Standedge railway tunnel: fire

Standedge railway tunnel: fire

Posted by Mark A at 12:17, 26th January 2026

Anticipated closed for a couple of days. Noooooh idea what managed to catch fire.

Mark

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly5e5lj595o

Re: Standedge railway tunnel: fire

Posted by stuving at 12:21, 26th January 2026

: Mark A

Anticipated closed for a couple of days. Noooooh idea what managed to catch fire.

Mark

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly5e5lj595o

An RRV caught fire - while doing maintenance, obviously. Some of the masonry (or at least its surface layers) has been fragilised, so bits keep falling off.

Re: Standedge railway tunnel: fire

Posted by Mark A at 12:27, 26th January 2026

Ah, thanks. The comms staff concerned, restricted by the options in the drop-downs provided by Tyrell, are perhaps struggling to convey that situation.

Mark

https://www.nexusalpha.com/tyrell-io

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