Derailment at fratton

[Craig1989]

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[Kris]

Sounds like no-one was hurt which is the best thing. 

[phil-b259]

4 hours ago, Kris said:

Sounds like no-one was hurt which is the best thing. 

 

Nobody was hurt - it was a derailment (albut a pretty big one) over a set of points totally within Fratton depot while undertaking shunting moves.

 

Caused a fair bit of damage and issues with trains trapped on depot with lots of alterations / cancellations for SWR & GWR.

[Oldddudders]

Nightmare scenario - a single-ended set of sidings, and the exit blocked with most trains trapped. Do I recall the Piccadilly suffered a similar problem at Lillie Bridge in 1927, with just three trains out of a great number available? But what price the additional costs of double ended depots?

[Joseph_Pestell]

2 hours ago, Oldddudders said:

Nightmare scenario - a single-ended set of sidings, and the exit blocked with most trains trapped. Do I recall the Piccadilly suffered a similar problem at Lillie Bridge in 1927, with just three trains out of a great number available? But what price the additional costs of double ended depots?

 

I think that double-ended might be difficult at Fratton due to gradients on the running lines.

 

Probably better not have a major depot facility there at all - at or below sea-level as is nearly all the island.

[Zomboid]

1 hour ago, Joseph_Pestell said:

I think that double-ended might be difficult at Fratton due to gradients on the running lines.

Not to mention the way the depot heads off down the alignment of the old Southsea branch, so the buffers are a long way from the main line and pointing away from it.