Train derails at Shap

[AllezBlackpool]

Hope all are ok.

 

[Lala]

Yes, hope all are ok.

 

[SeasideKurt]

All are fine, no casualties thus far reported.

 

[Lost Seasider]

Mainly about the other matter, but, co-incidentally, an interesting couple of paragraphs: After Peterborough, paranoia is quickly becoming the new normal

Then there’s basic rail maintenance worries. I am a big fan of Britain’s leading civilian disaster expert Prof Lucy Easthope, author of When the Dust Settles, who deals with the best ways of preventing catastrophes as well as how to cope with the aftermath and the pressures on emergency services.

She’s been warning for some while now that her tribe of well-informed whistle blowers fear that neglect of our ancient tracks, signalling services and attendant infrastructure mean that it’s more a case of “when” rather than “if” in terms of a derailing, crash or similar.

I think of this every time my Cambridge train seems to semi-bounce off the tracks around the Foxton and Shepreth level crossings. On one memorable trip the driver warned us just before this stretch to “hold onto your hats and your hot drinks”. It’s not an encouraging thing to hear.

 

[bfcpete]

Mainly about the other matter, but, co-incidentally, an interesting couple of paragraphs: After Peterborough, paranoia is quickly becoming the new normal

Then there’s basic rail maintenance worries. I am a big fan of Britain’s leading civilian disaster expert Prof Lucy Easthope, author of When the Dust Settles, who deals with the best ways of preventing catastrophes as well as how to cope with the aftermath and the pressures on emergency services.

She’s been warning for some while now that her tribe of well-informed whistle blowers fear that neglect of our ancient tracks, signalling services and attendant infrastructure mean that it’s more a case of “when” rather than “if” in terms of a derailing, crash or similar.

I think of this every time my Cambridge train seems to semi-bounce off the tracks around the Foxton and Shepreth level crossings. On one memorable trip the driver warned us just before this stretch to “hold onto your hats and your hot drinks”. It’s not an encouraging thing to hear.

It sounds like it was caused by a landslide following bad weather up there

 

[straightatthewall]

It's interesting that the nationality of the cause of the landslide has not been released. I wonder why?

 

[Lost Seasider]

It sounds like it was caused by a landslide following bad weather up there

But then is that a sign of lack of maintenance in allowing a build-up of material that can then slide onto the track?

 

[Towersabove]

It's interesting that the nationality of the cause of the landslide has not been released. I wonder why?

It’s near enough to Scotland, I blame the Scots

 

[bfcpete]

But then is that a sign of lack of maintenance in allowing a build-up of material that can then slide onto the track?

Sounds like heavy rain caused it. Not unknown it that mountainous area.

 

[Lost Seasider]

Sounds like heavy rain caused it. Not unknown it that mountainous area.

Since heavy rain is not uncommon, they should've ensured that track-side was ready for it.

 

[bfcpete]

Since heavy rain is not uncommon, they should've ensured that track-side was ready for it.

They usually inspect those lines daily. Perhaps the landslide had just happened?

 

[Lost Seasider]

They usually inspect those lines daily. Perhaps the landslide had just happened?

Perhaps they should've acted before it happened.

 

[bfcpete]

Perhaps they should've acted before it happened.

You can't always predict landslides because of the weather. They happen in mountainous areas with bad weather

 

[tangerine_neil]

Shap must challenge Blaenau Ffestiniog for the wettest place on Earth.