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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 were 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. | 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. | 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. |
Recovery of the tanker will take place on Sunday. |