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Title: New Blackpool tram derailed on first journey Post by: RichardB on April 04, 2012, 10:19:08 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-17607881
Title: Re: Oops....... Post by: vacmanfan on April 04, 2012, 10:58:52 Doesn't look like the open top tram will ever see much use....
Title: Re: Oops....... Post by: inspector_blakey on April 04, 2012, 15:53:59 Not clear if sand blowing onto the track and filling up the flangeways is what caused the derailment, but I can't imagine that this is the first time that problem has ever been experienced in Blackpool.
Title: Re: Oops....... Post by: JayMac on April 05, 2012, 01:04:33 My one and only experience of a derailment (except as a kid with my Hornby OO) was on the Blackpool Tramway some years ago. That was caused by trailing spring points blocked by a half-brick, probably placed deliberately.
Title: Re: Oops....... Post by: Chris from Nailsea on April 05, 2012, 01:17:35 This does seem to be a rather amateurish way of dealing with the problem:
Quote Sand on the track had prevented the service operating. A Blackpool Transport spokesman said staff were keeping the sand at bay using brushes and trowels. Earlier the sand was being blown into the tracks as fast as workers could clear it. My emphasis. CfN. ::) Title: Re: Oops....... Post by: Worcester_Passenger on April 05, 2012, 04:51:08 My understanding is that blown sand can act as an insulator between the tram and the rails. Do not get on or off a tram in these circumstances!
Title: Re: Oops....... Post by: 6 OF 2 redundant adjunct of unimatrix 01 on April 05, 2012, 08:55:23 It's related to a voyager what do you expect
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