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Title: Isle of Man Snaefell Mountain Tram Runaway 30 March 2016 Post by: SandTEngineer on March 30, 2016, 17:55:17 Near disaster here. Pleased nobody was injured. http://www.iomtoday.co.im/news/isle-of-man-news/pictures-runaway-mountain-tram-crash-drama-1-7824668
Title: Re: Isle of Man Snaefell Mountain Tram Runaway 30 March 2016 Post by: PhilWakely on March 30, 2016, 18:32:37 Some very interesting comments as well.
Title: Re: Isle of Man Snaefell Mountain Tram Runaway 30 March 2016 Post by: grahame on March 30, 2016, 20:01:41 Some very interesting comments as well. The newspaper comment sections seem to bring out a wild (yes, wild not wide) variety of contributors. Surmising from the information in the article and the geography of the railway, the vehicle ran away for several miles, dropping considerably in height ... which is why it looks to be in rather a mess to put it mildly. Title: Re: Isle of Man Snaefell Mountain Tram Runaway 30 March 2016 Post by: Sam290893 on March 31, 2016, 10:47:47 I read abou this :( am just so glad nobody got hurt!
Title: Re: Isle of Man Snaefell Mountain Tram Runaway 30 March 2016 Post by: Oxonhutch on March 31, 2016, 10:51:31 It looks to have got more than halfway around the mountain section - probably a kilometre or so and a drop at that point of about 100m. Usual practice that I observed on this right-hand running railway was to stop the incoming service short of the summit headshunt - with its peculiar triangular slide-rail point to await the departure of the preceding down train. I can imagine that an improperly set hand brake and a strong gust of wind - not unknown phenomenon at the top of the mountain - would see it roll, and the gradient starts immediately. I think that there is no Fell rail on the up line on the mountain section after Bungalow. If there had been, it would have got much further and with considerably more energy. Shame to see such a beautiful vehicle totally wrecked.
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