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All RAIB Reports 01/11/2016 at 23:31 #87130
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The RAIB report into this could make interesting reading.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-37839189

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All RAIB Reports 02/11/2016 at 00:01 #87131
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DaveHarries in post 87130 said:
The RAIB report into this could make interesting reading.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-37839189

Dave
Rather than getting into all sorts of speculation, would it be better to keep the focus of this topic on published RAIB reports? At this stage we do not even know whether there will be any RAIB report depending on the accuracy of press accounts.

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thread split test 02/11/2016 at 06:40 #87132
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Split (no pun intended) from RAIB thread.
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Train splitting 02/11/2016 at 09:51 #87133
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Even the Stornoway Gazette has the story!
http://www.stornowaygazette.co.uk/news/crosscountry-train-carrying-209-passengers-splits-in-two-1-4274636

Spokesman is quoted as referring to "power car", so picture maybe misleading.
http://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/2016-11-01/train-carrying-more-than-200-passengers-splits-in-two-just-outside-bristol/

The 1.30pm CrossCountry departure from Bristol Temple Meads to Glasgow on Monday October 31 came to a stand shortly after leaving the station after the leading powercar became separated from the rest of the train.

The incident happened at low speed and the onboard safety systems stopped the train immediately. All 209 customers onboard were safely taken off the train and able to continue their journeys after it was moved back into the station.

An investigation is currently ongoing into the cause of the incident, although at this stage there is nothing to suggest a similar problem is likely to occur on any other train of this type.

– SPOKESMAN FOR CROSSCOUNTRY"

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Train splitting 02/11/2016 at 14:47 #87142
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Peter Bennet in post 87133 said:
Even the Stornoway Gazette has the story!
http://www.stornowaygazette.co.uk/news/crosscountry-train-carrying-209-passengers-splits-in-two-1-4274636

Spokesman is quoted as referring to "power car", so picture maybe misleading.
http://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/2016-11-01/train-carrying-more-than-200-passengers-splits-in-two-just-outside-bristol/

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Train splitting 02/11/2016 at 21:39 #87170
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I'm pretty sure that there will be a RAIB investigation into this, judging by the severity of the incident, the potential severity of the incident as well as how it could've happened, I'll be following this one.
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Train splitting 02/11/2016 at 21:54 #87172
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gremlin604 in post 87170 said:
I'm pretty sure that there will be a RAIB investigation into this, judging by the severity of the incident, the potential severity of the incident as well as how it could've happened, I'll be following this one.
Previous incidents of a similar nature haven't been investigated, so I wouldn't count your chickens.

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Train splitting 02/11/2016 at 22:20 #87175
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Dug out a post from a few years ago.

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