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Re: Lorry struck bridge

On Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:52:31 -0700 (PDT), cosmo.johnson@googlemail.com
wrote:

>On Jul 25, 3:16 pm, "Mike Cawood, HND BIT" <m...@privacy.net>
wrote:
>> The 0900 from Euston to Holyhead (Pendolino) was delayed this morning at
>> Harrow & Wealdstone for approx. 20 mins and the guard gave the announcement
>> that "a lorry had struck a bridge near Harrow & Wealdstone.
>> Regards   Mike.
>>
>> --
>> Britain must leave the criminal EU NOW!
>
>I was on the 0854 LM from Euston which was neatly parked next to that
>Pendo at the red signal (LM driver was only told it was "a vehicle"
>striking the bridge, clearly that extra info is reserved for Virgin
>pax!). How bad was the "strike" (I couldn't see anything obvious
>passing through) and what do NR have to do in this kind of situation
>to ensure that trains can safely run under again?
>
The Headstone Drive bridge is fairly substantial (6 tracks on one deck
which is somewhat wider than it is long IIRC) so I would expect it to
need something rather in excess of the normally-permitted vehicle size
(which probably would not get past the roundabout to the west anyway)
to hit it before any significant damage occurred. In most cases of
anything hitting this bridge (usually double-deck buses driven by
forgetful drivers) the chances of dislodging the deck would seem very
remote.

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