Freight Train Derailment near Ely 14/08/17

[CharlieSpotted]

Have just seen this on the BTP twitter:

A number of wagons of a freight train close to Ely has derailed. No one is believed to be injured. Check @nationalrailenq before travelling.

https://twitter.com/BTP/status/897098169200279554

 

[High Dyke]

Train is the 11:18 Felixstowe - Doncaster. Loco 66713 involved. Rail Dangerous Goods emergency declared due to some of the consist on the train.

 

[TimboM]

Looks like it's happened in the vicinity of Ely West Junction, so blocking the line to March/Peterborough.

 

[DarloRich]

Train is the 11:18 Felixstowe - Doncaster. Loco 66713 involved. Rail Dangerous Goods emergency declared due to some of the consist on the train.

hopefully they remain within the confines of the transport vessel.

 

[Stampy]

Would it be the 4Z33 as shown HERE on OpenTimeTrains, just west of Ely at CA917 signal???

 

[High Dyke]

hopefully they remain within the confines of the transport vessel.

Hopefully. The UN code indicates it to be Diesel oil in the tank/container.

Would it be the 4Z33 as shown HERE on OpenTimeTrains, just west of Ely at CA917 signal???

That's the one.

 

[GB]

11 wagons derailed, though I believe all remained upright.

 

[CharlieSpotted]

CrossCountry have posted the following dramatic photo:

https://twitter.com/CrossCountryUK/status/897112080045748228

 

[LAX54]

11 wagons derailed, though I believe all remained upright.

Indeed 11 off, all upright...ish, could be a few days to sort it all out tho.

 

[theageofthetra]

Whats the freight line speed through there? & would it be likely to be close to it?

 

[DarloRich]

Hopefully. The UN code indicates it to be Diesel oil in the tank/container.

Bad but i feared it might be a Bulkhaul container. They move some fruity stuff about.

 

[LeylandLen]

I wonder who took the photograph. If it was me I would have taken a few and posted the 'best' one,did he/she take one with the camera facing the other way ? I read that emergency services are at location , maybe we might get a few more pics ?

 

[HST43277]

PROBLEM:
There is a derailed train between Ely North Junction and Ely West Junction (4Z33 dangerous goods freight train, carrying flammable liquids, 7 wagons have derailed). This is between Peterborough and Ely. This is disrupting trains on the Liverpool Lime Street / Nottingham / Norwich route.

At present 4Z33 has been confirmed as a derailed train, approx 1/4 mile of track is damaged, revised number of carriages have derailed between 10-15, some have lost their bogies. There is no suitable road access near the train. The nearest suitable access is 2/3 mile down the track.

 

[GB]

I wonder who took the photograph. If it was me I would have taken a few and posted the 'best' one,did he/she take one with the camera facing the other way ? I read that emergency services are at location , maybe we might get a few more pics ?

It was taken by the Network Rail mobile operations manager. I'm sure there will be more at a later date. RAIB will take some as well I am sure.

 

[talltim]

Photo from other side
https://twitter.com/clinnick1/status/897137565366718465

 

[GB]

1/4 mile track destroyed. Set of switches destroyed. 11 wagons derailed in various states. Difficult and "boggy" access. I rekon it will be Friday at the earliest before the line is open.

 

[GW43125]

Another picture has appeared of the derailment, making it look much worse:

https://twitter.com/Clinnick1/status/897137565366718465

(sorry, I'm no good at embedding pictures)

[Seems I was beaten to it, that'll teach me not to refresh the page]

 

[theageofthetra]

Did that occur on a junction or plain line?

 

[GB]

There is a trailing point and facing crossover in that area. Not yet determined what caused it.

 

[GW43125]

Do we know yet whether the driver noticed it or was told and stopped the train themselves or if it pulled the brake pipe off? Never good when it runs a long distance with nobody noticing

 

[86246]

1/4 mile track destroyed. Set of switches destroyed. 11 wagons derailed in various states. Difficult and "boggy" access. I rekon it will be Friday at the earliest before the line is open.

Yes - I have an ticket for that route tomorrow and back again Friday. I will be lucky not to have a bus replacement on Friday.

 

[TheEdge]

Do we know yet whether the driver noticed it or was told and stopped the train themselves or if it pulled the brake pipe off?

Of course we don't yet but I'd imagine that will have broken brake continuity.

 

[73001]

another picture has appeared of the derailment, making it look much worse:

https://twitter.com/clinnick1/status/897137565366718465

(sorry, i'm no good at embedding pictures)

[seems i was beaten to it, that'll teach me not to refresh the page]

...and yes, it looks much worse there!

 

[GW43125]

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...and yes, it looks much worse there!

I can't help but think that's going to be expensive...

I feel there may be a slight similarity with the Lewisham/Hither Green incident which saw the line shut for almost a week. [OT side note-have we found out the cause of that yet?]

 

[GB]

The only similarity you can currently conclude is that a freight train derailed and will take several days to fix. Its way to early for anyone other than the investigators to say any more.

 

[2HAP]

The last major derailment at Ely closed the line for six months.

 

[185143]

I'm travelling through on Monday...

 

[Ploughman]

CrossCountry have posted the following dramatic photo:

https://twitter.com/CrossCountryUK/status/897112080045748228

Any ideas as to what the steel sheet is off?
Unless it is crossing decking panel.
Plus the other debris?

 

[86246]

The last major derailment at Ely closed the line for six months.

On that occasion a bridge was destroyed. They did very well to get that open in that timescale. Hopefully nothing of that severity this time.

There will be plenty of diverted freight they will struggle to get round London now.

 

[GW43125]

The only similarity you can currently conclude is that a freight train derailed and will take several days to fix. Its way to early for anyone other than the investigators to say any more.

Sorry, I didn't mean in that sense. I meant in the sense that it's fallen off and knackered the track in the process over a seemingly similar length. (This we already do know)