Fatality at Stapleton Road 14.12.04
Fatality at Stapleton Road 14.12.04
It's currently being reported on various Yahoo gen groups that there's been a fatality at Stapleton Road Station and no trains are currently running between Temple Meads and Parkway.
Yeah, it's official...from National Rail's site:
If they say "incident" it's most likely to be a fatality. Look out for it on the news tomorrow...it's a real shame this is still happening on the rail in this countryIncident in the Stapleton Road area, between Bristol Temple Meads and Bristol Parkway
Time reported
07:19
TOC(s) affected
First Great Western, South West Trains, Virgin Trains, Arriva Trains Wales, Wessex Trains
Route affected
London Paddington - Bristol Temple Meads - Cardiff; also Birmingham New Street/Gloucester - Bristol Parkway - Bristol Temple Meads - Exeter St Davids - Plymouth - Penzance
Description
Train services are being severely disrupted in the Stapleton Road area, between Bristol Temple Meads and Bristol Parkway, due to an incident Services are subject to alteration, severe delay and cancellation
Updates
08:13
Train services are on the move but
residual delays of up to 60 minutes can be expected
Time reported cleared
08:33
This incident made it to the coroners court this week:
http://tinyurl.com/8e7bg
A Pensioner from Hanham took his own life after his medical condition became too much for him to cope with, an inquest heard. Cecil Evans, aged 81, stepped onto the railway line at Lawrence Hill station and was struck by a train on December 14 last year.
Mr Evans, a retired car salesman, suffered with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which meant he often had trouble breathing.
After the death of his wife in 2002, his condition worsened considerably, causing him to suffer from depression and anxiety, which eventually led him to take his own life, the coroner's court heard.
On the morning of December 14, Mr Evans was alone on the platform of Lawrence Hill railway station when he stepped on to the line at 7am.
A northbound train heading from Bristol Temple Meads to Birmingham was passing through the station at the time, driven by Stephen Trueman.
Mr Trueman told the inquest at Flax Bourton Magistrates' Court that he was unable to stop the train in time after spotting the pensioner climbing onto the tracks.
He said: "I observed an elderly gentleman who was too dangerously close to the edge of the platform. I was about to sound the horn to warn him, but before I could get to the horn he had started to climb over the edge onto the railway line.
"I applied the emergency break to try and lessen the impact, but at that speed there was no chance.
"He appeared to be waiting for the train, he was stood right on the edge and as I came into view he stepped off. It was all very quick."
The inquest also heard from Mr Evans' daughter Mrs Harper that her father struggled with his illness and had constantly fought to be admitted to hospital.
Assistant deputy coroner Upert Woodburn said that Mr Evans had "taken his own life when the balance of his mind was disturbed".
He recorded a verdict that Mr Evans had taken his own life.
http://tinyurl.com/8e7bg
A Pensioner from Hanham took his own life after his medical condition became too much for him to cope with, an inquest heard. Cecil Evans, aged 81, stepped onto the railway line at Lawrence Hill station and was struck by a train on December 14 last year.
Mr Evans, a retired car salesman, suffered with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which meant he often had trouble breathing.
After the death of his wife in 2002, his condition worsened considerably, causing him to suffer from depression and anxiety, which eventually led him to take his own life, the coroner's court heard.
On the morning of December 14, Mr Evans was alone on the platform of Lawrence Hill railway station when he stepped on to the line at 7am.
A northbound train heading from Bristol Temple Meads to Birmingham was passing through the station at the time, driven by Stephen Trueman.
Mr Trueman told the inquest at Flax Bourton Magistrates' Court that he was unable to stop the train in time after spotting the pensioner climbing onto the tracks.
He said: "I observed an elderly gentleman who was too dangerously close to the edge of the platform. I was about to sound the horn to warn him, but before I could get to the horn he had started to climb over the edge onto the railway line.
"I applied the emergency break to try and lessen the impact, but at that speed there was no chance.
"He appeared to be waiting for the train, he was stood right on the edge and as I came into view he stepped off. It was all very quick."
The inquest also heard from Mr Evans' daughter Mrs Harper that her father struggled with his illness and had constantly fought to be admitted to hospital.
Assistant deputy coroner Upert Woodburn said that Mr Evans had "taken his own life when the balance of his mind was disturbed".
He recorded a verdict that Mr Evans had taken his own life.