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Did the fire take the leaves of the line.
Another week another bad week for the railways. There must be some way i can blame this on First Scotrail, Oh I can't their latest figures say everyone loves them.
On another note why is the Bus Station still closed?
This affected me coming in from Longniddry today but I was loving it because I had already slept in and was going to be late anyway. Provided a great excuse for the boss.
On First ScotRail's journey check the incident is a "broken down train"! hmm I would tell the truth and say "due to a serious incident involving an EWS freight train" pass on the blame!
"They were pouring water from their hoses on to the flames."
Someone give this eyewitness a job on the TV news - that's just the sort of observation that keeps the 24-hours news networks in business.
Aye,The railways aint doing to well,But when have they,Cant wait to here all the excuses.
Flamin' trains, eh? Must've given a lot of people a bit of a "freight"!!
Although this has absolutely nothing to do with First ScotRail I've no doubt whatsoever that the media and the masses will blame them regardless, as was the case with the derailed sleeper in Princess St Gardens a few weeks ago, again this was down to Network Rail and not Virgin, GNER, or First ScotRail.
Oh yeah and I've a feeling Freightliner have the contract for the car trains although I could be wrong, perhpas DRS or EWS. The cars appear to be Peugeot and Citroen too.
Chorus:Freight train freight train goin' so fastFreight train freight train goin' so fastPlease don't tell what train I'm dueI think all the burning flames are a clue.
Freight train, freight train, comin' round the trackFreight train, freight train, like a smokestackFlames are a-licking all aroundHeading into into Lothian towns.
(Chorus)
One more thing I'd like to seeLots of firefighters waiting for meHoses raised like a watery saluteAnd water pouring like out of a chute.
I don't know why my train's all aflameAs I'm going towards old DremThe fire's destroying lots of motorsHope there's a journo taking photers!!.
I thang yew!!!
Fire in East Lothian - rest of world cut off !
The best thing to come out of Edinburgh is the last train to Glasgow!
ok so we now know there was a fire but why no word yet as to when services will be returned to normal(!)Whatever normal was
Well done on your second comment Scaramouche,That goes back a bit,Good times.
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ok i take that back
Scaramouche - Can you do the fandango?
#18.
No!! The thunderbolt and lightning is very very frightening!
Yet again the railway is immiediately given the blame for this. Has anyone considered that it may have infact been a faulty car on the load which caused the fire and hense all the delay's? I think that people are all to quick to jump to the conclusion that it is the fault of the railways.
"busses" !! You would think the EN reporter would at
least check his script with a spell checker!
does this incident make these cars hot hatches
#2 your name gives it all away! I take it you sleep-in alot then?
If the cars were destined for folk who live near the neds in Craigmillar / Niddrie the fire has at least sped up what was likely to happen to them anyway.
#2 what excusse tomorrow then?
As someone who works on the front line, I would like to thank all todays customers for their patience and I am truly grateful for not being shouted at or abused, this is a first! Everyone was exceedingly calm and polite, well done.
Coincidentally, this train 6X38 caught fire at Oxenholme on 3 Oct 2003. The cause on that occassion was an aerial being left raised on one of the cars, which arced on to the overhead live wires (which are at a voltage of 25,000V). So, on that occassion, not the fault of the railway, but the car loaders.
If this had happened on a road, the road would also have been shut due to the risk of the fuel in the cars or the diesel in the tank wagon exploding. Obviously there has been extensive damage caused to the track and overhead wires, which will take time to repair
It is a testament to the ruggedness of the rail vehicles that the train was able to be cleared shortly after 1200, just 2 hours after the fire was extinguished!
it makes me sick when people make comments about railway. i know that some times that passengers get a bad deal but us workers on therailway have put up with abuse either verbal or assult.I work for the rail industry I enjoy my Job why don't the public work in my job for the day they would not last
It would be quite interesting to find out how the fire actually started.
30 odd cars catching light on the back of a train is very bizarre..
Would have been quite a spectacle seeing it all go up though!!
John Milton, I'm afraid you are wrong. EWS now operate all car trains in this country having won the Ford contract back from Freightliner a couple of years ago. The train involved today has never been operated by Freightliner
#7 How can it be an excuse? Do you not believe the evidence in the picture? People are way too quick jumping on the bandwagon before they know any of the facts.
you all moan about been late well think about my husband and his workmate, whos had to pain staikingly check the train and every wagon for faults hes worked from 7.30 this morning and still not home to see his family, so think yourselves lucky.
message to wicked247- spot on!!!! my huband works his a**e off aswell (he works for ews and does 14 hour nights servicing virgin trains for all you commuters), and all these businessmen moan cos there an hour late for a meeting suppin tea, they wouldnt know what a days work was if it slapped them in the face. if it wasn t for people like wicked247, my husband and all the other workers you wouldnt have a train service, so stop giving them all this abuse-they dont deserve it
U sure that's what he's up to Rachie?
I mean he works his a**e off 14 hour nights servicing Virgin Trains moaning with his workmate? oo er missus!
