are used.

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I dont know if any of you know this but twice in the past few days FGW Powercars on their HST's have caught fire, one approaching Neath in South Wales which caused severe disruption on the South Wales Main line last week 22-26/01!/2007 and then on Sunday whilst the Bath - Didcot section of the GWML was closed for engineering work another PC caught fire. This is a copy of the e-mail I received of this incident ;-

43136 suffered a serious exhaust fire at Wooton Rivers just east of
Pewsey, 3 fire appliances attended and firefighters described the flames as being 3 feet high, the PC's exhaust deflector melted in the heat and there is severe damage to the clean air compartment roof, the powe unit is possibly a write off after inducing large quantities of water and foam courtesy of the fire brigade.

First Transforming Cremation.

I understand that this incident held up services for over two hours and with no diversionary route available there was C H A O S.

MG

We covered this a while back (link below.) Thanks for the additional info.
http://www.savethetrain.org.uk/forum/index.php?topic=1211.msg3465#msg3465

In a similiar development , firefighters have tackled a blaze on a goods train on the main railway line between Scotland and England (link below.)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/6312439.stm

The last carriage of the train at Drem , in East Lothian , had been alight. The fire started at 0635 GMT.

Ten fire engines had put the fire out by 0840 GMT. Some services on the East Coast Main Line have been disrupted.

Buses have replaced trains between North Berwick and Prestonpans , with rail services starting and terminating at Berwick upon Tweed.

Eyewitness Steve Dalgleish told the BBC Scotland news website: "I passed this train at 0730 GMT and it was well alight."

"It looked like it was a car transport fright train.

"Fifteen foot flames were visible from Drem and there were multiple fire engines and emergency vehicles on scene."

EWS , which operates about 800 freight trains a day across the country , refused to say what type of vehicles were being transported.

Graham Meiklejohn , spokesman for the firm , said they would not reveal further details on the grounds of commercial confidentiality.

Update - Rail journeys will continue to be affected until Wednesday (31/01/2007 , link below.)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/6312439.stm

The train was carrying 36 new cars , which were destroyed.

Was 1 of the MTU power cars again yesterday that went up at Didcot, caused the 0945 & 1045 PAD - Swansea to be over 80 late

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