{"id":156270,"date":"2026-08-05T06:23:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T06:23:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/156270\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T06:23:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T06:23:08","slug":"rail-timetable-changes-after-substation-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/156270\/","title":{"rendered":"Rail timetable changes after substation fire"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Machinery<\/p>\n

The substation fire caused substantial damage, the rail operator said [South Western Railway]<\/p>\n

Train times have been altered on a line as a result of a substation fire in July.<\/p>\n

The blaze, between Hinton Admiral and New Milton, on the edge of the New Forest in Hampshire, damaged equipment supplying the third rail, South Western Railway (SWR) said.<\/p>\n

Repairs may take months and the number of trains in the area has had to be restricted while they use alternative power, the operator added.<\/p>\n

Services including trains between London Waterloo and Weymouth have been rescheduled, sometimes with longer journey times and different stops.<\/p>\n

\"A<\/p>\n

Some rail services on 7 July were cancelled as a result [BBC]<\/p>\n

The changes<\/a> began on Monday and are until further notice, SWR said.<\/p>\n

The fire, early on 7 July<\/a>, initially closed the line and caused lasting disruption to rail services.<\/p>\n

There was “significant damage” within the substation building and to electrical equipment, the rail operator added.<\/p>\n

\"A<\/p>\n

The blaze damaged electrical equipment [South Western Railway]<\/p>\n

In a statement, SWR said: “Engineers will need to make the substation building safe before commissioning and testing new equipment, while also upgrading and repairing the power control system between New Milton and Eastleigh.<\/p>\n

“We are still able to run trains by using alternative power supplies, but for safety reasons, the amount of power must be restricted.<\/p>\n

“This affects the number of trains we can run in the same area at the same time.”<\/p>\n

The operator said the changes would allow it to run the normal number of services.<\/p>\n

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