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Broken Down Train - Major Rail Disruption on Brighton Line
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Thousands of mainline rail commuters suffered major disruption today after a broken down train blocked busy routes into London. It broke down between Haywards Heath and Gatwick Aiport causing long delays for First Capital Connect, Southern and Gatwick Express services throughout the morning peak. Trains stacked up behind one another with others diverted adding an hour and a half to many journeys. Brighton to Gatwick Aiport trains were diverted via Lewes. Replacement buses operated between Brighton and Haywards Heath. The empty Southern Railways service heading towards London broke down just before Gatwick Airport around 6 am. This halted north bound services out of Brighton including packed trains to Victoria. The stricken train was cleared around 8 am but there were huge knock-on delays. |
Broken Down Train - Major Rail Disruption on Brighton Line
wrote in message ... http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standa...-disruption.do Thousands of mainline rail commuters suffered major disruption today after a broken down train blocked busy routes into London. It broke down between Haywards Heath and Gatwick Aiport causing long delays for First Capital Connect, Southern and Gatwick Express services throughout the morning peak. Trains stacked up behind one another with others diverted adding an hour and a half to many journeys. Brighton to Gatwick Aiport trains were diverted via Lewes. Replacement buses operated between Brighton and Haywards Heath. The empty Southern Railways service heading towards London broke down just before Gatwick Airport around 6 am. This halted north bound services out of Brighton including packed trains to Victoria. The stricken train was cleared around 8 am but there were huge knock-on delays. It's getting worse for the evening peak. |
Broken Down Train - Major Rail Disruption on Brighton Line
wrote in message ... http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standa...-disruption.do Thousands of mainline rail commuters suffered major disruption today after a broken down train blocked busy routes into London. It broke down between Haywards Heath and Gatwick Aiport causing long delays for First Capital Connect, Southern and Gatwick Express services throughout the morning peak. Trains stacked up behind one another with others diverted adding an hour and a half to many journeys. Brighton to Gatwick Aiport trains were diverted via Lewes. Replacement buses operated between Brighton and Haywards Heath. The empty Southern Railways service heading towards London broke down just before Gatwick Airport around 6 am. This halted north bound services out of Brighton including packed trains to Victoria. The stricken train was cleared around 8 am but there were huge knock-on delays. A few errors here I think. What is the point in diverting via Lewes if the broken train is between Haywards Heath and Gatwick? I'm also doubtful that an empty train would be heading into London at that time of day. There are some empty workings heading south to run peak trains into London. John |
Broken Down Train - Major Rail Disruption on Brighton Line
On Dec 19, 6:51*pm, "Pat O'Neill" wrote:
wrote in message ... http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standa...-broken-down-t... Thousands of mainline rail commuters suffered major disruption today after a broken down train blocked busy routes into London. It broke down between Haywards Heath and Gatwick Aiport causing long delays for First Capital Connect, Southern and Gatwick Express services throughout the morning peak. Trains stacked up behind one another with others diverted adding an hour and a half to many journeys. Brighton to Gatwick Aiport trains were diverted via Lewes. Replacement buses operated between Brighton and Haywards Heath. The empty Southern Railways service heading towards London broke down just before Gatwick Airport around 6 am. This halted north bound services out of Brighton including packed trains to Victoria. The stricken train was cleared around 8 am but there were huge knock-on delays. It's getting worse for the evening peak.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - 442s involved, quelle surprise... |
Broken Down Train - Major Rail Disruption on Brighton Line
On Mon, 19 Dec 2011 11:10:43 -0800 (PST)
EE507 wrote: The empty Southern Railways service heading towards London broke down just before Gatwick Airport around 6 am. This halted north bound services out of Brighton including packed trains to Victoria. The stricken train was cleared around 8 am but there were huge knock-on delays. It's getting worse for the evening peak.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - 442s involved, quelle surprise... How can an electric train consisting of 2 seperate units completely break down? Surely even if one unit is declared dead the other would be able to push/pull? B2003 |
Broken Down Train - Major Rail Disruption on Brighton Line
On Dec 20, 9:37*am, wrote:
442s involved, quelle surprise... How can an electric train consisting of 2 seperate units completely break down? Surely even if one unit is declared dead the other would be able to push/pull? Numerous scenarios so many I'm not going to start listing them. Apart from that, do you know it was definitely 2x442 and not a solo 442 ? -- Nick |
Broken Down Train - Major Rail Disruption on Brighton Line
wrote in message ... On Mon, 19 Dec 2011 11:10:43 -0800 (PST) EE507 wrote: The empty Southern Railways service heading towards London broke down just before Gatwick Airport around 6 am. This halted north bound services out of Brighton including packed trains to Victoria. The stricken train was cleared around 8 am but there were huge knock-on delays. It's getting worse for the evening peak.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - 442s involved, quelle surprise... How can an electric train consisting of 2 seperate units completely break down? Surely even if one unit is declared dead the other would be able to push/pull? B2003 It was a single unit. 442421 |
Broken Down Train - Major Rail Disruption on Brighton Line
On Dec 20, 10:48*am, D7666 wrote:
On Dec 20, 9:37*am, wrote: 442s involved, quelle surprise... How can an electric train consisting of 2 seperate units completely break down? Surely even if one unit is declared dead the other would be able to push/pull? Numerous scenarios so many I'm not going to start listing them. Apart from that, *do you know it was definitely 2x442 and not a solo 442 ? -- Nick It was 2412 solo that failed. -- Nick |
Broken Down Train - Major Rail Disruption on Brighton Line
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Johannes Picht wrote: Hi! On 20.12.2011 10:37, d wrote: How can an electric train consisting of 2 seperate units completely break down? Surely even if one unit is declared dead the other would be able to push/pull? I had the pleasure of a NoL-Eurostar failing last week. Failing so completely that none of the motor cars was operative anymore - and in consequence not even loudspeakers anymore. 2 km outside Valenciennes station. Hmm, do these use the same electrical arrangement as the Three Capitals sets, which we were assured were designed to be proof against a complete traction failure (unless in exceptionally severe winter weather, of course) ? Nick -- Serendipity: http://www.leverton.org/blosxom (last update 29th March 2010) "The Internet, a sort of ersatz counterfeit of real life" -- Janet Street-Porter, BBC2, 19th March 1996 |
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