[guide.chat] Train catches fire yesterday in manchester
- From: "Carol O'Connor" <missbossyboots33@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "guide chat" <guide.chat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2013 07:34:22 -0000
Train derails and catches fire in Salford.
The train on fire in Salford Around 40 firefighters attended the fire, which
started in the train's rear locomotive
A chartered passenger train has derailed and caught fire in Salford.
Fire crews were called to the incident near Regent Road at around 14:30 GMT
after the rear diesel locomotive of the West Coast Railways train caught fire.
A British Transport Police spokesman said the driver of the train was "safe and
well".
All train services are suspended between Manchester Piccadilly and both Preston
and Newton-Le-Willows.
A spokesman for Network Rail said routes were "severely impacted" and it would
be "some time" before normal services resumed.
He said it was unclear how much damage had been caused but that the "most
important thing is to get the locomotive out of the way so we can start to
carry out the relevant repairs".
The train, which was made up of two class 47 diesel locomotives and five
coaches, had been travelling from Ardwick in Manchester to Carnforth in
Lancashire.
Regent Road was closed to traffic while emergency services dealt with the
incident, but has since reopened.
Fire crews at a derailed train in Salford British Transport Police said an
investigation had been launched to find out how the derailment occured
A British Transport Police (BTP) spokesman said part of the train had "derailed
from the rail line but remains upright".
"No passengers were on board the train at the time of incident and the driver
is safe and well," he said.
Three other people who were on board, including the train's engineer, also
escaped injury.
The BTP spokesman added that the Rail Accident Investigation Branch had been
informed and "officers, along with other emergency services and agencies, will
be working to establish the full circumstances".
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