Jump to content
 

Level crossing stupidity...


Recommended Posts

11 minutes ago, uax6 said:

When did the WHR have its track taken over by NR? Very odd reporting! 

 

Quote:

 

"also said it was concerned following the reports from Porthmadog and of a number of other incidents in Wales."

 

My bold... They are simply using that crossing as an example, and a well known one, rather than many other lesser known ones to make their point I feel.

 

16 minutes ago, corneliuslundie said:

Even an argument with a WHR loco would usually be won by the loco.

 

As the WHR mainly use the Garratts which are considerably bigger and more powerful than many SG locos I think saying "Even" is a little unfair! Welsh Pony perhaps?!

  • Like 3
Link to post
Share on other sites

  • RMweb Premium
2 minutes ago, corneliuslundie said:

Re that American video, a good demonstration of how long a train can take to stop even in emergency. If it had caught the trailer square on it could well have ended up quarter of a mile down the track.

Jonathan

But because he got away with it and was many metres away, long before the train arrived, he'll do it again in the same circumstances.

  • Agree 7
Link to post
Share on other sites

  • RMweb Premium
1 hour ago, corneliuslundie said:

Re that American video, a good demonstration of how long a train can take to stop even in emergency. If it had caught the trailer square on it could well have ended up quarter of a mile down the track.

Jonathan

I actually thought the train stopped amazingly quickly TBH, I wondered if those tankers were empties.

 

 

  • Like 4
Link to post
Share on other sites

  • RMweb Premium
5 hours ago, corneliuslundie said:

Re that American video, a good demonstration of how long a train can take to stop even in emergency. If it had caught the trailer square on it could well have ended up quarter of a mile down the track.

Jonathan

The idiot zig-zagged around the barriers. With that trailer in tow he wouldn't be able to back up in time if his exit was blocked.

  • Agree 3
Link to post
Share on other sites

  • RMweb Premium

I've posted this one before.

About 1 minute 20 secs from when the frantic horn until stopped, with a fully loaded box train.

The car is rendered into it's various parts.

Fortunately the people got out before impact.

Edited by melmerby
  • Informative/Useful 2
Link to post
Share on other sites

  • RMweb Premium
1 hour ago, melmerby said:

I've posted this one before.

About 1 minute 20 secs from when the frantic horn until stopped, with a fully loaded box train.

The car is rendered into it's various parts.

Fortunately the people got out before impact.

I just hope no one was in that car.

  • Friendly/supportive 1
Link to post
Share on other sites

  • RMweb Gold
1 hour ago, melmerby said:

I've posted this one before.

About 1 minute 20 secs from when the frantic horn until stopped, with a fully loaded box train.

The car is rendered into it's various parts.

Fortunately the people got out before impact.

I wonder how much investigation is done in a situation like that in the USA? Over here something like that could take a long time, and, given its length, the train could be blocking more than 1 crossing for quite a while....

  • Agree 1
Link to post
Share on other sites

  • RMweb Premium
50 minutes ago, Ramblin Rich said:

I wonder how much investigation is done in a situation like that in the USA? Over here something like that could take a long time, and, given its length, the train could be blocking more than 1 crossing for quite a while....

Nothing like the UK

They're so common, as the caption with the zig-zagging vehicle video says "1 vehicle strike every 4 hours!"

 

  • Interesting/Thought-provoking 2
Link to post
Share on other sites

  • RMweb Premium
59 minutes ago, Jonboy said:

Who takes responsibility in that situation, is it the HGV driver, the escort(s) or both as a team?

 

If it was down to UK tabloids some sections of the UK press, it would be the train driver for not stopping in time or not steering around the obstruction............................

Edited by newbryford
  • Agree 9
  • Funny 2
Link to post
Share on other sites

  • RMweb Premium
1 hour ago, Jonboy said:

Who takes responsibility in that situation, is it the HGV driver, the escort(s) or both as a team?

I keep thinking of Hixton, at least this time the train appears to have won. I hope the train driver is OK.

  • Like 1
  • Agree 2
Link to post
Share on other sites

  • RMweb Premium
9 hours ago, PhilJ W said:

The idiot zig-zagged around the barriers. With that trailer in tow he wouldn't be able to back up in time if his exit was blocked.

Presumably he would have been able to see if his exit was blocked.

  • Like 1
Link to post
Share on other sites

  • RMweb Premium
5 hours ago, Jonboy said:

Who takes responsibility in that situation, is it the HGV driver, the escort(s) or both as a team?

For outsize loads such as that, aren't they supposed to have a plan? One that includes stuff like a railway crossing, needing to be crossed at slow speed.

  • Agree 4
Link to post
Share on other sites

  • RMweb Premium
3 hours ago, melmerby said:

So they end up writing off a turbine blade, a semi and brought down some cables all because they didn't call in from the phone at the crossing.

It could have been a lot worse.

Meanwhile a wind turbine is running rather unevenly!

  • Funny 4
Link to post
Share on other sites

  • RMweb Gold
9 hours ago, Ramblin Rich said:

I wonder how much investigation is done in a situation like that in the USA? Over here something like that could take a long time, and, given its length, the train could be blocking more than 1 crossing for quite a while....

In practical terms, what would need investigating?

 

Car had no business being where it was, car got removed. No casualties. End of.

 

So long as train driver isn't traumatised, carry on after checking loco is also fit.

 

Very impressive demolition of that SUV, it would take high explosives to do a more comprehensive job! :jester:

 

John

  • Like 2
Link to post
Share on other sites

Just for a change from the American links on the UK thread (!) here's one of a Slovakian Narrow Gauge incident where the car tried to couple up to the train! For those who want more background to the line it's a 760mm narrow gauge "light railway" along the lines of the Kinver LR, the stock is currently a power car and trailer though in the past it's had conventional steam and diesel loco haulage. It's  quite a nice run, from the railway station several miles to a spa town, running alongside the road and in it's own track bed through the fields...  I visited it many years ago but unfortunately nothing was running though they've got it back up and running again. Hopefully next year we may be able to get over and visit it.

 

https://impulz.press/aktuality/nehoda-znamej-elektricky-v-trencianskych-tepliciach-uz-druha-skoda-v-tomto-roku1/?fbclid=IwAR2nRhntdd3s_CWQ3rcF0Wb-TrH0RNoUFYc4OaUDoyslcfSnkHg5mhHuj38

Edited by Hobby
  • Like 3
Link to post
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share

×
×
  • Create New...