Approximately 260m, but that is reportly what occurred - wrong turn at crossing, then carried on until struck bridge. You would think driving over sleepers abd ballast would be rough enough to 'waken' them up to their error.How does this even happen? It's a fair way to the bridge from the nearest level crossing, isn't it? Surely at some point you'd realise you were no longer on the King's highway.
Accidental turn at level crossing? Or a desperate attempt to flee the police like that case near London a couple of years ago? A high clearance van will probably cope ok with conventional ballast and sleepers, but fail big time on a bridge with timber waybeams, and gaps everywhere between the rails…You can't park there, mate.
Pause for raucous laughter.
How does this even happen? It's a fair way to the bridge from the nearest level crossing, isn't it? Surely at some point you'd realise you were no longer on the King's highway.
Nope - happens regularly in Nottingham on the Lenton Lane tram bridge. There's something silly like 12 no entry/tram only signs, rumble strips, road markings, on approach and once every few months somebody still manages to drives onto the bridge.Approximately 260m, but that is reportly what occurred - wrong turn at crossing, then carried on until struck bridge. You would think driving over sleepers abd ballast would be rough enough to 'waken' them up to their error.
Im not going that way today but is the line now open?
Disruption update - 04/03 Following a road vehicle blocking the railway between Worcester Foregate Street and Hereford all lines have now reopened. Disruption is expected until 11:00 Please check your journey at http://gwr.com/check
I was only guessing in post #8, I hope people don’t think I’m a part time getaway driver…Escaping the rozzers apparently.
Oh dearNope - happens regularly in Nottingham on the Lenton Lane tram bridge. There's something silly like 12 no entry/tram only signs, rumble strips, road markings, on approach and once every few months somebody still manages to drives onto the bridge.
The concrete from either side of the rails disappears, leaving a challenging balancing act to get to the other side of an arched bridge, which they're never successful at.
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Photo from Joseph Raynor/ Nottingham Post.
Cars from Google Images getting stuck:
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And it is uninsured , MOT valid till July .
Did you see post #11? I suspect it’s likely nothing at all to do with satnav…Obviously someone paying too much attention to the Sat Nav!!!
About a decade ago I bought my first car with a built in sat nav.
Having never used one before I set it up for a journey from my work place to Liverpool Costco about 4 or 5 miles out of curiosity to see if would take me the route I had always used.
I was amazed when it showed me a route into the Wallasey Tunnel which ended in the tunnel.
Liverpool Costco and the the Wallasey Tunnel ventalation shaft are adjacent to one another and obviously share the same post code which obviously accounted for the glitch.
All my subsequent cars have had Sat Nav - but I treat its advice with a pinch of salt as some of the suggested routes are not ones I would take because I know a better way.
Sat Nav is a useful took if used in unfamilar areas - but drivers need to realise it doesn't replace common sense!
On a dull day I have been known to use the one built into my Land Rover and the one in my smartphone at the same time, quite often they'll have different routes in mind.Obviously someone paying too much attention to the Sat Nav!!!
About a decade ago I bought my first car with a built in sat nav.
Having never used one before I set it up for a journey from my work place to Liverpool Costco about 4 or 5 miles out of curiosity to see if would take me the route I had always used.
I was amazed when it showed me a route into the Wallasey Tunnel which ended in the tunnel.
Liverpool Costco and the the Wallasey Tunnel ventalation shaft are adjacent to one another and obviously share the same post code which obviously accounted for the glitch.
All my subsequent cars have had Sat Nav - but I treat its advice with a pinch of salt as some of the suggested routes are not ones I would take because I know a better way.
Sat Nav is a useful took if used in unfamilar areas - but drivers need to realise it doesn't replace common sense!
Sat navs sometimes deliberately guide their users down a longer route to their destination so that they can gather accurate data on how long that route takes. There are always multiple routes between two points and sat navs need to display to their users how long each of those routes will take. It is by occasionally picking a random user as a "guinea pig" that they gather that data.On a dull day I have been known to use the one built into my Land Rover and the one in my smartphone at the same time, quite often they'll have different routes in mind.
A hobby exists involving members of the public writing down numbers of vehicles on the railway. This is clearly an attempt to frustrate them collecting all the instances of this class.Why do these vehicles always have fuzzy, illegible number plates? Is it to protect the idiots' identity?
A hobby exists involving members of the public writing down numbers of vehicles on the railway. This is clearly an attempt to frustrate them collecting all the instances of this class.
Perhaps a heritage railway will host this Transit as visiting traction on an upcoming diesel gala…A hobby exists involving members of the public writing down numbers of vehicles on the railway. This is clearly an attempt to frustrate them collecting all the instances of this class.
As much as some people like to theorise this every now and then, there is no evidence or admission that this happens. However what does happen in a fair few systems is a objectively longer route will be offered, under the principle that while for one user the route is quicker, if everyone took it the route becomes the longer one.Sat navs sometimes deliberately guide their users down a longer route to their destination so that they can gather accurate data on how long that route takes. There are always multiple routes between two points and sat navs need to display to their users how long each of those routes will take. It is by occasionally picking a random user as a "guinea pig" that they gather that data.
Like trespassing on the railway and obstructing the railway...?The van was alleged to be connected to criminal activities.
Inserts picture of that Class 37 in Police livery...Escaping the rozzers apparently.