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Accident at Wool Level Crossing

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About 2 years ago someone posted the Network Rail emergency number on my mobile phone and fortunately until today I haven't had to use it.....
..... but today while taking a few days holiday in Wool in Dorset, getting off the train from Weymouth at 15.35 as my wife and I were leaving the station when I heard the level crossing siren sounding again expecting to see another train coming through heard a loud bang and saw a large double deck coach "rocking" on the crossing as it went over. Walked down to the crossing noticing the train I was expecting to see was held at a red in the station although it was not expected to stop at Wool. When I got to the crossing two barriers either side were up and two were stuck down and was worried about the queue of vehicles building up. Remembering I had NR's emergency number on my phone, used it immediately and was able to report the incident to a very helpful member of staff, who contacted the police while we stayed to protect the crossing. So glad I had the number and suggest all members make sure they have it too.
0845 711 4141
 
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Nice one. Presumably the coach had hit / been hit by one of the barriers. If not then OOI why the bang and the rocking of the coach?

Just as well that the OD did its job too.

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-29385114

A coach has crashed at a level crossing in Dorset causing "considerable delays" for motorists, police have warned.

It happened at Wool on the Lulworth side of the crossing at about 16:15 BST.

Dorset Police said no injuries had been reported and Network Rail had been informed.

Officers urged motorists to avoid the area as traffic was backing up from the level crossing to Monkey World and Bovington.
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DaveHarries said:
Nice one. Presumably the coach had hit / been hit by one of the barriers. If not then OOI why the bang and the rocking of the coach?

Just as well that the OD did its job too.

Dave
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If the driver of the coach hit the brakes hard then I expect the coach was just rocking on its suspension, which I expect was air suspension.
 
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The crossing keeper would have also noticed this as his/her box overlloks the crossing.
 
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Dorset Police said no injuries had been reported and Network Rail had been informed.

Officers urged motorists to avoid the area as traffic was backing up from the level crossing to Monkey World and Bovington.
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Never mind Monkey World. What about significant delays to rail passengers?

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It would be CCTV monitored though...
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If it is an OD type level crossing they aren't monitored the same as a CCTV level crossing.
 
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Glad disaster was averted ive bookmarked the number to my phone you never know what might happen.
 
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Is there not yellow crossing phones to contact the signaller direct? Always the best way, via a call centre always takes longer.
 
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Bigfoot said:
Is there not yellow crossing phones to contact the signaller direct? Always the best way, via a call centre always takes longer.
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I'm not sure about MCB-OD crossings, but conventional full barrier crossings don't usually have phones for public use. They are always provided at AHBs though, and some other crossings, and do indeed provide the quickest means of getting the job stopped. In this case, if congratulate the OP on his forward thinking in storing the number, and using it where appropriate. Even if it becomes apparent that the situation had already been made safe, it never hurts to be sure. I'd just reiterate, though, that a (public) direct line to the controlling box is always preferable, where provided.
 
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I go across that crossing twice a day, four days a week. <(<(
There is another one, I think full barrier, approx 1/4 mile towards Dorchester and two others, one full and one half, between Wool and Wareham. The anoying thing is that just after the crossiing on the Dorchester / Lulworth side there is a T junction, with priority going towards Dorchester. Get stuck with a closed gate coming from Lulworth direction can be a nightmare once the gate lifts. I've been stuck there over five minutes trying to get out, with the quantity of traffic backed up whilst the gates were down. Gates seem to be down a long time before a train appears. This is worse than when the crossing was manned. The wig-wag aimed towards Lulworth could do with a bit of re-aligning as its good from a distance but not so good right on the junction. I went through a yellow once because I hadn't noticed it. I thought the traffic had stopped to let me out.:oops::oops:

I hope no one was hurt in the accident.
 
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Passenger John said:
About 2 years ago someone posted the Network Rail emergency number on my mobile phone and fortunately until today I haven't had to use it.....
..... but today while taking a few days holiday in Wool in Dorset, getting off the train from Weymouth at 15.35 as my wife and I were leaving the station when I heard the level crossing siren sounding again expecting to see another train coming through heard a loud bang and saw a large double deck coach "rocking" on the crossing as it went over. Walked down to the crossing noticing the train I was expecting to see was held at a red in the station although it was not expected to stop at Wool. When I got to the crossing two barriers either side were up and two were stuck down and was worried about the queue of vehicles building up. Remembering I had NR's emergency number on my phone, used it immediately and was able to report the incident to a very helpful member of staff, who contacted the police while we stayed to protect the crossing. So glad I had the number and suggest all members make sure they have it too.
0845 711 4141
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To follow up, was phoned by a very pleasant man from BTP who has asked me to complete a witness statement and has told me that the driver has admitted to the accident and will be charged with dangerous driving.
 
