There but for the Grace of God...
...thought many of us who looked at the pictures from Lambeth this morning, knowing it could have been so much worse.
Look at the 'Crash site' on the BBC infographic below and see its proximity to the railway.
Without wishing to diminish in anyway those caught up in the incident, the emergency services and the families and friends of those injured or who lost their lives, might Eye extend a very small plaudit to the railway and those who enabled it to keep running throughout today (NR, SWT, The brothers, Met, LFB, BTP, etc...)
This evening many local road users are still experiencing significant disruption.
But the railway kept on running.
Eye salutes all those involved.
As a wise man once said: Keep calm and run trains.
UPDATE: This from the Wandsworth Wanderer...
As a “PS” to the worthy tribute to the railway in south London yesterday, while Vauxhall station did close yesterday morning, it was open again to passengers within a few hours... and as someone who had travelled in from Hampshire via SWT for a meeting in the West End at 10.30am, I arrived at Waterloo right time.
So, yes, the railways played a blinder!
And I can also vouch for the ongoing transport chaos on local roads in SW London during this morning’s rush-hour.
And I can also vouch for the ongoing transport chaos on local roads in SW London during this morning’s rush-hour.
Cars, vans and lorries bumper to bumper clogging up road junctions and several buses on lengthy diversions.
Happily many bus passengers abandoned the road network, walking considerable distances to use the train from Clapham Junction instead!
Happily many bus passengers abandoned the road network, walking considerable distances to use the train from Clapham Junction instead!
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