XC Voyager Fire - Brockenhurst: 26/11 - Disruption expected until 1400

[adamello]

Just read that Brockenhurst was evacuated today due to a Voyager fire

link to website below - don't trust them for newsworthiness however:

https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/17256066.brockenhurst-station-evacuated-after-train-blaze

A HAMPSHIRE railway station has reportedly been evacuated after a fire broke out from part of a train.

Firefighters and police are currently on scene at Brockenhurst Station after the fire broke out from the underside of a carriage.

The train is said to be a Cross Country service from Bournemouth to Manchester.

One witness said passengers were evacuated from the train and station while fire crews extinguished the blaze.

British Transport Police confirmed they also attended the incident, which is said to have begun around 11.15am today.

Meanwhile, South Western Railway say services through area are being severely disrupted.

The service say Network Rail have turned off power to the lines in the area to allow emergency services to carry out their work.

A spokesperson for SWR said services could be disrupted until around 2pm.

 

[XCTurbostar]

We'll soon be playing Voyager bingo

 

[Melancholia]

220032 is the culprit. Hopefully everybody evacuated without any injuries.

 

[theironroad]

Just read that Brockenhurst was evacuated today due to a Voyager fire

link to website below - don't trust them for newsworthiness however:

https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/17256066.brockenhurst-station-evacuated-after-train-blaze

What don't you trust about their newsworthiness? Is that a fake news story? Didn't the fire occur? Wasn't the line c!osed? Did the fire crew stay at base having tea?

I don't know whether to believe the news or you....

 

[XCTurbostar]

Looks like one of the Driving Ends thats affected. I'm sure that will do wonders for the rest of the stretched fleet..

 

[GarethW]

The Echo is a very reliable news source.

 

[pompeyfan]

The whole Wessex outer is experiencing issues because of the fire and also the earlier points problem at Portcreek. Delays of 100 minutes were being reported but recovery is ongoing.

 

[1e10]

Wow, another XC Voyager fire. I was on 220032 last night!

 

[theironroad]

Anyone know the reasoning if there is an increase in voyager fires?

 

[Esker-pades]

Anyone know the reasoning if there is an increase in voyager fires?

Simply, statistical noise.

 

[Elecman]

Looks like one of the Driving Ends thats affected. I'm sure that will do wonders for the rest of the stretched fleet..

Arent there 2 spare Voyager driving vehicles at Central Rivers? If so and the fire was contained to the driving vehicle onl6 the unit should be back in service pretty quickly

 

[Bletchleyite]

Arent there 2 spare Voyager driving vehicles at Central Rivers? If so and the fire was contained to the driving vehicle onl6 the unit should be back in service pretty quickly

I thought some sort of swap was done to get those into service by reducing two 5-cars down to 4 to provide two middle cars, i.e. 2 x 5 -> 3 x 4.

 

[sufian123]

Arent there 2 spare Voyager driving vehicles at Central Rivers? If so and the fire was contained to the driving vehicle onl6 the unit should be back in service pretty quickly

No more virgin 2 driving cars now with cross country since a year now.

 

[whhistle]

I wonder if it's more the cleaning side (IE, gunk getting stuck in places) or mechanical - perhaps they're just coming to their mid-life point like cars in that many things start going wrong/need replacing at the 100K mile mark on many vehicles.