Garfield Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/post-van-lands-in-field-after-being-struck-by-train-30004009.html A postman on his morning run had a lucky escape today when his delivery van was struck by struck by a train at a level crossing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craven1508 Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Lucky boy??? could have been nasty!! dont take chances with trains!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhb171achill Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 The driver was frustrated as he still hadn't had his Christmas cards delivered.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burnthebox Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/post-van-lands-in-field-after-being-struck-by-train-30004009.html One of those two drivers is off the others Christmas Card list Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heirflick Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 thats one very lucky postman! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sulzer201 Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 At least there was no fatalities with this one but again highlights the dangers of accommodation crossings, when road and rail vehicles cross paths there is bound to be collisions at one time or another. http://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/postmans-miracle-escape-after-train-3139212 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broithe Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 I live a few miles from where this happened - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hixon_rail_crash - a 200 ton transformer hit by a train doing 75mph. Thirty years later they replaced the crossing with a bridge. I've never been a fan of level crossings - at least, not on high-speed lines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttc0169 Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 thats one very lucky postman! Had it happened exactly one hour earlier then it would have been a different story-he would have been one unlucky postman-as the 201 hauled IWT liner would have had a different effect on the outcome...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heirflick Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 Had it happened exactly one hour earlier then it would have been a different story-he would have been one unlucky postman-as the 201 hauled IWT liner would have had a different effect on the outcome...... yes indeed....the liner is not a train to stop in a hurry. the Gods were on his side that day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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