Overcrowding and staff being assaulted. Station closed until further notice. Police attending to deal with it.What is going on at Grantham? According to National Rail: Additionally, emergency services are attending an incident at Grantham station, currently there is no estimate for when the station will reopen
Now that's gone, they are bringing in 1E16 on Platform 4 - less people so less severe overcrowding issues maybe?1G50 is moving south of Grantham according to Traksy.
Well 2S29 will either be using it or waiting outside clear of 1E16. EDIT 2S29 using Platform 3Platform 3 at Grantham only takes 3 cars max. It also has an operating restriction on it so it isn't normally used anymore, though does see occasional use.
Which hasn't been donePlatform 4 needs to be kept clear for the Nottingham and Skegness trains.
That's the answer here, whatevers happened the answer is to move passengers as quickly as possible to prevent further incidents, hopefully most of the LNER tonight are 10carOvercrowding and staff being assaulted. Station closed until further notice. Police attending to deal with it.
Not sure how many staff have been assaulted but from what I have just read internally it isn't just one. Nobody should be assaulted at work, but LNER are sending trains to GRA full and standing with no alternative capacity to move them onwards quickly.
The attached picture on Open Train Times maps shows 1G50, 1A87 and 1E16 in a queue.
#EMRupdate The route between Grantham and Peterborough now open - repairs to damage to the overhead electric wires are complete.
Services continue to be delayed, with some services diverted, as we work to restore our Liverpool-Norwich route.
The delay is currently attributed to "disorder".1G50 seems to have had multiple issues since
Indeed, its moving at least now, albeit slowlyThe delay is attributed to "disorder".
That isn't exceptional. There must be 10s of days each year with gusty winds at that level.It’s exceptionally gusty out here tonight in the East Midlands, with gusts of up to 50mph.
Let’s hope there are no more downed trees making contact with the OLE. Particularly so in the many flat and relatively open areas of the ECML…
1G50 was held south of Grantham awaiting the OHL to be switched back on, there was a delay in getting it turned back on. No disorder.The delay is currently attributed to "disorder".
I suspect injecting a large number of PO’d and/or PU’d Geordies into the mix probably didn’t help matters…..
Fair enough, it was initially coded as VA/disorder though.1G50 was held south of Grantham awaiting the OHL to be switched back on, there was a delay in getting it turned back on. No disorder.
Explained Delays
Extent Location Delay Codes 35 mins GTHM VA DISORDER (84981) 37 mins GTHM - SOKEJN VA DISORDER (84981)
1E16 miscommunication from signaller stating self evacuation at Grantham north junction.Fair enough, it was initially coded as VA/disorder though.
Having been at the station briefly this afternoon to collect a ticket, I can believe that there were Newcastle fans heading south.To be fair and in terms of the Grantham situation, at that time they would still be in the stadium or heading to Kings Cross.
It’s so sad just how unreliable the railways are these days. I know there have always been ‘bad days’ but they’re an awful lot more frequent now than they were before.
If you don’t find the railway properly, this is the result. Might as well just shut the lot, at least people would be able to make plans then.
Were they less frequent years ago or is it just that we are all far to privy to everything every second of what’s happening nowadays?
I’ve been driving for quite a long time now, and I’ve never known as many failures of the infrastructure as there are these days. Network Rail are clearly unable to maintain it to an acceptable standard.