A man has been flown to hospital by air ambulance after a train
collided with a tractor at a level crossing.

<http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cambridgeshire/4129398.stm>

The accident, which happened on Sunday afternoon, saw a Central Trains
railway engine collide with the tractor at the crossing at March in
Cambs.

The tractor driver was flown to hospital with head injuries.

The train driver, who suffered chest pains, was not thought to have
suffered any serious injuries. No-one on the train was injured in the
accident.

Both the tractor driver and the train driver were taken to
Peterborough Hospital.

Central Trains said buses would be brought in between Ely and
Peterborough stations and warned that delays were expected.

Central Trains runs services from the Midlands to Norwich.

Network Rail will be looking at the crossing over the next few days
and there may also be a British Transport Police investigation. 

-- 
Neil Sunderland
Braunton, Devon

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"Neil Sunderland"  wrote in message
news:3k3cf1hsladr3dg7dfg62iqhl31oekkdu4@4ax.com...

> A man has been flown to hospital by air ambulance after a train
> collided with a tractor at a level crossing.
>
> <http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cambridgeshire/4129398.stm>
>
> The accident, which happened on Sunday afternoon, saw a Central Trains
> railway engine collide with the tractor at the crossing at March in
> Cambs.
>
> The tractor driver was flown to hospital with head injuries.
>
> The train driver, who suffered chest pains, was not thought to have
> suffered any serious injuries. No-one on the train was injured in the
> accident.
>
> Both the tractor driver and the train driver were taken to
> Peterborough Hospital.
>
> Central Trains said buses would be brought in between Ely and
> Peterborough stations and warned that delays were expected.
>
> Central Trains runs services from the Midlands to Norwich.
>
> Network Rail will be looking at the crossing over the next few days
> and there may also be a British Transport Police investigation.
>
> -- 
> Neil Sunderland
> Braunton, Devon
>
> Please observe the Reply-To address


The trouble with tractor drivers is that they are slow in motion and
slow in mind.
Regards   Mike.

In message , at 13:38:00 on 
Sun, 7 Aug 2005, Neil Sunderland  remarked:

>The accident, which happened on Sunday afternoon, saw a Central Trains
>railway engine collide with the tractor at the crossing at March in
>Cambs.


Gosh, a "railway engine". Must have been a special replacement for the 
DMUs they normally run.

But I'm impressed at the speed of action (Ross, take note).

First reported by NRES at 12:44, buses laid on by 13.08 and BBC news 
report published at 13.10.

Great work! It can be done. And on a Sunday, too.
-- 
Roland Perry

Roland Perry wrote:

> In message , at 13:38:00
> on Sun, 7 Aug 2005, Neil Sunderland 
> remarked:
>> The accident, which happened on Sunday afternoon, saw a Central
>> Trains railway engine collide with the tractor at the crossing at
>> March in Cambs.
>
> Gosh, a "railway engine". Must have been a special replacement for the
> DMUs they normally run.
>
> But I'm impressed at the speed of action (Ross, take note).
>
> First reported by NRES at 12:44, buses laid on by 13.08 and BBC news
> report published at 13.10.
>
> Great work! It can be done. And on a Sunday, too.


It being a Sunday is probably why it can be done speedily.

Our one train per day branch line here on Vancouver Island struck a gravel
truck on Friday, flipping the vehicle onto its side and injuring the truck
driver and one female passenger on the train.  Both slightly injured and
released from hospital that afternoon.  After about a two hour delay, the
train continued to Victoria.  Even though this line only carries one
passenger train each way per day, and possibly one or two freight trains per
week, they still manage to hit vehicles or people between two and half a
dozen times per year.

Level crossing accidents are so common in North America that, unless they
involve the loss of life of say half a dozen school kids, they're not even
mentioned outside the local area.  Out latest incident never even made the
Vancouver media, 90 minutes away by ferry.


--
Cheers
Roger T.

Home of the Great Eastern Railway
http://www.highspeedplus.com/~rogertra/

On Sun, 7 Aug 2005 15:19:03 +0100, Mike Cawood, HND BIT wrote in
, seen in uk.railway:

[...]

> The trouble with tractor drivers is that they are slow in motion and
> slow in mind.


Put 'em in a combine harvester and they become even worse.

-- 
Ross, Lincoln, UK

We're *not* afraid
http://www.werenotafraid.com

"Roland Perry"  wrote

>
> First reported by NRES at 12:44, buses laid on by 13.08 and BBC news
> report published at 13.10.
>
> Great work! It can be done. And on a Sunday, too.


BBC weren't quite that quick - news report 1310 GMT 1410 UK.

Peter

Roland Perry wrote:

>But I'm impressed at the speed of action (Ross, take note).
>
>First reported by NRES at 12:44, buses laid on by 13.08 and BBC news 
>report published at 13.10.
>
>Great work! It can be done. And on a Sunday, too.


....when there are loads of spare buses available.

-- 
Neil Sunderland
Braunton, Devon

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"Peter Masson"  wrote in message 
news:dd5btc$l3r$1@nwrdmz02.dmz.ncs.ea.ibs-infra.bt.com...

