LUAS Crash this morning

[Warbonnet]

Red Line LUAS collided with a skip truck this morning on Benburb Street. Reports that two men have been taken to hospital for treatment, video of the aftermath on the link below.

 

http://www.joe.ie/news-politics/current-affairs/video-heres-the-aftermath-from-this-mornings-luas-crash-0028215-1

 

Lets hope everyone is okay. I wondered why about a thousand people descended onto my bus at Blackhorse this morning.

[Flying Scotsman 4472]

That must have been some impact to rip the cab of the truck like that

[Horsetan]

Reminds me of the early days of LUAS, when some drivers were trying to "beat the tram", and generally coming off second-best.

[Guest hidden-agenda]

Rotten cab mounts may be? and by the looks of it a Renault Premium. I saw an artic version of the premium lose its cab on the M6 some years back after it ran into a flat back trailer.

[thewanderer]

Tram 4010 working an outbound service on the Red Line ploughed into a Skip Truck which had crossed its path at the Junction of Benburb Street and Temple Street West. The tram sustained severe front end damage and it was reported that six people were taken to Hospital. Pictures of the incident scene are now available to view at: http://smu.gs/OlNOHc

 

The Wanderer.

[Sulzer201]

Anyone know what kind of weight a LUAS tram is? They have a light plastic appearance but obviously are hefty enough underneath.

[Flying Scotsman 4472]

Rotten cab mounts may be? and by the looks of it a Renault Premium. I saw an artic version of the premium lose its cab on the M6 some years back after it ran into a flat back trailer.

 

 

Surprisingly it was a DAF looking at The Wanderers photos

[burnthebox]

Well Done Warbonnet for getting that Video up, I've seen the "3.10 to Yuma" now I've seen the 4010 on Benburb Street

[Horsetan]

Anyone know what kind of weight a LUAS tram is? They have a light plastic appearance but obviously are hefty enough underneath.

 

They'd be as substantial as the Zurich trams and - believe me - you don't want to be colliding with those either.

[BosKonay]

I think they are 30tons

[heirflick]

some impact there. emagine what the damage /injurys would have been if she was going at her max speed. anyone know what speed restrictions are on the luas? full prase to the emergency services!

[wiggy]

Anyone know what kind of weight a LUAS tram is? They have a light plastic appearance but obviously are hefty enough underneath.

 

3000 class 35.40 tons

4000 class 50 tons

 

As listed in Irish railways traction & travel 4th edition.

 

Wiggy.

[irishrail123]

I wonder if that tram was re-railed and towed by rail or taken by road? Looks quite bad

[Sulzer201]

Thanks Wiggy,

I never would have guessed that they were those kind of weights. No wonder that truck was pushed onto the pavement and had its cab torn off. Also that recent tangle with a Dublin Bus left the Double Decker with half of its side gone. Motorists and pedestrians would need to have much more respect around those trams and stay well clear.

[josefstadt]

The tram was re-railed and was then pushed by 3018 to the Red Cow depot.

[Weshty]

30,000kg will carry a fair whack of momentum against any lorry/truck.

[Flying Scotsman 4472]

I would say that lorry she hit was about 10ton would be some mess if she hit a fully laden artic at 44ton

[heirflick]

technical details say that they have a top speed of 70 klm while operating between the red cow and kylemore, so i assume they have speed restrictions in street areas. anyone know what is the speed limit on the stretch of line where the accident occured?

[wiggy]

technical details say that they have a top speed of 70 klm while operating between the red cow and kylemore, so i assume they have speed restrictions in street areas. anyone know what is the speed limit on the stretch of line where the accident occured?

 

 

Check out my video from Irish railways vol 12 along Benburb Street (I think) between Smithfield and Museum.

You can just see the speed sign at Smithfield saying 30 km/h.

It doesn't look all that fast so I think the lorry must have jumped the junction.

Wiggy.

 

 

 

 

[Barl]

They normally travel at a good speed in the opposite direction along this section, i.e. from the Ashling Hotel to the Museum but I don't think they pick up much speed in the direction in which the accident happened as they're approaching the sharp bend over the bridge.