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« Reply #225 on: January 22, 2023, 17:06:38 » |
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Article on said car blocking the line at Carbis Bay https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/driver-crashes-car-down-embankment-8059826 An abandoned car was found on the wrong transport terrain earlier this morning (January 22), as it was blocking the train tracks at Carbis Bay. The vehicle appeared to have left the road before crashing down the embankment and obstructing the tracks, with the driver nowhere to be found.
The police are currently undergoing enquiries to find the driver of the abandoned vehicle. The local press strikes again. surely it should be 'undertaking'? |
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« Reply #226 on: January 22, 2023, 17:35:11 » |
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The police are currently undergoing enquiries to find the driver of the abandoned vehicle.
The local press strikes again. surely it should be 'undertaking'? It is correct if the car in question has police markings on it and is one of "theirs" ... |
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« Reply #227 on: January 22, 2023, 18:00:02 » |
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I wonder if consideration was given to the Long Rock cl 08 Pilot loco being sent (with a chain) to site to pull the car clear of the line so trains could have run today?
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« Reply #228 on: January 22, 2023, 19:15:15 » |
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I think they wouldn’t risk the potential damage it might do to the infrastructure.
(assuming of course the 08 is cleared for the branch)
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« Reply #229 on: January 22, 2023, 20:33:52 » |
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As I said before. Just cut it up. It’s a serious suggestion.
The cost of recovery and the loss of a days revenue will far exceed the value of the car. It shouldn’t take too long to ascertain wether the car is stolen or not.
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« Reply #230 on: January 22, 2023, 21:53:32 » |
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One can only hope that the driver or owner of the vehicle can be identified and then presented with an invoice covering the entire cost of recovery and the NR» / GWR▸ financial loss.
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« Reply #231 on: January 23, 2023, 10:35:33 » |
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« Reply #232 on: January 23, 2023, 10:41:25 » |
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VED and MOT to December '23, and MOT history clean. Slightly wittily-spaced number plate for those that find that stuff funny.
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« Reply #233 on: January 23, 2023, 10:48:28 » |
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I'm concerned that the vehicle may have damaged the bullhead rail post that once supported the bridge's weight limit sign as it's a good 'railway furniture survival'. Mark  |
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« Reply #234 on: January 23, 2023, 11:03:43 » |
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I'm concerned that the vehicle may have damaged the bullhead rail post that once supported the bridge's weight limit sign as it's a good 'railway furniture survival'.
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No - it seems, not; it went through the fence further along the track (see last picture in that report, on second page). |
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« Reply #235 on: January 23, 2023, 11:51:02 » |
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That article has a quote and a photo showing it went down the slope.... A Devon and Cornwall Police spokesperson wrote on social media: "The driver of this vehicle ended up obstructing rail tracks at Carbis Bay having left the road and down an embankment.  |
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« Reply #236 on: January 23, 2023, 13:42:02 » |
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That article has a quote and a photo showing it went down the slope.... A Devon and Cornwall Police spokesperson wrote on social media: "The driver of this vehicle ended up obstructing rail tracks at Carbis Bay having left the road and down an embankment. Yup, I'd initially thought the driver would have come from something called Boskerris Road above the line, overshot the junction and through the fence there but... they appear to have come *up* the road from the bay, ignored the bend at the bridge, straight on, through the fence there and down the embankment. The photo also shows little to no marks on the road so no slamming on of the brakes - and also possibly airborne as the fence was far more of a casualty than the edge of the cutting which has only minor damage. Oh and for good measure what may have been a fence post has impacted the bonnet and restyled the Mercedes front end as a BMW. Another unexpected detail, the airbags do not appear to have been triggered. Or perhaps that vehicle has a mode that deploys them as parachutes or cushions for landing. Mark |
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« Reply #237 on: January 23, 2023, 17:27:01 » |
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Imagine the response if it had happened during an event at Carbis Bay last year.
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« Reply #239 on: January 15, 2024, 16:21:52 » |
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Delays to services between St Erth and St Ives
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