>
> "Roland Perry"  wrote
>>
>> First reported by NRES at 12:44, buses laid on by 13.08 and BBC news
>> report published at 13.10.
>>
>> Great work! It can be done. And on a Sunday, too.
>
> BBC weren't quite that quick - news report 1310 GMT 1410 UK.



No one reported the runaway class 66 yet? It went through Lichfield Trent 
Valley High Level  at 10:50 this morning.

Those NOT wishing to know the number, Don't scroll down........


























66057.

KW

"Peter Masson"  wrote in message
news:dd5btc$l3r$1@nwrdmz02.dmz.ncs.ea.ibs-infra.bt.com...

>
> "Roland Perry"  wrote
>>
>> First reported by NRES at 12:44, buses laid on by 13.08 and BBC news
>> report published at 13.10.
>>
>> Great work! It can be done. And on a Sunday, too.
>
> BBC weren't quite that quick - news report 1310 GMT 1410 UK.



No one reported the runaway class 66 yet? It went through Lichfield Trent
Valley High Level  at 10:50 this morning.

Those NOT wishing to know the number, Don't scroll down........


























66057.

KW

"Ken Ward"  wrote in message 
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>
>
> 66057.



There must have been TWO of them, but only one came to rest at Arlewas.

KW

On Sun, 7 Aug 2005 14:38:37 +0000 (UTC) someone who may be
"Brimstone"  wrote this:-


>> Great work! It can be done. And on a Sunday, too.
>
>It being a Sunday is probably why it can be done speedily.


I doubt if bus companies have drivers sitting around on a Sunday
waiting for crashes. Roland's point is valid in my view.


-- 
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 prevents me by using the RIP Act 2000.

On Sun, 07 Aug 2005 16:25:33 +0100, Ross 
wrote:


>On Sun, 7 Aug 2005 15:19:03 +0100, Mike Cawood, HND BIT wrote in
>, seen in uk.railway:
>
>[...]
>> The trouble with tractor drivers is that they are slow in motion and
>> slow in mind.
>
>Put 'em in a combine harvester and they become even worse.


All they usually hit round my way is grockles' cars, which invariably
come off worst. Makes the Agricultural vehicle driver think they're
invulnerable ...

David Hansen wrote:

> On Sun, 7 Aug 2005 14:38:37 +0000 (UTC) someone who may be
> "Brimstone"  wrote this:-
>
>>> Great work! It can be done. And on a Sunday, too.
>>
>> It being a Sunday is probably why it can be done speedily.
>
> I doubt if bus companies have drivers sitting around on a Sunday
> waiting for crashes. Roland's point is valid in my view.


No they're not sitting around waiting, but they are potentially available
rather than being on the road already.

Sorry, Rolands "point" was nothing more than a cheap shot.

In message <dd5j89$84k$1@nwrdmz01.dmz.ncs.ea.ibs-infra.bt.com>, at 
18:17:46 on Sun, 7 Aug 2005, Brimstone  remarked:

>David Hansen wrote:
>> On Sun, 7 Aug 2005 14:38:37 +0000 (UTC) someone who may be
>> "Brimstone"  wrote this:-
>>
>>>> Great work! It can be done. And on a Sunday, too.
>>>
>>> It being a Sunday is probably why it can be done speedily.
>>
>> I doubt if bus companies have drivers sitting around on a Sunday
>> waiting for crashes. Roland's point is valid in my view.
>
>No they're not sitting around waiting, but they are potentially available
>rather than being on the road already.
>
>Sorry, Rolands "point" was nothing more than a cheap shot.


Things are getting a bit bad when you can't even congratulate people for 
getting things right.
-- 
Roland Perry

Roland Perry wrote:

> In message <dd5j89$84k$1@nwrdmz01.dmz.ncs.ea.ibs-infra.bt.com>, at
> 18:17:46 on Sun, 7 Aug 2005, Brimstone 
> remarked:
>> David Hansen wrote:
>>> On Sun, 7 Aug 2005 14:38:37 +0000 (UTC) someone who may be
>>> "Brimstone"  wrote this:-
>>>
>>>>> Great work! It can be done. And on a Sunday, too.
>>>>
>>>> It being a Sunday is probably why it can be done speedily.
>>>
>>> I doubt if bus companies have drivers sitting around on a Sunday
>>> waiting for crashes. Roland's point is valid in my view.
>>
>> No they're not sitting around waiting, but they are potentially
>> available rather than being on the road already.
>>
>> Sorry, Rolands "point" was nothing more than a cheap shot.
>
> Things are getting a bit bad when you can't even congratulate people
> for getting things right.


I quite agree, shame it was phrased in such a way that it could be taken for
sarcasm.

Look on the bright side, at least we slow the caravans up!

Nije

"Tony"  wrote in message 
news:lrjcf110dp1osddliju7cjffuh92c0il7i@4ax.com...

> On Sun, 07 Aug 2005 16:25:33 +0100, Ross 
> wrote:
>
>>On Sun, 7 Aug 2005 15:19:03 +0100, Mike Cawood, HND BIT wrote in
>>, seen in uk.railway:
>>
>>[...]
>>> The trouble with tractor drivers is that they are slow in motion and
>>> slow in mind.
>>
>>Put 'em in a combine harvester and they become even worse.
>
> All they usually hit round my way is grockles' cars, which invariably
> come off worst. