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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Crazycarzowner on 08 November 2012, 21:13:03
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http://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/news/10035816.UPDATED_AND_PICS_ADDED__Lorry_crashes_into_railway_bridge_in_Padgate/
Bet his boss will be pleased to see him back at the depot ::) ::) ::)
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Oops............... :D :D :D
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Oh oh! Bridge bashing? Thought those days were gone.
Even funnier though is the article, which claims that the reason for the accident is unknown :D
I guess that was a long four hours for you though, especially with our usually cooperative drivers ::)
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What made it worse is that it twanged the bridge so hard it was a B1tch to get out which ever way it was pulled / pushed
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"...the cause of the crash is currently unknown..."
but the authorities are fairly certain that the height indicator in the cab says more than 14'10"... ::)
Where's that head in hand smiley when you need it :P
What made it worse is that it twanged the bridge so hard it was a B1tch to get out which ever way it was pulled / pushed
Tie a rope around the king pin handle, release the dog clip, stand well back and pull. Then find a suitably large recovery truck to pull the trailer back from the bridge... sure there is an official way to do it though ::)
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I thought they let the tyres down on the vehicle in such circumstances, to lower the height, although it does look like quite a hit. The driver mustn't have considered the possibility of it at all, and hit it at speed.
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"...the cause of the crash is currently unknown..."
but the authorities are fairly certain that the height indicator in the cab says more than 14'10"... ::)
Where's that head in hand smiley when you need it :P
What made it worse is that it twanged the bridge so hard it was a B1tch to get out which ever way it was pulled / pushed
Tie a rope around the king pin handle, release the dog clip, stand well back and pull. Then find a suitably large recovery truck to pull the trailer back from the bridge... sure there is an official way to do it though ::)
Unlikely to manage to release the king pin under such strain ;) Plus, the trailer is twisted so not such an easy solution ::)
Did a few Heavy bridge strikes when doing recovery... Always interesting ::)
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It looks to me like he got an awful long way through before making contact ??? .. one wonders if frequent resurfacing has made the true height less than stated ?? and if the "slope" at this end has compounded the latter ???
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Maximum revs and dump the clutch?
It looks like he almost made it through, so yes, cause of stuckage, not enough speed.;D
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guy came down from railtrack (or who ever they are these days) measured the bridge height & its apparently 15ft
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Looks like the driver was taking the word on the trailer literally ???? :-\
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guy came down from railtrack (or who ever they are these days) measured the bridge height & its apparently 15ft
Driver might have a case with that, actual height should legally be 6" more than posted, if the height indicator is 14'9" in the cab, then Council or whoever resurfaced the road could bear the brunt of that :-\
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Looks to me like he felt it scrape and then thought "Hmm.. do I stop now or drop a couple of cogs and bury my right foot?"
Still, if a job's worth doing...
Actually, looks like a corner of the trailer just clipped one of the girders under the bridge, so it was clearly quite close. 1" might have made the difference. Was it 15" over the whole area of the bridge?
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Forest Freight.
Obviously couldn't see the wood for the trees. ;) ;D ;D
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Forest Freight.
Obviously couldn't see the wood for the trees. ;) ;D ;D
Coat --------------> Door! ::)
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgreeUKQOts (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgreeUKQOts)
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I reacon our bridge on the A60 in Loughborough must get hit about every 2-3 weeks.
That trailer he had is a strong one, most of the strike reports we get see the curtain siders and even the rigids totaly destroyed.
The most recent report I saw the driver was saying the bridge height was wrong, the report had a pic of the bridge height sign and the height marking on the front of the trailer, needless to say the trailer height was higher than the bridge clearance!
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if the road has been resurfaced that can add 2-3inches, thus a 14-6 trailer becomes to high=bang. and network rail will say not our fault and concil will say the same,but its down to highways to inform and get signs changed, rember its not allways the drivers fault.