roversfan2001
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I've been informed someone has been hit by a train at Leyland. Commiserations to the family and the driver involved.
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2B92 1556 Blackpool North to Buxton looks to be involved.
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Northbound Virgin service.
This sounds horrible. I hope the driver and the family recover well (has the person survived?)390 155
Anchored up on the RES platform at Preston at 1920 when I went past on the 1652 Edinburgh-Euston.
Serious hole in the nearside front end, BT Police swarming all over it.
Awful for all involved.
Not a great afternoon/evening peak in the North in general since someone got hit by a train at Bramhall also around the same time. R.I.P to the affected.
Yet only the other week we were all backslapping each other about how the number of fatalities had reduced - I think they may be on the increase again.
less than a month ago, in fact - but only 1 reply to the initial post so not much backslapping... Maybe those in the know realised that it was already last year's news?
I suppose having a trained negotiator spot a vulnerable person early enough at smaller mostly unstaffed locations like Leyland isn't terribly likely without a significant increase in something like staffing or cctv/other monitoring technologiesYet only the other week we were all backslapping each other about how the number of fatalities had reduced - I think they may be on the increase again.
Leyland seems prone to this... is there any reason why?
It's 4 track through Leyland. Platforms 3 and 4 on the fast lines.I suspect Leyland is similar to Winsford where such events unfortunately occur. It's 2-track through there so the Pendolinos (and other fast passenger services) go through at 100mph right next to the platform, providing the "ideal" opportunity for those who want to end it in such a way.
1S72 1430 Euston-Glasgow was the service involved.
http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/P51860/2017/07/25/advanced
I believe that is what TimboM meant - platforms on two tracks so trains pass through the station at speed.It's 4 track through Leyland. Platforms 3 and 4 on the fast lines.
It's 4 track through Leyland. Platforms 3 and 4 on the fast lines.
Yes, exactly.I believe that is what TimboM meant - platforms on two tracks so trains pass through the station at speed.
Ah, it read as if TimboM meant it was 2 tracks though Leyland. Leyland also has platforms on the fast lines, something that seems to be a rarity these days (nearby Euxton Balshaw Lane doesn't).I believe that is what TimboM meant - platforms on two tracks so trains pass through the station at speed.
Ah, it read as if TimboM meant it was 2 tracks though Leyland. Leyland also has platforms on the fast lines, something that seems to be a rarity these days (nearby Euxton Balshaw Lane doesn't).
There's a few in my neck of the woods - as well as Winsford, there's Hartford and Acton Bridge (to name a couple) with Pendolinos (and Voyagers/350s) racing right by the platforms at c.100 mph several times an hour.
Not sure about Hartford, but Acton Bridge is another one that sees more than its fair share of these unfortunate incidents - it's a pretty quiet station there too (usually unstaffed I think).
I guess there's not a lot that can be done about it though.
A reduction in suicides might be an unplanned benefit from quadruple tracking with only slow-line platforms though...
(and also from well-lit staffed stations, although I agree there's not a lot that one person in an office trying to sell tickets can do)
A reduction in suicides might be an unplanned benefit from quadruple tracking with only slow-line platforms though...
(and also from well-lit staffed stations, although I agree there's not a lot that one person in an office trying to sell tickets can do)
There's only so much that can be done about it - London Underground has its fair share, and that's one of the railways that has the most staff and CCTV coverage. Just one of those facts of life we have to accept, deal with it when it happens, provide the best support to those directly affected, and move on.
Those stations I mentioned are on a stretch which is not feasible to be 4-tracked though - it's a bottle neck on the WCML and I'm sure it would be 4-track with platforms away from the Fasts if at all feasible. Probably the same for other similar stations too.
Agreed - and also put the efforts into helping/supporting people in general before they even reach the station (or wherever). It'll never stop happening though, sadly.
and also put the efforts into helping/supporting people in general before they even reach the station (or wherever). It'll never stop happening though, sadly.
Something can be done by fencing off the fast line platforms and only allowing access to them when a train is actually going to stop there - as has been done at Wimbledon for one. Of course that only works if fast line trains stop only occasionally.