No trains into Plymouth.

[Rob_125]

Appears a 7.5t Tescos lorry has tried to squeeze under a small bridge under the mainline into Plymouth.

Looking at the damage, this could be out for weeks. Believe trains currently terminating at Newton Abbot (40 minute drive up the road). Not ideal if your onward journey is into Cornwall. Oops.

Edited by Rob_125 on Monday 30th August 19:34

[cuprabob]

"Every Little Helps" or maybe not in this case

[P5BNij]

Haven't been down that way for a few years - is it the curved viaduct a couple of hundred yards south of the station...?

[valiant]

Driver is a complete numpty but could it be a driver who normally delivers your shopping in Sprinters being co-opted into driving bigger stuff as he has pre ‘97 entitlements up to 7.5t?

Either way the driver shortage has just grown by 1.

[Bodo]

Slammed in.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-devon-58387682

[NerveAgent]

That doesn’t look like a quick fix!

[Rob_125]

anonymous said:

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That location is correct, maybe half a mile from the station. My bad on tonnage, equally I have driven under here in my L2 transit custom and it feels like a squeeze, let alone a truck. Gross negligence really, as its single width you can't just fly through it due to possible on coming traffic.

[Johnnytheboy]

What on earth was he doing trying to get through there?

I'm no genius, but whenever I drive a big van I'm acutely aware of how tall it is.

[carreauchompeur]

Ouch, that looks like pretty severe damage there…

[Wills2]

The lorry certainly looks "stanced" now.

[FourWheelDrift]

Keep the lorry there, it's now part of the structure.

[Tango13]

Wills2 said:

The lorry certainly looks "stanced" now.

Is 'stanced' another word for 'fked'?

Joking aside does the length of the crack in the stonework suggest a knockdown and rebuild job on the bridge?

[Cold]

Tango13 said:

Joking aside does the length of the crack in the stonework suggest a knockdown and rebuild job on the bridge?

Three - four day repair max? Ah, no. Not in the UK.
This side of Christmas? Unlikely.

[Sonie]

I saw a pic of the rear of the lorry, the road must go up a fair bit as th entrance had more head room.

[FourWheelDrift]

Bodo said:

Slammed in.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-devon-58387682

From that angle I guess the "Thermo King" must have seen it coming and ducked.

[Tango13]

anonymous said:

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How much of the bridge is being supported by the lorry though? Could be a case of drag the lorry out and the whole bridge collapses...

[Bodo]

FourWheelDrift said:

Bodo said:

Slammed in.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-devon-58387682

From that angle I guess the "Thermo King" must have seen it coming and ducked.

Inclination finished 'im off after the King went through.

[carreauchompeur]

From Facebook… to be fair it looks doable from the other side!

[marksx]

He's given that a good whack!

[Jader1973]

anonymous said:

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Do Tesco run their own fleet? Surely the outsource to avoid having anything to do with logistics etc?