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| Tanker leaks fuel after derailing | Tanker leaks fuel after derailing |
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| A rail tanker has come off the tracks close to a hotel in Gloucestershire and is leaking fuel. | A rail tanker has come off the tracks close to a hotel in Gloucestershire and is leaking fuel. |
| The wagon overturned near the Beacon Hotel in Haresfield just before midday. | The wagon overturned near the Beacon Hotel in Haresfield just before midday. |
| Transport Police said despite the leak it was not believed there was a threat to safety. Three nearby roads have been closed as a precaution. | Transport Police said despite the leak it was not believed there was a threat to safety. Three nearby roads have been closed as a precaution. |
| Police said: "The tanker, which was carrying liquid fuel and which was the last of 28 tankers, derailed and overturned on tracks." | Police said: "The tanker, which was carrying liquid fuel and which was the last of 28 tankers, derailed and overturned on tracks." |
| The Environment Agency and Severn Trent Water have been informed and firefighters are also at the scene. | The Environment Agency and Severn Trent Water have been informed and firefighters are also at the scene. |
| First Great Western (FGW) said services between Cheltenham Spa and Bristol Temple Meads had been disrupted. | First Great Western (FGW) said services between Cheltenham Spa and Bristol Temple Meads had been disrupted. |
| A spokesman for FGW said short-notice alterations, cancellations and delays could be expected. | A spokesman for FGW said short-notice alterations, cancellations and delays could be expected. |
| "The train involved is a non-passenger train and there are no customers involved," he said. | "The train involved is a non-passenger train and there are no customers involved," he said. |
| Northbound services from Bristol Temple Meads and Parkway are facing delays and cancellations while cross country services to and from Birmingham and the North are being diverted via Newport. | Northbound services from Bristol Temple Meads and Parkway are facing delays and cancellations while cross country services to and from Birmingham and the North are being diverted via Newport. |
| Local services to Gloucester, Cheltenham and Worcestershire are terminating at Cam and Dursley where a bus replacement service will start. | Local services to Gloucester, Cheltenham and Worcestershire are terminating at Cam and Dursley where a bus replacement service will start. |
| A Severn Trent Water spokesman said engineers were called to the scene to increase pressure for firefighters as a standard procedure. | |
| She said Severn Trent was not aware of any vulnerable water courses in the area. | She said Severn Trent was not aware of any vulnerable water courses in the area. |
| A spokeswoman for the Environment Agency confirmed it had been made aware of the incident, but it was not involved as no pollution had been detected. |