| Re: Derailment at Goodrington Posted by a-driver at 23:30, 16th January 2026 |     |
So long will it take to sort that out?
The re-railing team should have been on site at 20:00, won't take long to get it back on the rails.
The train won't be out of service for very long either, a wheel set change at most.
The infrastructure, that's hard to say, A repair could take a day or two but getting resources and materials might mean a few weeks. Upto 4-cars can still run into Paignton so not significant disruption.
| Re: Derailment at Goodrington Posted by TaplowGreen at 22:19, 16th January 2026 | |
So long will it take to sort that out?
| Re: Derailment at Goodrington Posted by Timmer at 21:39, 16th January 2026 | |
Have seen some pics on social media and it doesn’t look like there’s much damage to the train. The track underneath (wooden sleepers) doesn’t look too clever though when it comes time to re-rail the train.
The other problem created is that it’s a 9 carriage IET that’s going to be out of service for a while at a time when GWR can’t really afford another set out of service; particularly a 9 car set.
| Derailment at Goodrington Posted by plymothian at 16:50, 16th January 2026 | |
5A87 has derailed on approach to Paignton South level crossing as it left Goodrington yard
