BosKonay Posted May 27, 2013 Posted May 27, 2013 How in a deitys name, could you hit those gates?! You'd want to be blind, drunk, stupid or all three! Quote
Broithe Posted May 27, 2013 Posted May 27, 2013 Don't forget the bridges - Delay to services at Monasterevan due to truck hitting bridge. What is it about motorists today - leave our network alone!! Quote
snapper Posted May 27, 2013 Posted May 27, 2013 https://twitter.com/IrishRail/status/338984154836381697/photo/1 Quote
Broithe Posted May 27, 2013 Posted May 27, 2013 Been a mad day. Services suspended between Tara St. & Connolly due to a truck hitting a bridge. Update to follow and That's three trucks that have hit bridges today for those keeping count #dumbtruckers Plus of course a car taking out a level crossing Tomorrow may be quieter.... Quote
Broithe Posted May 27, 2013 Posted May 27, 2013 I think it's beginning to get to them.... OK, this hashtag is better! RT @damienmulley: @IrishRail #truckwits Quote
Flying Scotsman 4472 Posted May 27, 2013 Posted May 27, 2013 dumbtruckers Would be interesting to see if they were irish drivers I doubt it. Quote
Tarabuses Posted May 28, 2013 Posted May 28, 2013 (edited) Barry Kenny was on Morning Ireland today. While he rightly made a big issue of the bridge strikes he seemed to downplay the Merrion Gates incident even though it caused the most disruption to rail and road. Edited May 30, 2013 by Tarabuses Quote
snapper Posted May 30, 2013 Posted May 30, 2013 Here we go again Iarnród Éireann @IrishRail 19:50Car has struck bridge between Kildare & Newbridge, delays to services, update to follow Quote
snapper Posted June 4, 2013 Posted June 4, 2013 Three trucks hit Irish railway bridges on same day http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22690028 Three trucks have crashed into railway bridges in the Republic of Ireland in separate incidents on the same day. The collisions happened in three different locations between 11:30 BST and 19:30 BST on Monday. The first happened at Monasterevin, County Kildare, delaying the 11.35 BST Dublin to Galway train by 50 minutes. The second took place in Ringsend, south Dublin, at about 13:30 BST while the third truck hit Amiens St bridge in central Dublin at about 19:30 BST. 'Unprecedented' No damage was caused to any of the railway bridges but Barry Kenny from Irish Rail said it was "extremely unusual" to have so many collisions between trucks and bridges in one day. "Last year, there were 61 overall in the entire 12 months, so three in a day is obviously unprecedented," Mr Kenny told the Irish state broadcaster, RTE. "Obviously when this happens it can cause severe disruption to our rail services because we have to check the bridges to ensure there is no structural damage," he said. Irish Rail told RTE that it was "unforgivable" for hauliers not to know the height of their lorries and the height of the bridges on their routes. "There's no excuse really, in terms of the licensing for hauliers, for truck drivers, it's a basic rule of the road," Mr Kenny added. The two Dublin crashes resulted in delays of up to 20 minutes on the city's electric rail system, DART (Dublin Area Rapid Transit) on Monday. Quote
Broithe Posted June 4, 2013 Posted June 4, 2013 At least it wasn't grotesque, unbelievable or bizarre.... 1 Quote
Broithe Posted June 10, 2013 Posted June 10, 2013 Bridge strike at Portarlington today - around half one. All running again soon after.. Quote
snapper Posted June 11, 2013 Posted June 11, 2013 ( Delays of up to 25mins to Maynooth services due to a vehicle damaging Barberstown Level crossing Quote
snapper Posted June 28, 2013 Posted June 28, 2013 28/June/2013 20:24 Truck has hit bridge at North Strand Dublin. Maynooth line services not serving Drumcondra Stn, Dublin Bus accepting tickets City/Drumcondra Quote
snapper Posted July 3, 2013 Posted July 3, 2013 Meanwhile, In Cork http://www.broadsheet.ie/2013/07/03/meanwhile-in-cork-33/ Quote
Broithe Posted August 1, 2013 Posted August 1, 2013 Bridge between Connolly and Tara Street struck today - services suspended, but now running again... Quote
heirflick Posted August 2, 2013 Posted August 2, 2013 At least it wasn't grotesque, unbelievable or bizarre.... you forgot 'unpresented'......GUBU!!!!!!! Quote
heirflick Posted August 2, 2013 Posted August 2, 2013 Bridge strike at Portarlington today - around half one. All running again soon after.. anyone got pics? Quote
Broithe Posted August 2, 2013 Posted August 2, 2013 you forgot 'unpresented'......GUBU!!!!!!! Three trucks hit Irish railway bridges on same day http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22690028 ...the BBC didn't forget to quote Barry Kenny's "unprecedented".. Quote
Broithe Posted August 23, 2013 Posted August 23, 2013 Another one over here - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-23811750 .. Quote
snapper Posted September 12, 2013 Posted September 12, 2013 For once its not a railway bridge KILDARE-M7 closed N/bound J10 Naas Sth to J9 Naas Nth due to truck getting stuck under the flyover, divert through Naas expect delays Quote
Broithe Posted October 2, 2013 Posted October 2, 2013 Maybe we need to amend the thread title to include cyclists - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-24366745 ? Quote
heirflick Posted October 2, 2013 Posted October 2, 2013 Maybe we need to amend the thread title to include cyclists - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-24366745 ? nothing showing Bro Quote
Broithe Posted October 2, 2013 Posted October 2, 2013 (edited) nothing showing Bro They moved it - this should work - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-24364332 .. .. and lucky this chap wasn't coming the other way - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-24367601 ... Edited October 2, 2013 by Broithe Quote
Broithe Posted October 11, 2013 Posted October 11, 2013 Dramatic crossing incident in the US - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-24487522 .. Quote
Warbonnet Posted October 11, 2013 Posted October 11, 2013 Dramatic crossing incident in the US - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-24487522 .. Waste of a good ACe that. 1 Quote
Broithe Posted October 23, 2013 Posted October 23, 2013 This one got a real good clout - having to lift it up and push it back into place - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-24635197 . Quote
Broithe Posted November 6, 2013 Posted November 6, 2013 Another bridge strike today 14.50 Waterford/Heuston service is operating 40 minutes late due to a vehicle hitting a bridge earlier at Muine Bheag. Quote
heirflick Posted November 6, 2013 Posted November 6, 2013 Another bridge strike today i suppose its no wonder the RSA are trying to get the big trucks off the road. Quote
Broithe Posted November 15, 2013 Posted November 15, 2013 Big problems in Sidney - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-24937529 . Quote
Broithe Posted November 16, 2013 Posted November 16, 2013 And again Truck has hit Ossory Rd Bridge near Connolly, delays thru Connolly, hope to have trains moving soon All running again now. Quote
Broithe Posted November 18, 2013 Posted November 18, 2013 And again... Truck has struck bridge near Galway Station, delays to services to and from Galway, update to follow .... Quote
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