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Title: How does a Robin Reliant cross a level crossing? Post by: Bmblbzzz on July 30, 2015, 12:36:54 In reverse! And after the barriers have gone down. *#%??? Watch on Guardian (http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jul/30/reliant-robin-cctv-crashing-backwards-through-level-crossing) or Telegraph (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/11772728/Robin-Reliant-reverses-through-level-crossing.html) according to choice. And boggle.
Title: Re: How does a Robin Reliant cross a level crossing? Post by: JayMac on July 30, 2015, 12:47:35 It's Reliant Robin, not the other way round. ;)
Despite that it looks more like a Reliant Rialto to me or possibly the older Reliant Regal van. Title: Re: How does a Robin Reliant cross a level crossing? Post by: Red Squirrel on July 30, 2015, 13:11:02 According to The Guardian's piece, Insp Anton Menzies said:
Quote They were very lucky that a train was not coming through at the time... Funny that - I always thought the point of lowering the barriers was that a train was coming through. Title: Re: How does a Robin Reliant cross a level crossing? Post by: Chris from Nailsea on July 30, 2015, 15:23:54 Title: Re: How does a Robin Reliant cross a level crossing? Post by: eightf48544 on July 30, 2015, 16:04:56 The signalman must have watched his monitor in amazement. Presumably he didn't press the crossing clear button to clear the signal. Wonder how long train was delayed?
Not sure what line this crossing is on the Robing Hood or Pye Bridge to Kirby in Ashfield? Title: Re: How does a Robin Reliant cross a level crossing? Post by: Bmblbzzz on July 30, 2015, 16:59:41 It's Reliant Robin, not the other way round. ;) It would have been a Reliant Robin, but it was going the other way round. ;)Biggest mystery to me though is why did the driver reverse on to the crossing, having just driven over it? Title: Re: How does a Robin Reliant cross a level crossing? Post by: patch38 on July 30, 2015, 17:02:36 There is a word to explain what the driver is...
... but it would get me banned from the Coffee Shop. Title: Re: How does a Robin Reliant cross a level crossing? Post by: JayMac on July 30, 2015, 17:35:30 Nothing wrong with calling him a plonker, dipstick, wally, twonk...
Title: Re: How does a Robin Reliant cross a level crossing? Post by: patch38 on July 30, 2015, 17:45:14 ... keep going ;D
Title: Re: How does a Robin Reliant cross a level crossing? Post by: JayMac on July 30, 2015, 17:52:21 ... Dave...
Title: Re: How does a Robin Reliant cross a level crossing? Post by: patch38 on July 30, 2015, 18:01:28 Excellent - you win!
Title: Re: How does a Robin Reliant cross a level crossing? Post by: Chris from Nailsea on July 30, 2015, 22:04:44 Not sure what line this crossing is on the Robing Hood or Pye Bridge to Kirby in Ashfield? I don't know - but it's described as "Pinxton level crossing" in the Guardian news item, if that helps. ;) 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 |