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Passenger John said:
To follow up, was phoned by a very pleasant man from BTP who has asked me to complete a witness statement and has told me that the driver has admitted to the accident and will be charged with dangerous driving.
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Excellent result, well done.
 
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Seconded - anything that helps to secure a conviction relating to level crossing misuse is, in my view, a very good thing, so very well done indeed.
 
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I wouldn't be calling an 0845 number from my mobile. I have a geographic number for them programmed in my mobile which I have used once.
 
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I wouldn't be calling an 0845 number from my mobile. I have a geographic number for them programmed in my mobile which I have used once.
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This post annoyed me rather alot. I don't usually bite, but what you are basically saying is that you won't spend a little money to potentially save lives. 0845 is maximum 40p a min from a mobile. Not everyone has the non geographical number, and this post suggests that because it would be horrendously expensive to call from a mobile you would advise others not to. You would be on the phone for maybe 5 minutes max. £2! Two british pounds. If you can't willingly spend that to potentially avert disaster then I'm not sure I want to live in the world anymore. Or maybe I just have different morals.
 
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Bigfoot said:

This post annoyed me rather alot. I don't usually bite, but what you are basically saying is that you won't spend a little money to potentially save lives. 0845 is maximum 40p a min from a mobile. Not everyone has the non geographical number, and this post suggests that because it would be horrendously expensive to call from a mobile you would advise others not to. You would be on the phone for maybe 5 minutes max. £2! Two british pounds. If you can't willingly spend that to potentially avert disaster then I'm not sure I want to live in the world anymore. Or maybe I just have different morals.
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Totally agree the cost of the call would be my last thought.
 
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maniacmartin said:
I wouldn't be calling an 0845 number from my mobile. I have a geographic number for them programmed in my mobile which I have used once.
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Well that's your mobile companies problem - land line phones now include 0845 in their inclusive minutes.

It's not permitted for a company to earn money from an 0845 - all the money goes to the phone company.

I get it a lot at work. We are an 0871 number and calls usually last 2-3 mins at 10p per min (from a Landline) - so 20p for someone to get you a custom itinerary. Or you can get all the info for free on our site or free app (though you'd have to look through the info yourself). Doesn't stop them complaining! Once had someone kicking off that a private (ie one in a building) payphone was charging him £5 per min. That's not our fault!
 
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Just tried using the word and it came up with that. What's offensive about it?

Why can't I post the word s t u c k?
 
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Bigfoot said:

This post annoyed me rather alot. I don't usually bite, but what you are basically saying is that you won't spend a little money to potentially save lives. 0845 is maximum 40p a min from a mobile. Not everyone has the non geographical number, and this post suggests that because it would be horrendously expensive to call from a mobile you would advise others not to. You would be on the phone for maybe 5 minutes max. £2! Two british pounds. If you can't willingly spend that to potentially avert disaster then I'm not sure I want to live in the world anymore. Or maybe I just have different morals.
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I don't see what's wrong with maniacmartin's statement. If he has a geographical number stored to call the same place, what's the harm?

The difference would be if he point blank refused to call them because he only had an 0845, which isn't what was said. I'm sure if that was the only number available, he wouldn't hesitate. But I don't see what's wrong with saving yourself £2 to meet the same ends. I do it all the time with my bank (who still only publish an 0845 number publicly).
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starrymarkb said:
Well that's your mobile companies problem - land line phones now include 0845 in their inclusive minutes.
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Name me one landline provider who provides 'minutes'!

Virgin only provide inclusive 0845 calls in their XXL package (£30.99/mo), BT only include them at weekends as standard, or you can choose to pay more for them to be included at weekends or any time.

Line rental on all those options are more expensive than I pay monthly for my mobile, so I simply don't have a landline. And people wonder why they're dying.
 
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