Anyone get caught up in the GE closure today between Marks Tey and Colchester (then later Witham and Colchester) due to the vehicle fire (containing gas cylinders) on the adjacent A12? One attempted a replacement bus service, but due to the widespread congestion in the area it was somewhat limited. It affected trains for pretty much the entire day. According to the Essex Fire & Rescue website logs, the Army brought in some "robotic equipment" to examine the cylinders this afternoon which sounds quite interesting.
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ChrisCooper
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Wonder where the 3rd will be. Some time last week the WCML was closed near Watford Gap due to a vehicle fire on the M1, now this, and rail problems always happen in 3s.
Presume they had "Anglia" doing Colchester to Norwich and "GE" doing Liverpool St to Marks Tey, with any Anglia sets trapped to the South just sitting at Liverpool St, and GE sets trapped north doing Clacton, Walton and Harwich.
Presume they had "Anglia" doing Colchester to Norwich and "GE" doing Liverpool St to Marks Tey, with any Anglia sets trapped to the South just sitting at Liverpool St, and GE sets trapped north doing Clacton, Walton and Harwich.
The service was thinned down slightly.
Any Hauled sets which had staff were used from London to Witham only.
Braintree service as normal and those which would have done London to Clacton and Harwich going to Marks Tey then becoming the next on time departure from MKT in the usual slot
For example the xx:10 arrival at Marks Tey (should be for Harwich) became the xx:23 to London (should have been from Clacton) etc.
170s left at LST out of the way.
Any Hauled sets which had staff were used from London to Witham only.
Braintree service as normal and those which would have done London to Clacton and Harwich going to Marks Tey then becoming the next on time departure from MKT in the usual slot
For example the xx:10 arrival at Marks Tey (should be for Harwich) became the xx:23 to London (should have been from Clacton) etc.
170s left at LST out of the way.
It was chaos at Cambridge. I was trying to get to Bury St Edmunds, and they sent a single three car 170 - it was packed to bursting. Some people left behind platformds. Problem was people for Ipswich being sent via Cambridge plus the evening peaks. I did think they could have advertised the bus service and they could have handled the thing much better!
There was a bus running from Whittlesford Parkway to Ipswich, but i doubt people would really risk getting of the WA train there and getting stuck.
Remember the time that the GE descended into disaster during the evening peak last year and they sent people for Braintree to Bishop's Stortford to get the bus from there...however they were a little thin on buses and people were left stuck.
There was a lack of buses at Witham as well, so thinning out the crowds as much as possible was needed
Remember the time that the GE descended into disaster during the evening peak last year and they sent people for Braintree to Bishop's Stortford to get the bus from there...however they were a little thin on buses and people were left stuck.
There was a lack of buses at Witham as well, so thinning out the crowds as much as possible was needed
TheSlash
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Apparently it was a fire brigade vehicle that was carrying the cylinders 
Apparently it was a fire brigade vehicle that was carrying the cylinders
Yes, the Major Incident rescue vehicle. I giggled when my colleague told me!
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