tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914276256646518799.post886277500022301595..comments2023-07-10T14:18:09.980+01:00Comments on Extension Blog: Why pay to go to Spain?Jo http://www.blogger.com/profile/05480195769830116100noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914276256646518799.post-874621792948543562018-07-02T13:26:08.674+01:002018-07-02T13:26:08.674+01:00Graham 2478,
I don't know the answer to that ...Graham 2478,<br /><br />I don't know the answer to that question, BUT first of all, it would possibly be the Highways Agency or the Council that would have to possibly pay for it.<br /><br />However, would 6 to 9 inches be enough?<br /><br />7 Trucks Hitting Bridges And A Sign (Not The 11Foot8 Bridge)<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5l9RpdxogXQ<br /><br />Trucks Hitting Bridges Compilation<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkDUTqEDevo<br /><br />Extreme Truck Fail Under The Bridge - Most Talented Driver In The World<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVxy4hjs6M4<br />Mark GWSR Contributorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16192235439908011574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914276256646518799.post-66051239105763149802018-06-30T07:43:06.233+01:002018-06-30T07:43:06.233+01:00Given the whacking great big yellow "low brid...Given the whacking great big yellow "low bridge" signs, it's hardly the most photogenic view in the first place!Alexnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914276256646518799.post-27527730492058172752018-06-29T23:55:07.829+01:002018-06-29T23:55:07.829+01:00Has anybody ever "costed" having the roa...Has anybody ever "costed" having the road scraped down by 6 to 9 inches bringing the bridge into modern day standards.The proposed beams will do the job of protecting the bridge but drivers have been injured by their vehicles coming to a dead stop and the cab being forced up under the bridge.Human error and poor judgement will always play a part none of us is perfect.<br /><br />Graham 2478Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914276256646518799.post-32078756867739620802018-06-29T21:56:56.962+01:002018-06-29T21:56:56.962+01:00The skip lorries pick up their skips all over the ...The skip lorries pick up their skips all over the place, you can't have a loading gauge in every village.<br />Te same goes for those who carry a 360, they are carried to every building site in the country.<br /><br />We still have to see the beam, personally I doubt if it will change the look of the bridge that much, but we shall have to wait and see.Jo https://www.blogger.com/profile/05480195769830116100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914276256646518799.post-48933714305264625612018-06-29T18:28:45.846+01:002018-06-29T18:28:45.846+01:00The vehicle height is shown in the cab. Unfortunat...The vehicle height is shown in the cab. Unfortunately with trailers of different heights, the notice is not updated. I have been called out to Bridge Strikes on the main line and found the height Notice in the cab is wrong! John Fancotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07247438547070941238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914276256646518799.post-33748858433813274282018-06-29T18:25:47.376+01:002018-06-29T18:25:47.376+01:00As a former bridge engineer for the big railway, I...As a former bridge engineer for the big railway, I have found that Collision Protection Beams are sometimes the only way to prevent serious damage to the bridge. They also mean that you can continue to run trains safely after an incident.<br />I wish the authorities would prosecute the drivers responsible, that would send a message to the industry to sort themselves out. John Fancotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07247438547070941238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914276256646518799.post-48521861174774164972018-06-29T14:11:52.464+01:002018-06-29T14:11:52.464+01:00What a good idea, a simple solution to the problem...What a good idea, a simple solution to the problem. Will it ever happen? I think we all know the answer to that question.........<br />Graham H.Graham H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15776299470079424855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914276256646518799.post-66182478517327373162018-06-29T12:31:24.334+01:002018-06-29T12:31:24.334+01:00What it needs are loading gauges such as the railw...What it needs are loading gauges such as the railway used to have where lorries have to go under them before setting off from their origin point. and if too tall, the load would have to be adjusted to conform or re-routed, much like an out of gauge load.<br />Unfortunately, this would require an act of parliament to enforce it.<br />Regards, Paul.St Blazey 1925https://www.blogger.com/profile/16697444840076235191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914276256646518799.post-54747981949449624682018-06-28T23:51:48.512+01:002018-06-28T23:51:48.512+01:00Thanks Joe,I know its worrying thing for the railw...Thanks Joe,I know its worrying thing for the railway in general including the network rail. It sounds like from your comment, carriers disregard for the arrangement of loads and they have an unlimited height restriction, maybe there should be height restrictions the same as speed limits and be commonly known as speed limits are. Multiple loading of skips beyond a certain height should not be allowed & more encouragements to rail freight Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07601452858095419838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914276256646518799.post-39427358829359279982018-06-28T17:44:50.313+01:002018-06-28T17:44:50.313+01:00Good to see the beams going up!Good to see the beams going up!Petehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00315508715407137780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914276256646518799.post-42601963580319568422018-06-28T12:02:34.591+01:002018-06-28T12:02:34.591+01:00The problem is not the articulated lorry such as t...The problem is not the articulated lorry such as the one going under the bridge, but lorries with removable loads of varying heights.<br />Skip lorries with giant or multiple skips, and flatbeds with outsize loads are what is causing us grief.<br />I saw a likely candidate for the latest hit a few days ago on a nearby roundabout. It was a tractor-trailer carrying a telegraph pole at a 45 degree angle. It was just about to go down the bypass (ie instead of station road....)Jo https://www.blogger.com/profile/05480195769830116100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914276256646518799.post-27269695342384379642018-06-28T11:39:58.414+01:002018-06-28T11:39:58.414+01:00The government should make it law that all articul...The government should make it law that all articulated vehicle driven on British roads should have the height displayed in the cab and all driver made aware before being allowed to drive, with stiff penalties for ignoring. This would help to save a lot of money by railway companies.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07601452858095419838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914276256646518799.post-91621606871104750012018-06-28T08:14:29.409+01:002018-06-28T08:14:29.409+01:00Wonderful pictures. We have good weather here in C...Wonderful pictures. We have good weather here in Cornwall too. (which is normally unusual - for this length of time!).<br />Glad to see Broadway is doing so well.<br />Bridge strikes are more ad more prevalent, according to RM magazine. The only thing that I can think of to protect a bridge, is to place beams somewhere like 30 foot distance either side on posts so that any over height vehicle will hit those first and realise (by the crunch!) that he is too high.<br />As I read in the mag., hardly any road drivers know how high the vehicle they are driving is! What to do?<br />Regards, Paul.St Blazey 1925https://www.blogger.com/profile/16697444840076235191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914276256646518799.post-36720011088656715342018-06-28T02:58:05.092+01:002018-06-28T02:58:05.092+01:00It's really going to be a bit of a shame, havi...It's really going to be a bit of a shame, having to spoil the nice look of the carefully restored bridge by tacking a hulking metal protection beam onto it. Just because some people really don't think about what they're driving. Unfortunately I've seen for myself that the flashing sign/height detector approach really doesn't work. Unless you put LC style barriers that come down under the bridge when an over-height vehicle approaches, red wig wags, tyre deflator etc......Leenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914276256646518799.post-47151915982850984092018-06-27T22:33:35.232+01:002018-06-27T22:33:35.232+01:00Perhaps some notices re the hazards of Wet Wipes w...Perhaps some notices re the hazards of Wet Wipes would be in order in strategic locations around the railway?<br /> <br />Graham HAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com