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Title: Coach crashes at Wool level crossing in Dorset - 26 September 2014 Post by: Chris from Nailsea on September 27, 2014, 00:40:06 From the BBC (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-29385114):
Quote Coach crashes at Wool level crossing in Dorset (http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/77854000/jpg/_77854139_77853767.jpg) It happened at Wool on the Lulworth side of the crossing 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. Title: Re: Coach crashes at Wool level crossing in Dorset - 26 September 2014 Post by: eightf48544 on September 27, 2014, 14:47:53 As a matter of interest does Network Rail claim delay minute compensation from the coach firm in cases like this?
Title: Re: Coach crashes at Wool level crossing in Dorset - 26 September 2014 Post by: LiskeardRich on September 27, 2014, 16:27:10 An eye witness report I've read said the coach was rocking like a seesaw suggesting it had bottomed out and got stuck. Is it a humped level crossing out of interest?
Title: Re: Coach crashes at Wool level crossing in Dorset - 26 September 2014 Post by: MrC on September 27, 2014, 18:54:08 Is it a humped level crossing out of interest? It's pretty flat to be honest. Could be the witness saw the coach rocking on it's suspension if the driver had to slam on the brakes? Title: Re: Coach crashes at Wool level crossing in Dorset - 26 September 2014 Post by: LiskeardRich on September 27, 2014, 19:09:30 Is it a humped level crossing out of interest? It's pretty flat to be honest. Could be the witness saw the coach rocking on it's suspension if the driver had to slam on the brakes? Quite possibly the suspension. I was thinking it may have grounded as there are a couple of level crossings round here that are humped which has seen trucks scraping on a few times. This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |