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Flooding at Flax Bourton
Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2008 5:38 pm
by madhattie
Reported on SW gen (Yahoo) that both lines at Flax Bourton are closed due to flooding. (2.30pm)
Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2008 7:56 pm
by mow
Looks as if other areas may be affected.
http://firstgreatwestern.co.uk/LiveUpdateList.aspx
It is also a lead story on local ITV news.
Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2008 9:01 pm
by James
Martin Gosney on SWRG wrote:Flooding at Wotton Basset (Swindon) causing major delays to services.
Glen Batten on GWGen wrote:Been told line flooded at Lavington (east of Westbury) - trains running but at 5mph.
flooding at flax bourton
Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2008 1:48 pm
by tugboatcharly2
It is not the first time the line has been flooded, it happens now and then. Years ago the Engineer whose length included the cuttings at Bourton told me that when the line floods it is because the waters are trying to find the shortest way to the sea and before the Avon gorge was formed the waters which now flow down the Avon did flow to the sea as the flood waters do now.So he said!
Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2008 5:43 pm
by madhattie
