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RhB Kirow crane falls into a ditch


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While lifting a temporary bridge into place between Fideris and Küblis on Tuesday night the RhB KIROW crane appears to have had the temporary abutment give way causing it to slide into the ditch. Fortunately no-one injured but they have to wait until friday evening to get in a crane from Luzern capable of recovering it. The second link shows the apparent collapse of the abutment.

 

http://www.tagblatt.ch/storage/pic/online/unfaelleverbrechen/630911_1_2010-08-25_Bahnunfall_Fideris01_web.jpg

http://www.tagblatt.ch/storage/pic/online/unfaelleverbrechen/630912_1_2010-08-25_Bahnunfall_Fideris02_web.jpg

 

 

from news.ch http://www.news.ch/Baukran+auf+Schiene+gestuerzt/452751/detail.htm

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Hmmmm - the same happened to the Balfour Beatty Kirov at Clapham Jn back in 2004 (the SLW system was switched off by the operator if memory serves). I happened to be on-call and it was one of those phone calls when you wonder for a milli-second if someone is kidding. Didn't get any pictures though - was too busy trying to sort the situation out

 

Anybody out there got any ??

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