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In reverse! And after the barriers have gone down. *#%??? Watch on Guardian or Telegraph according to choice. And boggle. |
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Waiting at Pilning for the midnight sleeper to Prague.
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JayMac
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« Reply #1 on: July 30, 2015, 12:47:35 » |
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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. |
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« Last Edit: July 30, 2015, 12:54:17 by bignosemac »
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"Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for the rest of the day. Set a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life."
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There are some who call me... Tim
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« Reply #2 on: July 30, 2015, 13:11:02 » |
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According to The Guardian's piece, Insp Anton Menzies said:
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. |
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Things take longer to happen than you think they will, and then they happen faster than you thought they could.
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« Reply #3 on: July 30, 2015, 15:23:54 » |
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And boggle.
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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 #4 on: July 30, 2015, 16:04:56 » |
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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?
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« Reply #5 on: July 30, 2015, 16:59:41 » |
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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? |
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« Reply #6 on: July 30, 2015, 17:02:36 » |
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There is a word to explain what the driver is...
... but it would get me banned from the Coffee Shop.
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JayMac
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« Reply #7 on: July 30, 2015, 17:35:30 » |
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Nothing wrong with calling him a plonker, dipstick, wally, twonk...
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« Reply #8 on: July 30, 2015, 17:45:14 » |
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« Reply #9 on: July 30, 2015, 17:52:21 » |
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... Dave...
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"Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for the rest of the day. Set a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life."
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« Reply #10 on: July 30, 2015, 18:01:28 » |
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Excellent - you win!
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Chris from Nailsea
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« Reply #11 on: July 30, 2015, 22:04:44 » |
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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. |
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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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