jcredfer Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 1 hour ago, mozzer models said: think he means a 2nd trailer I read, "three axles on the Unit, including the front axle" {steering?}, and "another three" {towing} "on the {singular} trailer" with three axles. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Hroth Posted August 13, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 13, 2021 Saw this on the BBC website this morning. Car in near-miss with train on Cumbria level crossing I suppose the car driver saw that the train had slowed down or halted prior to moving across the crossing but thought despite the red stop lights that it was safe to go. Bl@@dy idiot. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizz Posted August 19, 2021 Share Posted August 19, 2021 Not such a great day for 66754….or the tractor and trailer driver I guess… https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/cambridge-news/greater-anglia-delays-live-updates-21348800 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted August 19, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 19, 2021 (edited) Ive seen some pics of the inside of the cab, the driver will be picking hey out of his clothes and hair for months! The loco is in a right mess but stood up to the impact very well Edited August 19, 2021 by big jim 4 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium uax6 Posted August 19, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 19, 2021 Its strange... last month I mentioned to a colleague in the box that we hadn't hit any tractors for a long time and we were due one... I'm hoping that everyone is ok in this clash. Andy G 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
298 Posted August 19, 2021 Share Posted August 19, 2021 3 hours ago, Grizz said: Not such a great day for 66754….or the tractor and trailer driver I guess… https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/cambridge-news/greater-anglia-delays-live-updates-21348800 https://ttte.fandom.com/wiki/Woolly_Bear Next week, a 66 hides in a tunnel because it is afraid of the rain. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium phil-b259 Posted August 19, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 19, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, uax6 said: Its strange... last month I mentioned to a colleague in the box that we hadn't hit any tractors for a long time and we were due one... I'm hoping that everyone is ok in this clash. Andy G Technically a train still hasn't! Tractor driver was fine (apart from shock) as the tractor was safely over the railway - it was the trailer full of hay which took the impact. The train driver was less fortunate - but his quick action in diving into the engine room meant we are talking cuts, bruises and shock. The RAIB and ORR came out to investigate and wouldn't let anything be touched until they had gathered the required evidence so we will get a proper investigation report published in due course. Infrastructure wise 50-chains of track and associated S&T kit needs replacing while extracting the train is a challenge due to several rails being broken underneath the wagons. Initial thoughts are it will be Monday at the earliest before the line will be re-opened Edited August 19, 2021 by phil-b259 1 1 1 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted August 19, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 19, 2021 My wife asked what I’d have done in that situation and like the driver appears to have done today, it would have been hit the emergency plunger then run like hell into the engine room, I ain’t no hero! noticed on some pics I got from work colleagues the detailed wagons appear to be the brand new eco-frets that GB have only been running a few months 2 4 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold SHMD Posted August 19, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 19, 2021 I think hitting the emergency plunger before saving yourself is a definition of hero. Kev. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted August 19, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 19, 2021 I don’t even know if I’d remember to hit the plunger to be honest! 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickham Green too Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 10 hours ago, phil-b259 said: ......The RAIB and ORR came out to investigate and wouldn't let anything be touched until they had gathered the required evidence ..... Could take while ...... like looking for a ( speedo ) needle in a haystack 3 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted August 20, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 20, 2021 2 hours ago, Wickham Green too said: Could take while ...... like looking for a ( speedo ) needle in a haystack 3 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ess1uk Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 On 02/07/2020 at 12:10, ianwales said: As far as I am aware there are no dedicated lines everything goes via BT, on a daily basis I get phone calls which begin "Is there a train coming, I want to cross the line" I have to find out where the person is in order to grant or refuse, I was at a briefing some time ago on the subject of user worked crossings where the signaller took the information from the light on his phone concentrator and allowed someone to cross resulting in a near miss because of a crossed phone line, hence I NEED the user to tell me verbally which crossing they want to use. From personal experience I find if I explain why I need the information then the person on the other end is more than happy to work with me to ensure safety. As an aside and with regard to the use of BT lines, when the NSTR signalling was put in on the Central Wales line in the late 80's the S&T department were baffled for months by an intermittent failure of the token instruments between Llandovery and Llanwrtyd, it would fail several times a