MarkC Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 Look what it is today... https://www.networkrail.co.uk/international-level-crossing-awareness-day/ 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grovenor Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 Great day to choose, any chance of publicity wiped out by D-Day. 1 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Reorte Posted June 6, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 6, 2019 1 hour ago, Grovenor said: Great day to choose, any chance of publicity wiped out by D-Day. The 75th anniversary makes D-Day dominate the news this year but the article says it's been going on since 2009. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted June 6, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 6, 2019 5 hours ago, bécasse said: Only a Flemish woman ................https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/en/2019/06/06/see-how-woman-driver-ignores-barrier-at-railway-crossing/ I was looking for the Monty Python sketch on Belgians. I found it as part of this. Note when this was compiled, they threw away the PC rule book! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickham Green Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 No - that was in the good ol' days before the PC Rule Book was written .... when men were men and could get away with insulting ( Miserable Fat ) Belgians ( of questionable parentage ) without attracting a hornet's nest of litigation lawyers. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcredfer Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 15 minutes ago, Wickham Green said: No - that was in the good ol' days before the PC Rule Book was written .... when men were men and could get away with insulting ( Miserable Fat ) Belgians ( of questionable parentage ) without attracting a hornet's nest of litigation lawyers. Like, "in this day and age", you just did... ... ... beware the Knock on the door! ..... Regards Julian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Bus Driver Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 On 30/05/2019 at 17:16, Fat Controller said: This has been done in several cases in France. Either the two sides of the road are separated by a raised kerb, or the area between them is excavated out, then backfilled with fine gravel, like that used in escape routes on steep hills. This should link to a Google view of a crossing near our vines in Beaujolais, which uses the raised kerb, at least on one side:- https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@45.9231482,4.5625037,3a,75y,90h,90t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sXlIinSAjukIrDkX-wy7uKQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en-GB Though the road is only a Departmental, it carries quite a lot of traffic, either locals travelling to Lyon or HGVs carrying timber from local forests. Not to mention the "Punishment duty" gate box there lol Joking aside it would be interesting to see how an impatient driver would react to this type of crossing if you put it in a city location. The crossing at Portslade often has cars parked across it when the sequence starts, cue much frantic maneuvering and horn beeping. They STILL haven't painted in the cross hatch into the yellow box there either. Although I regard a level crossing as being the ultimate box junction essentially. I have actually had people hooting at me because i stopped short to keep the crossing clear... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damo666 Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 Here's a few from Ireland: https://www.independent.ie/videos/watch-irish-rail-shares-shocking-footage-of-incidents-at-level-crossings-38188195.html#play 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Colin_McLeod Posted June 6, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 6, 2019 (edited) Irish Rail is also publishing level crossing use today. Not the truck REVERSING on to level crossing! https://www.thesun.ie/news/4184238/irish-rail-shock-cctv-level-crossing-incidents/ Also related cctv from the Dublin Luas (trams): https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/luas-releases-cctv-footage-showing-collisions-and-near-misses-1.3914377 Edit. Damo666 beat me to it re the IR cctv Edited June 6, 2019 by Colin_McLeod 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted June 6, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 6, 2019 51 minutes ago, Colin_McLeod said: Irish Rail is also publishing level crossing use today. Not the truck REVERSING on to level crossing! https://www.thesun.ie/news/4184238/irish-rail-shock-cctv-level-crossing-incidents/ Also related cctv from the Dublin Luas (trams): https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/luas-releases-cctv-footage-showing-collisions-and-near-misses-1.3914377 Edit. Damo666 beat me to it re the IR cctv A couple of the pedestrians were wearing headphones on the Luas clip. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickham Green Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 12 hours ago, Colin_McLeod said: Irish Rail is also publishing level crossing use today. Not the truck REVERSING on to level crossing! https://www.thesun.ie/news/4184238/irish-rail-shock-cctv-level-crossing-incidents/ Also related cctv from the Dublin Luas (trams): https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/luas-releases-cctv-footage-showing-collisions-and-near-misses-1.3914377 Edit. Damo666 beat me to it re the IR cctv Dere's som roit eejits an dem cleeps - ter be sure ! .................... would be interesting to see how that reversing tipper panned out - the driver didn't seem to be any hurry to get off the crossing once he'd stopped. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porkscratching Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 Paddy and Seamus staggering home from the pub down the muddle of the track...Paddy says..''sure dere's a helluva lotta steps here..'' Seamus replies.. " what's worse is 'dis handrail's so bleddy low down.." 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damo666 Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 1 minute ago, Porkscratching said: Paddy and Seamus staggering home from the pub down the muddle of the track...Paddy says..''sure dere's a helluva lotta steps here..'' Seamus replies.. " what's worse is 'dis handrail's so bleddy low down.." Like the two Aer Lingus pilots on their first day. Hey Paddy, sure this runway is very short. Yur right Mick, but look at the width of it! 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim.snowdon Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 15 hours ago, Colin_McLeod said: Irish Rail is also publishing level crossing use today. Not the truck REVERSING on to level crossing! https://www.thesun.ie/news/4184238/irish-rail-shock-cctv-level-crossing-incidents/ Also related cctv from the Dublin Luas (trams): https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/luas-releases-cctv-footage-showing-collisions-and-near-misses-1.3914377 Edit. Damo666 beat me to it re the IR cctv It's the sort of thing they should put on the box a bit more often, where it might, slowly, get the message across. Jim 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejstubbs Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 15 hours ago, Colin_McLeod said: Irish Rail is also publishing level crossing use today. Not the truck REVERSING on to level crossing! https://www.thesun.ie/news/4184238/irish-rail-shock-cctv-level-crossing-incidents/ In at least two of those incidents the first barrier was down, or almost so, but the second barrier hadn't started to descend, and the crossing abuser managed to collide with the one barrier that was down! Swerving round the barrier at speed while towing a cattle trailer should be right up there in the list of "things you don't want your boss/business partner/wife to know you did". 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold martin_wynne Posted June 7, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 7, 2019 I'm wondering if this individual would make a "bad judgement call" when faced with a level crossing: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-48560270 Martin. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porkscratching Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 Sounds like he deserves to get across....a nice marble one.... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted June 7, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 7, 2019 Back on track >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doSaAFX-0BY 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickham Green Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 On 07/06/2019 at 20:06, Porkscratching said: Sounds like he deserves to get across....a nice marble one.... Nah - that's far too good for 'im. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porkscratching Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 (edited) 15 minutes ago, Wickham Green said: Nah - that's far too good for 'im. Quite right, a lolly stick with C**t written on it in biro would be more appropriate.... Edited June 10, 2019 by Porkscratching 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted June 10, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 10, 2019 His first big mistake was getting born! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Welchester Posted June 10, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 10, 2019 4 hours ago, Porkscratching said: Quite right, a lolly stick with C**t written on it in biro would be more appropriate.... Maybe a floral tribute? 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted June 10, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 10, 2019 5 hours ago, melmerby said: His first big mistake was getting born! Technically that particular event would have been somebody else's mistake 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porkscratching Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 25 minutes ago, The Stationmaster said: Technically that particular event would have been somebody else's mistake File under 'should've worn a Johnny'.... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porkscratching Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 Not sure if this is level crossing related, or indeed a case of stupidity, but it keeps getting flagged up that an elderly male has been killed on the track today between Bristol TM and Worle, (incident near Parson St i believe) 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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