Transport Secretary Grant Shapps took to Twitter and said: "My thoughts go out to those affected by the serious rail incident near Salisbury." It urged customers not to travel on affected part of the network, adding the closure would affect SWR trains between Exeter and Basingstoke and GWR trains between Westbury and Portsmouth.
'Three-week-old baby rescued' from Salisbury train wreckage.Great Western Railway (GWR) released a statement that said the railway in the area would remain closed on Monday whilst "specialist teams continue their investigations". Subsequently, the 1720 South Western Railway service from London Waterloo to Honiton then collided with the Bristol train."Īfter the incident unfolded, the derailed train was believed to be on its side, but the South Western Railway (SWR) train was upright. "The derailment knocked out all of the signalling in the area. The driver had been trapped after the crash, but was released from his cab having sustained injuries that were not believed to be serious, the PA news agency learned from sources.Ī Network Rail spokesperson said: "At around 7pm this evening, the rear carriage of the 1708 Great Western Railway service from Portsmouth Harbour to Bristol Temple Meads derailed after striking an object on its approach to Salisbury station. In a statement of their own, meanwhile, Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service said it had helped evacuate "approximately 100 people" from the scene.
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