Train hits fallen tree at 125mph

[barmonkey]

http://markfew.fotopic.net/c1870413.html





A very lucky escape for the driver...

Edited by barmonkey on Monday 19th July 18:54

[ccr32]

Ouchy!

Some good pics on the link too. Hope no one involved was hurt...

Question actually, it says on the link beneath one of the photos that there were Detonators "protecting the scene" - how does that work? I'm imagining detanators on the rails in case another train strays into the area..??

[JB!]

ccr32 said:

Ouchy!

Some good pics on the link too. Hope no one involved was hurt...

Question actually, it says on the link beneath one of the photos that there were Detonators "protecting the scene" - how does that work? I'm imagining detanators on the rails in case another train strays into the area..??

IIRC dets are placed @60/40/20 yds before a protecting (red) signal accompanied by a stop board. The three bangs are to wake up any drivers asleep on the job.

[neilb62]

It was actually doing 90, not 125, its a few years since I've driven an HST but I was amazed at the way that cab caved in.
The Driver got away with cuts and bruises as well as a (I think) broken wrist. He was laying on the cab floor behind the seats when it hit, sensible chap!

Detonators are clipped to the track to protect the damaged train and to act as markers for the assisting locomotive to prevent it running into the dead train, typically they are placed 300yds either end of the failed train.

[shouldbworking]

Where did this occur? I see it was recovered to Westbury

[escort90]

lavington

[Simpo Two]

A new take on the phrase 'logging in'...

Edited by Simpo Two on Tuesday 20th July 10:15

[ccr32]

neilb62 said:

He was laying on the cab floor behind the seats when it hit, sensible chap!

Lets hope that was not his normal train-driving position..!

[Petrolhead_Rich]

ccr32 said:

neilb62 said:

He was laying on the cab floor behind the seats when it hit, sensible chap!

Lets hope that was not his normal train-driving position..!

I'm guessing he has seen in, slapped the brakes on and thought fk this I'm outta here!

Proves that the old BR Intercity 125's were pretty good machines, when you think what a car would look like after a 125mph collision with a tree?!

[dudleybloke]

you wooden want to crash at that treemendous speed.

[RonJohnson]

Was this on a branch line?

[Simpo Two]

I don't know but he was certainly wearing trunks.

[Road Pest]

Well that's a First!

[deevlash]

RonJohnson said:

Was this on a branch line?

t'boom tish

[Silver993tt]

Looks like that train will need more than a Spruce up to get back into action!

[The Nur]

He'll be poplar with the other drivers. That wood have killed him. Glad he is oak-ay



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Edited by The Nur on Friday 23 July 18:39

[Silver993tt]

it's good to know that it's been Ash-ured that the driver is ok. He could have been cut down in his prime. Maybe the Timber-lands he was wearing helped in saving him.

Maybe a root & branch change in safety policy is required.

Hopefully the tree owner will-ow nothing to the train company for the damage caused

Edited by Silver993tt on Friday 23 July 19:35

[Nick_F]

FFS.

Leaf it out.

[Silver993tt]

Maybe they're barking up the wrong tree!

[bobr]

whoever let that stay on the track is a bit wooden at their job. I bet when they realised their mistake they were ashen-faced.