Wigan North Western Derailment 8/5/24

[FrodshamJnct]

Hearing something has derailed around Wigan North Western. Does anyone have details of what has derailed and where?

 

[voyagerdude220]

I've heard 6J11 derailed at Wigan South Junction, but no other information.

 

[gray1404]

So that would be a freight train from Wigan to Warrington.

 

[FrodshamJnct]

So that would be a freight train from Wigan to Warrington.

6J11 is usually tamper DR73921.

 

[Wandering Pom]

It seems to have been cleared, at least enough to allow 2C16 (13:21 Wigan North Western - Liverpool Lime Street) to get past Wigan South Junction.

6J11 is a Civil Engineer's train of some sort: 11:32 Wigan Canal Sidings - Warrington CE Sidings. The only time recorded for it is at Wigan Station Junction.

Realtime Trains | 6J11 1132 Wigan Canal Sidings to Warrington C.E. Sdgs | 08/05/2024

Real-time train running information for 6J11 1132 departure from Wigan Canal Sidings to Warrington C.E. Sdgs on 08/05/2024. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.

www.realtimetrains.co.uk

 

[pokemonsuper9]

Manchester Evening News Article for anyone interested:

LIVE: Train derails at station with services cancelled and delayed

Engineers are on their way to the scene

www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk

All lines are blocked after a train 'derailed' at a station in Wigan.
According to National Rail, the train has derailed at Wigan North Western station this afternoon. Engineers are on their way to the scene.
National Rail said: "A derailed train in the Wigan North Western area means all lines are blocked. As a result, trains may be cancelled or revised. This is expected until 18:00."

 

[Oxfordblues]

Can't a tamper simply rerail itself by pushing the tines down on the sleepers?

 

[AMD]

It was a tamper that SPADed WN48, which is a ground signal, and went to explore some ballast instead.

 

[dk1]

Can't a tamper simply rerail itself by pushing the tines down on the sleepers?

No

 

[modernrail]

Sounds like somebody lost their tamper

 

[High Dyke]

Sounds like somebody lost their tamper

Load of ballast!

 

[infobleep]

I'm glad to see humour is alive and well in theae forums. It's the right response, given laughter is the ballast medicine.