Fatality at Slough 4th February 2015

[ValleyLines142]

Can't find the fatalities thread on here but this morning a person has unfortunately been struck and killed by a train between Slough and Maidenhead. As always in these tragic events, my thoughts are with the deceased and their family, the driver and crew and any one else affected.

I've just got off 1L34 (0728 Swansea to Paddington), which terminated at Bristol Parkway. Passengers heading on to Swindon and beyond were advised to catch the next service from Parkway (1L38), but that's currently running about 35 minutes late.

Departure boards at Reading aren't looking too healthy at all, luckily South West Trains are accepting tickets towards Waterloo.

 

[BritishRail83]

The GW has a terrible record for suicide as of late unfortunately. Thoughts and prayers to all involved.

 

[BestWestern]

1A05 08.00 Pad to Bristol. Reported that the front power car received 'significant' damage. All now reopened.

 

[animationmilo]

1A05 08.00 Pad to Bristol. Reported that the front power car received 'significant' damage. All now reopened.

Really sad for everyone involved, Does anyone know the power car involved. Sorry for asking.

 

[ValleyLines142]

1A05 08.00 Pad to Bristol. Reported that the front power car received 'significant' damage. All now reopened.

The 0800 from Temple Meads is 1A08 0509 from Plymouth?

 

[animationmilo]

The 0800 from Temple Meads is 1A08 0509 from Plymouth?

no, 08:00 Paddington to Bristol

I think

 

[plymothian]

The twitter team seem to be trying hard to hold their tempers; a couple of replies have been rather curt to the usual complaints.

 

[221129]

no, 08:00 paddington to bristol

i think

1c05 0800 pad - bri

 

[RPM]

The twitter team seem to be trying hard to hold their tempers; a couple of replies have been rather curt to the usual complaints.

Good. Intemperate, self-centred Tweets from passengers should be dealt with curtly.

Thankfully there are also quite a lot of Tweets sympathising with FGW, the victim and the staff involved. so we need not despair too much of humanity.

 

[83G/84D]

1c05 0800 pad - bri

43016 & 43191.

 

[ValleyLines142]

no, 08:00 Paddington to Bristol

I think

Ah I see. Thanks.

Can't seem to find any tweets from FGW today! Unless my account is playing up?

 

[Temple Meads]

Ah I see. Thanks.

Can't seem to find any tweets from FGW today! Unless my account is playing up?

https://twitter.com/FGW

https://twitter.com/FGW/with_replies

 

[ValleyLines142]

https://twitter.com/FGW

https://twitter.com/FGW/with_replies

Thanks. It's loaded now.

However, I can't see any tweets that could be seen as curt? That's just what they're like all the time!

 

[08818]

also a fatality at long eaton railway station today , thoughts go to all concerned

 

[BestWestern]

1c05 0800 pad - bri

My apologies, indeed a Charlie not an Alpha.

 

[Johnuk123]

I thought fatalities threads were banned.

 

[455driver]

I thought fatalities threads were banned.

No its threads about passenger's not listening which are banned!