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06/12/11 - Westbury shut (farce!)

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06/12/11 - Westbury shut (farce!) 06/12/2011 at 10:46 #24552
Underwood
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Due to a unit derailment early this morning, Westbury is stuffed until around 16:00. Apparently only P3 is open but HSTs are via avoider to Frome and Portsmouths are being cancelled but there was one on live updates thay was calling at Trowbridge and passing Westbury to Warminster somehow. There are 0B00's from Trowbridge to Westbury, as it says on updates 'all trains will additionally call at Trowbridge...as if they don't already :laugh:

A good scenario for Westbury Simsig with Bristol chain!

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Re: 06/12/11 - Westbury shut (farce!) 06/12/2011 at 13:08 #24558
GeoffM
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Digital Doris has derailment in her repertoire of announcements surprisingly. I wondered what was up when she announced that at Bath this morning, though my trains weren't affected.
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Re: 06/12/11 - Westbury shut (farce!) 06/12/2011 at 13:19 #24559
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Swindon MOM has had quite a night!
Last edited: 06/12/2011 at 13:19 by ralphjwchadkirk
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Re: 06/12/11 - Westbury shut (farce!) 06/12/2011 at 15:58 #24576
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Apparently derailed whilst shunting at 5mph. Only had the driver on-board, who was unhurt.

" said:
Swindon MOM has had quite a night!

Briefly misread that as 'Swindon MOM has had a quiet night!'.

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Last edited: 06/12/2011 at 16:33 by UKTrainMan
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Re: 06/12/11 - Westbury shut (farce!) 06/12/2011 at 16:28 #24580
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Just dived on the 1553 pompey to see whats going on. We used the Down Reception to avoid it, looks like the up is used too. rear of 150202 is in siding and front is at westbury west with the rear wheelset sprawled right off the points.

Rerailer currently being used.

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Re: 06/12/11 - Westbury shut (farce!) 06/12/2011 at 16:42 #24583
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" said:
Apparently derailed whilst shunting at 5mph. Only had the driver on-board, who was unhurt.

" said:
Swindon MOM has had quite a night!

Briefly misread that as 'Swindon MOM has had a quiet night!'.
Bet he wished it as a quiet night!

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