Freight train hits road vehicle between Derby Road and Trimley stations (14/03)

[LAX54]

Can I assume swills meant 19th March or were they taking efficiency to the extreme

Steve

Yes indeed, 19th March, my how this year is whizzing by already !

 

[hexagon789]

19th Feb would be impressive going!

 

[snowball]

How much has Ufton Nervet (Berks and Hants) cost? Multiply that by 44, phew! Always assuming, too, that there would be room for the U shape or dog leg approach roads.

Level crossing closure programmes usually involve far fewer new road bridges than crossings closed, because of a mixture of

1) Finding ways of closing crossings without a new bridge

2) Building a footbridge only

3) Replacing several crossings with one new bridge.

 

[Llanigraham]

Level crossing closure programmes usually involve far fewer new road bridges than crossings closed, because of a mixture of

1) Finding ways of closing crossings without a new bridge

2) Building a footbridge only

3) Replacing several crossings with one new bridge.

Number 3) has been the method used extensively along the Cambrian.

 

[eastdyke]

The car driver involved in this incident (who suffered serious injuries) was brought before Ipswich Crown Court on 24th September following an earlier appearance before magistrates.
The accused, one Abdul Rostami, faces a charge of 'endangering the safety of a person conveyed on the railway at Routs Level Crossing, near Nacton'.
No pleas were taken, the case was adjourned to December 6th.
Reported in Ipswich Star 24th September:
https://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/abdul-rostami-train-crash-case-adjourned-to-december-1-6287239

Before Ipswich Crown Court on Tuesday, September 24, was Abdul Rostami, 29, of Westgate Street, Ipswich, who is charged with endangering the safety of a person conveyed on the railway at Routs Level Crossing, near Nacton, last year.

No pleas were taken and the case was adjourned until December 6.
At an earlier hearing at Suffolk Magistrates' Court, David Bryant, prosecuting, said the crash caused in excess of £1million in damage and knock-on costs.

It took place at about 8.40pm on March 14 2018, at the manually-operated crossing, located opposite the Miller and Carter restaurant in Felixstowe Road, leading to the Orwell Crossing Lorry Park.

Mr Bryant told the court that intended users must wait for a green light before pushing a button to open the gate and cross.
He said the stretch of railway was limited to 60mph and used in high frequency, day and night.

Substantial damage was caused to Rostami's vehicle and train equipment as a result of the crash and it led to the suspension of trains on the Felixstowe line throughout the night and the following day.