Steam Engine 1, Mercedes 0

[Some Guy]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshi...

1912 Y14 locomotive ploughed into the silver Mercedes near Sheringham railway station, Norfolk. It is thought the motorist was heading to a nearby golf club at the time of the crash, the crossing's lights and sirens were sounding at the time.

Merc looks pretty fooked. Hopefully the loco will get away with a tin of touch up paint.

[Flying Phil]

Well it certainly looks as though the car crashed into the locomotive! But, easy to do, as that tiny inconspicuous thing came out of nowhere....

[The Mad Monk]

Looks to me as though the tender collided with the car, not the loco?

[Dogwatch]

The Mad Monk said:

Looks to me as though the tender collided with the car, not the loco?

Yes I thought that. If the loco had been going forward the car would have been pushed the other way.
If it had been running in the other direction and caught him amidships he wouldn't have had a hope.

[Kenty]

http://www.northnorfolknews.co.uk/news/sheringham-...

A little more info and a different photo, i think the train was maybe reversing up the track

[W124Bob]

Looks to me like the lead axle on the tender is derailed, it was going tender first to recouple to the coaches. Loco is the only J15(GER Y14) to survive for those interested .
Here's my Hornby J15.

[Flying Phil]

Very realistic! High quality modelling.

[rs1952]

I'm surprised - this thread has been going for 15 hours and saaby has yet to turn up rabbiting on about Ladbroke Grove...

[Some Guy]

I wonder if the locomotive owners can instruct a claims management company to hire them a replacement loco at an extortionate daily rate until theirs is suitably repaired and inspected? Should make the Mercedes' insurers wake up and pay attention.

[P5BNij]

Great bit of weathering there Bob, wonderful stuff

I hate level crossings, so far the only thing I haven't hit passing over one is a car.

[W124Bob]

As a retired train driver the crew have my sympathy. As for my photo I can't take credit for the layout, It's Dewsbury Midland built by members of the OO group of the Manchester Model Railway Society.

[outnumbered]

rs1952 said:

I'm surprised - this thread has been going for 15 hours and saaby has yet to turn up rabbiting on about Ladbroke Grove...

Ha