Re: Lorry struck bridge

On Jul 26, 2:02 am, Charles Ellson <char...@ellson.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> On Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:52:31 -0700 (PDT), cosmo.john...@googlemail.com
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> >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 
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> >> Harrow & Wealdstone for approx. 20 mins and the guard gave the announc
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> >> that "a lorry had struck a bridge near Harrow & Wealdstone.
> >> Regards   Mike.
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> >> --
> >> Britain must leave the criminal EU NOW!
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> >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?
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> 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.

The problem is more usually vehicles coming from the east. The road
has an incline going up from east to west and tall vehicles get wedged
under the bridge, rather than hitting the side, if you see what I
mean.
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Charles Ellson (26.07.2008 21:53)