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Title: Bridge Strike with a Difference - Abbotswood Junction 13 May 2016 Post by: SandTEngineer on May 14, 2016, 18:33:02 This certainly caused some disruption this morning ::)
https://www.flickr.com/photos/46723248@N08/26911169612/in/photostream/ Edit note: Inserted photo below, which is copyright SRT Photography, purely for completeness. CfN. (https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/660/cpsprodpb/6B89/production/_89692572_tractorproper.jpg) Title: Re: Bridge Strike with a Difference - Abbotswood Junction 13 May 2016 Post by: grahame on May 14, 2016, 18:41:46 Wasn't there a similar incident on the Berks and Hants a year or two back?
http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/coffeeshop/index.php?topic=15422.0 Title: Re: Bridge Strike with a Difference - Abbotswood Junction 13 May 2016 Post by: ChrisB on May 14, 2016, 19:41:20 The tractor had been stolen by an oaf who couldn't drive (tractors)
It actually happened yesterday evening sonetime after 2100 Title: Re: Bridge Strike with a Difference - Abbotswood Junction 13 May 2016 Post by: ellendune on May 14, 2016, 20:50:56 More on this from the BBC (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-36293045)
Quote A stolen tractor smashed through a railway bridge, scattering debris on the tracks below and damaging a train that passed minutes later. Services between Birmingham New Street and Cheltenham were cancelled following the crash at Abbotswood, Worcestershire. A man was spotted running from the tractor after it struck the bridge shortly after 21:10 BST on Friday. Network Rail said services have been now restored. A train travelling from Cardiff to Birmingham hit the debris at 21:30 BST and although it was damaged it did not derail. The tractor had been reported stolen from a farm in Drakes Broughton, Pershore. A Network Rail spokeswoman said Cross Country services south of Birmingham towards Bristol, Exeter and Plymouth, had earlier been cancelled. "A tractor, believed to be stolen, hit and demolished the parapet above a railway bridge, causing debris to fall onto the track below," she added. West Mercia Police said the suspect was described as a white man in his early 20s, wearing a purple hooded top and dark trousers. Title: Re: Bridge Strike with a Difference - Abbotswood Junction 13 May 2016 Post by: Chris from Nailsea on May 14, 2016, 22:11:14 It actually happened yesterday evening Thanks for pointing that out, ChrisB: I've amended the topic heading accordingly. :) 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 |