week, then work perfectly a week or so before going into a round of failures again, this went on for months on end until someone discovered the BT lines from Llandovery were routed via the telephone exchange in Merthyr and the failures were due to BT engineer switching equipment off for maintainence without knowing there were BR signalling lines in the circuit. Ian May be on BT still in some areas but I have personally moved many crossing phones onto NR infrastructure including UWC on the Cambrian. I was also involved with moving the Central Wales token machines from BT to NR telecommunications a couple of years ago 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ess1uk Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 On 31/07/2020 at 17:34, Richard E said: And another one decides to do battle with the barriers. One of the busiest crossings in the UK I believe. https://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/crime/driver-arrested-after-crash-causes-thousands-pounds-damage-peterborough-level-crossing-2929968 I was at Helpston the other night and waited 15 mins for the barriers to open, despite being able to see cars crossing at Maxey Road crossing. the crossing box operator had forgotten to open them! 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewartingram Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 And I bet everyone in the queue still had their foot on the brake, in gear, with the engine running? 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Richard E Posted August 21, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 21, 2021 45 minutes ago, stewartingram said: And I bet everyone in the queue still had their foot on the brake, in gear, with the engine running? I don't, why would you do it? I know most do seem to nowadays ... I've spent plenty of time at Helpston barriers but I'm more likely to use Maxey Crossing (going north) or Lolham Crossing (going south) these days. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ess1uk Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 2 hours ago, stewartingram said: And I bet everyone in the queue still had their foot on the brake, in gear, with the engine running? No, only one car came, waited and turned round. It was nearly 01:00 though 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ess1uk Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 On 28/04/2021 at 12:25, phil-b259 said: And what if its an English person who picks up the phone! There is no requirement that you HAVE to use Welsh in Wales - all the law says is that if the person wants to communicate in Welsh then it should be facilitated by officialdom. Determination against Welsh speakers, while obviously not being permitted is not the same thing as responding in English if you grew up outside Wales and don't know the language. Which does rather beg the question if someone applies for a signallers job in Wales do they have to speak Welsh? What about an English signaller looking to relocate? When I was doing phones at UWC on the Cambrian we would give the signaller a list at the start of the day and ring in from the crossing using its number as we could not pronounce many of them. 3 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted August 22, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 22, 2021 when i learned the cambrian there were iirc 197 numbered crossings between sutton bridge and machynlleth, i used to be able to name about 90% of them, there are only a handful left now but some still stick in my mind, 123-Bullocks was a favorite and post office 1 and 2 near carno which were about 6ft apart 6 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeWL Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 Talking of crossings, this from last week. Hixon was a bad one. Stafford train named in memory of 1968 Hixon rail crash | ITV News Central 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titan Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 20 minutes ago, LeeWL said: Talking of crossings, this from last week. Hixon was a bad one. Stafford train named in memory of 1968 Hixon rail crash | ITV News Central Hixon was the sad wake up call for BR, and an indication of how many people with no common sense there were out there, even including the Police, and how hard the battle would be trying to prevent them putting themselves and their vehicles in front of a fast moving train. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Robert Shrives Posted August 22, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 22, 2021 Now Tuesday for Kelseys crossing clear up, how many days... non fatal derailment with track damage and some signalling duffed up, lucky we are not at war is all I can say !! Viz Hixon given it was an off route voyager that got named it did result in wondering if there were 33 other accidents of a serious nature that would warrant a plate on a voyager, on and off XC network- it took a while and a long step back in history. Previously "policy" has seen crew who died got commemorated this could be a first to go one step further with location named in memory. Perhaps folk will see "Hixon" and learn about it and seek the lessons. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickham Green too Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 Perhaps ................ 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
caradoc Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 3 hours ago, Robert Shrives said: Now Tuesday for Kelseys crossing clear up, how many days... non fatal derailment with track damage and some signalling duffed up As phil-b259 mentions elsewhere, there is track damage beneath the train, which does complicate things. 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted August 29, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 29, 2021 Another US one: 1 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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