the stinking enigma Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 Looks like it maybe went a bit fast over the road crossing to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apple Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 Caption for tram photo: ........Clarabelle looked really forlorn as they all waited for Thomas to come and sort them all out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zarley Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 (edited) 46 minutes ago, Shake me up Judy said: Prize for the best caption contest. Get to it everyone. What do you mean Baker moved at the last second?!?!!! Oops. I was captioning the trebuche video in the prom thread. Must have more coffee. Edited July 17, 2021 by Zarley 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shake me up Judy Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 34 minutes ago, the stinking enigma said: I take it the tramp guy with the carrier bag is an example of one of our big spending tourists. Fortunately he hadn't brought much luggage. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finlo Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 2 minutes ago, Shake me up Judy said: Fortunately he hadn't brought much luggage. Is it Roy Cropper? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanShimmin Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 Hopefully H&S at Work and/or the police have seized the handset they use for tickets. The built in GPS should have the speed recorded at the time of the incident. With their history on Snaefell and other incidents this needs to be fully investigated. Personally I think it's a miracle these lot haven't killed anyone playing trains. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chutney Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 The prize for nonchalant walk goes to the geezer in the blue loafers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annoymouse Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 The track must expanded a little too much in the heat, good job they only go slowly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellanvannin2010 Posted July 17, 2021 Author Share Posted July 17, 2021 7 minutes ago, Annoymouse said: The track must expanded a little too much in the heat, good job they only go slowly. Possible of course although in the time I was involved with the railway it was not a spot noted for heat causing issues. It is dead straight for nearly a mile before the crash site so you should have a good view of visible track defects in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zarley Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 5 minutes ago, ellanvannin2010 said: Possible of course although in the time I was involved with the railway it was not a spot noted for heat causing issues. It is dead straight for nearly a mile before the crash site so you should have a good view of visible track defects in advance If it was indeed Longworth driving the tram (as said in the original post) then I submit the track defect was in the driver's seat. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annoymouse Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 5 minutes ago, ellanvannin2010 said: Possible of course although in the time I was involved with the railway it was not a spot noted for heat causing issues. It is dead straight for nearly a mile before the crash site so you should have a good view of visible track defects in advance The added fun and games will be trying to recover the tram back onto the tracks, that’s assuming it’s not the tram that’s developed a fault and that no further damage has been caused, bit of a logistical nightmare as no easy access due to the overhead lines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Wright Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 10 minutes ago, Annoymouse said: The added fun and games will be trying to recover the tram back onto the tracks, that’s assuming it’s not the tram that’s developed a fault and that no further damage has been caused, bit of a logistical nightmare as no easy access due to the overhead lines. They can switch the power off and remove lines quite quickly. Not sure what they’ve done to remove tram, or put back on tracks, but service has now resumed Laxey/Ramsey/Laxey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
code99 Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 3 hours ago, Apple said: Caption for tram photo: ........Clarabelle looked really forlorn as they all waited for Thomas to come and sort them all out. You mean 'Chris Thomas MHK'? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annoymouse Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 14 minutes ago, John Wright said: They can switch the power off and remove lines quite quickly. Not sure what they’ve done to remove tram, or put back on tracks, but service has now resumed Laxey/Ramsey/Laxey. That’s quite an impressive turnaround. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Johnson Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 (edited) 9 minutes ago, Annoymouse said: That’s quite an impressive turnaround. Do you think its now safe ? The mountain railway is a multi fatality accident waiting to happen, the Ramsey/ Douglas line not much better by the look of this. Imagine if that ditch it ended up in had been a bit deeper or wider? Or the way it fell after de-railing, it fell toward a cliff, of which here are many on that route..... Luck should not be at the forefront of health and safety on a train system, heritage or not is should still be safe. You do not need 100mph speed to have a huge train/ tram accident, I think DOI and that lot at MER think differently. There should at least be a full independent investigation into this and it should be undertaken in public, i.e. fully published. The chances of that on this island are zero Edited July 17, 2021 by Boris Johnson 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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