Severe overhead wire damage near Peterborough 23/09

[gavin]

All services are stopped at the moment just north of Peterborough after a loss of power I believe the service which has lost power from the wires is 1D30

@Virgin_TrainsEC #VTECUpdate Due to a broken down train between #Peterborough and #Grantham some Northbound lines are blocked

https://twitter.com/Virgin_TrainsEC/status/911682130597597184

 

[joncombe]

On the 1945 Leeds to Kings Cross and not moved for about 30 mins. This is 1A50 I think.

 

[gavin]

Kings Cross thunderbird is on its way just approaching Sandy now

Driver of 1D30 has reported a big bang followed by a total loss of power so it looks like it has tripped out all the lines with only Diesel's passing for now

 

[tsr]

GTR Great Northern will accept VTEC tickets on reasonable routes.

 

[gavin]

It looks like 1E23 is diverting away from the ECML and not calling at Grantham

http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/Y60381/2017/09/23/advanced

 

[96tommy]

I've been stood at Grantham on board 20:30 York to Kings Cross (ex Edinburgh) for last 45 minutes. Thank God for night tube tonight

 

[SpacePhoenix]

Any physical damage (pan or wires)?

 

[Cletus]

Was on the 1815 from Leeds, arrived at Kings Cross a few minutes early, so must have just missed any possible trouble.

 

[96tommy]

2 HST's to Leeds and 3 or 4 Nottingham sprinters at Grantham whilst I've been here. Up to 70 minutes now.

 

[800001]

Kings Cross thunderbird is on its way just approaching Sandy now

Driver of 1D30 has reported a big bang followed by a total loss of power so it looks like it has tripped out all the lines with only Diesel's passing for now

Service believed to have lost its pantograph, 2 masts with damage to registration arms.

 

[96tommy]

Service believed to have lost its pantograph, 2 masts with damage to registration arms.

Does that mean OHL damaged or just the locos pantograph? About 3rd time this year I've been stuck on ECML due to OHL damage

 

[LAX54]

Service believed to have lost its pantograph, 2 masts with damage to registration arms.

1930 kIngs cross to Bradford..minus a pan GBRf and DBC are being approached to see if they have any locos that can be used to rescue trapped trains

 

[96tommy]

1930 kIngs cross to Bradford..minus a pan GBRf and DBC are being approached to see if they have any locos that can be used to rescue trapped trains

66760 and 761 pulled up next to us at Grantham with a mineral train and think there's a DBC 66 ahead of us stuck as well. Decoy and Pboro TMD should have spare locos about

 

[MCSHF007]

There'd already been a 66 rescue this evening at Doncaster when the 17:30 Kings Cross - Newcastle expired just south of the station. Not a good day for VTEC

 

[SpacePhoenix]

There's a 1Z99 just left Grantham heading towards the general direction of the breakdown, has that been sent to assist in the recovery of the broken-down train?

 

[96tommy]

There's a 1Z99 just left Grantham heading towards the general direction of the breakdown, has that been sent to assist in the recovery of the broken-down train?

Could be 760 or 761 then. There the only locos at Grantham other than our train

 

[SpacePhoenix]

Is there a glitch atm with OTT? It shows 633S a diesel hauled (according to RTT timing loads) freight train as being in the area of the breakdown but RTT shows that train as having arrived at its destination of Peterborough West Yard approx an hour ago

 

[londonmidland]

Doesn't sound good...

 

[takno]

Is there a glitch atm with OTT? It shows 633S a diesel hauled (according to RTT timing loads) freight train as being in the area of the breakdown but RTT shows that train as having arrived at its destination of Peterborough West Yard approx an hour ago

https://traksy.uk/live/M+23+SPALDNG+-18 is showing it there as well. Could be a glitch in the Network Rail feed. I'd say it's more likely that it has been matched up wrong in RTT and actually is where it claims to be on the map.

 

[Cletus]

Was on the 1815 from Leeds, arrived at Kings Cross a few minutes early, so must have just missed any possible trouble.

Unlike my team Dover Athletic, who I'd been to see, who are still stuck!
https://twitter.com/RVjourno/with_replies

 

[louis97]

https://traksy.uk/live/M+23+SPALDNG+-18 is showing it there as well. Could be a glitch in the Network Rail feed. I'd say it's more likely that it has been matched up wrong in RTT and actually is where it claims to be on the map.

Just an incorrectly entered manual report, RTT is just displaying the information it has received.

 

[96tommy]

GuArd told us delay expected to be 2-3 hours from now.

 

[96tommy]

A 225 has pulled up next to us at Grantham. It's got Kings Cross on window labels so looks like it has come back on it self

 

[gavin]

Looks like a couple of southbounds which were stuck have reversed back to Grantham not sure what the next plan is all available HSTs and Thunderbirds are making to the area where the trains are trapped

 

[96tommy]

Just been put onto a HST at Grantham

 

[Furrball]

Some STP appeared on RealTimeTrains starting from Grantham

http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/search/advanced/GRA/2017/09/24/0027?stp=WVS&show=all&order=wtt


Ind Plan Arr Act Arr Origin Pl ID TOC Destination Plan Dep Act Dep
STP Starts here 1F33 GR Newcastle 0030 0030
STP Starts here 1M34 GR Leeds 0035 0035
STP Starts here 1F34 GR Newcastle 0040 0040
STP Starts here 1G24 GR London Kings Cross 0050 0050

 

[96tommy]

I guess I'm on the 00:50. They're trying to fit no train onto here, 3 worth on here and it is full and standing

 

[Andyh82]

It seems like there is "severe disruption" on the ECML at least once a week at the moment.

 

[Furrball]

Original failed service still stuck some 4.5 hours later

 

[185143]

I thought trains were meant to be evacuated if they were stuck for so long with no hope of moving anytime soon? I saw a tweet suggesting that 'they' (1D30?) Were expecting to be stuck for the night...