Curious as to what this was at Eastleigh ... we don't seem to have a thread on it yet AFAIK.
Initally it sounded like a bbq boned 70
... was it a voyager?
Ref: http://http://www.hampshirechronicle.co.uk/news/11307463.Fire_crews_tackle_train_blaze_in_Eastleigh/?ref=var_0 (accessed 28jun14:1115)
Please note I have updated title from Diesel fire to Voyager 220007 fire as multiple sources seem to indicate this. Please however realise the unit type was not known for the first posts of this thread.
Initally it sounded like a bbq boned 70
... was it a voyager?
Ref: http://http://www.hampshirechronicle.co.uk/news/11307463.Fire_crews_tackle_train_blaze_in_Eastleigh/?ref=var_0 (accessed 28jun14:1115)
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a rail yard this morning after a train caught fire.
The blaze engulfed several carriages of a four carriage diesel train at the Campbell Road Railway Works in Eastleigh.
The engine compartment and diesel tank of one of the compartments was completely destroyed by fire and the body work of the second carriage was 20 per cent damaged.
Witnesses described how smoke could be seen from Southampton Airport Parkway Station and nearby houses.
Around 27 firefighters attended - one crew from Eastleigh, two crews from St Mary's, one from Redbridge and a special equipment unit from Redbridge and one from Fareham.
Three fire officers also attended.
They were there for several hours after getting the call shortly after midnight this morning.
They used two jets, one hose and 12 sets of breathing apparatus to tackle the flames and were there until around 4.20am.
No-one was injured.
Please note I have updated title from Diesel fire to Voyager 220007 fire as multiple sources seem to indicate this. Please however realise the unit type was not known for the first posts of this thread.
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