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UPDATE on #Haslemere broken rail for @SW_Help customers.
We have teams on their way to site to disconnect signalling equipment around this joint and cut the offending section out.
They will then rebuild the joint with fresh rail, reconnect the signalling and reopen the line/1
We have teams on their way to site to disconnect signalling equipment around this joint and cut the offending section out.
They will then rebuild the joint with fresh rail, reconnect the signalling and reopen the line/1
As it’s an insulated joint, it’s part of the signalling system too, and will require testing before we run trains.
Our train detection equipment in the area uses low electric currents run through the rails, and the insulation keeps the currents apart. /2
Our train detection equipment in the area uses low electric currents run through the rails, and the insulation keeps the currents apart. /2
For that reason it will take us at least until 1530 today to get the job done and we advise customers travelling between London Waterloo and Portsmouth/ Weymouth (and reverse) to avoid travelling if they can.
Please follow @SW_Help for ticket and travel information. /3
Please follow @SW_Help for ticket and travel information. /3
⚠️🛤️ We’re really sorry to say a routine track inspection has found a broken rail at #Haslemere (pictured) on our diversionary route for @SW_Help passengers heading to Portsmouth, Southampton and Weymouth (the main line is blocked by engineering work around Hook). /1
We are unable to run trains over the crack in the picture as its location means it could cause a derailment if the rail was to come apart under a train.
For that reason, Portsmouth and Weymouth services can’t run to London until we can fix the problem. /2
For that reason, Portsmouth and Weymouth services can’t run to London until we can fix the problem. /2
We’re planning our response now and once we’ve got a plan and resource in place, we can give an accurate timescale for when we can get the line open again.
The crack sits in an insulated rail joint, which means we can’t just clamp the rail and run trains slowly /3
The crack sits in an insulated rail joint, which means we can’t just clamp the rail and run trains slowly /3
