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« Reply #45 on: April 08, 2015, 15:48:52 » |
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Crane Jib extended? While motoring?
Someone's picking up a P45 there.
"Locomotive"....bloody journalists.
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« Reply #46 on: April 08, 2015, 21:32:22 » |
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"Locomotive"....bloody journalists.
I merely quote them here on the Coffee Shop forum, ChrisB ... for our collective amusement.    |
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William Huskisson MP▸ was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830. Many more have died in the same way since then. Don't take a chance: stop, look, listen.
"Level crossings are safe, unless they are used in an unsafe manner." Discuss.
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« Reply #47 on: April 08, 2015, 23:20:28 » |
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Seems they wanted the juice off rather than the jewson at this incident. |
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« Reply #48 on: April 09, 2015, 20:30:42 » |
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"Locomotive"....bloody journalists.
I merely quote them here on the Coffee Shop forum, ChrisB ... for our collective amusement. Well at least they have corrected it ! the report now on the BBC» website refers to a second TRAIN not to a locomotive. The ORIGINAL BBC report may still be seen as a quote a few posts back in this thread. The UPDATED BBC report may be seen by clicking link. |
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A proper intercity train has a minimum of 8 coaches, gangwayed throughout, with first at one end, and a full sized buffet car between first and standard.
It has space for cycles, surfboards,luggage etc.
A 5 car DMU▸ is not a proper inter-city train. The 5+5 and 9 car DMUs are almost as bad.
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« Reply #49 on: April 20, 2015, 19:14:52 » |
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Hardly a week goes by (from last Thurs)... From Worcester News: Driver gets lorry load wedged under bridgeA LORRY and its load got wedged under a Worcestershire bridge following a crash earlier today. The incident happened at the turning from the A449 at Kidderminster onto the A450 towards Hagley. The Operations Patrol Unit for West Mercia Police, who supplied this picture, said: "A lorry has struck the bridge and its load has fallen off. "The driver is fine albeit shook up. There doesn't look to be any bridge damage but it's been reported anyway." The road reopened shortly after 2pm. |
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"A clear conscience laughs at a false accusation."
"Treat everyone the same until you find out they're an idiot."
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Today's report, courtesy of BT internet news comes from Surrey, where a skip lorry driver may be more likely to find himself in hot water than Virginia Water: Red-faced lorry driver gets skip truck wedged under a bridgeA truck driver caused commuter chaos when his skip lorry became wedged under a railway bridge, causing road and rail links to be closed.  A truck driver found himself in a sticky situation, after his skip lorry became wedged under a bridge. The huge vehicle tipped onto its side after it became wedged in the redbrick rail bridge, causing travel chaos for thousands of commuters trying to get home. The white lorry struck the bridge, in Virginia Water, Surrey, at around 3pm on Wednesday - forcing transport bosses to close the train line in case the bridge was structurally damaged. A witness to the crash said: "I was in the second car heading towards the lorry when it got stuck. "There was this huge almighty crunch and grinding sound, then it came to a halt. "The driver got out and he did not look very happy at all. "It's a low bridge, which high vehicles are meant to take in the middle, but he just ploughed straight into the side." It is not clear who operates the skip lorry. Photo credits: SWNS Understatement of the week: "The driver got out and he did not look very happy at all." |
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« Reply #53 on: October 22, 2015, 22:58:48 » |
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Certainly mashed that trailer. Nearly peeled the roof off. |
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"A clear conscience laughs at a false accusation."
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« Reply #54 on: October 22, 2015, 23:29:50 » |
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Hopefully didn't take any chips out of the bridge.
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« Reply #55 on: October 23, 2015, 04:31:07 » |
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Thank you for your crisp comments.  |
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William Huskisson MP▸ was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830. Many more have died in the same way since then. Don't take a chance: stop, look, listen.
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« Reply #56 on: October 23, 2015, 15:40:41 » |
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Certainly looks tattie...
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« Reply #57 on: October 23, 2015, 15:45:34 » |
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« Reply #58 on: October 23, 2015, 15:49:44 » |
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I'm sure NR» puts in a claim against their insurance company - and probably lets their firm take their increasing premiums up with their errant drivers!
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