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Topic: Train Fire In The Didcot Area (03/02/2007) (Read 3333 times)
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Lee
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From the FGW website :
Train services between Swindon and Reading are being disrupted due to a fire in a power car in the Didcot area. Short notice alterations, cancellations and delays can be expected.
There is no risk to customers.
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Lee
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FGW have revised their message to state that the fire is in the Didcot station area. It does look as if trains are being diverted.
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Gwr2006
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The rear power car on 0800 Swansea to Paddington burst into flames as it approached Didcot Parkway due to a fire in the exhaust system. The set terminated in platform 4 and the fire brigade attended in numbers (8 fire engines, foam tender, communications and major incident support vehicles). The station & train were evacuated whilst the flames were extinguished. The set was later taken to Reading Depot.
I must say that the incident was handled very professionally by FGW station staff who kept everyone informed, and they had all the passengers on their way again in less than 90 minutes on a fleet of hired coaches. Well done to them. Because the main lines were closed for engineering work, the incident caused major delays of up to 2 hours, with many trains cancelled or diverted via Newbury.
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Chris Street
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I'm a little surprised at how many of the FGW Power Cars have set on fire recently... a lot of them seem to be catching alight, and soon if more keep setting on fire they won't have any left... whats this now 3 or 4 incidents in the matter of a few weeks?
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bubblecat
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Yes Chris!
There really have been quite a few. There was also a tram, but that was in Liverpool or somewhere.....so can't really blame FGW....I think.
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Steve Bray
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Yes, the other weekday it was the 0600 (I think) Swansea to Paddington that only reached Neath before it "caught fire". When I saw the headline on the BBC website, why was I not surprised when I saw that it was a FGW unit that it had happened to?
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James
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Yes Chris!
There really have been quite a few. There was also a tram, but that was in Liverpool or somewhere.....so can't really blame FGW....I think.
Blackpool, apprentally the electronics went up I'm a little surprised at how many of the FGW Power Cars have set on fire recently... a lot of them seem to be catching alight, and soon if more keep setting on fire they won't have any left... whats this now 3 or 4 incidents in the matter of a few weeks?
They haven't been "set alight" they have "caught light" They also ALL have been the new german "MTU" powercars |
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Regards
James - Full on Pacer Fan
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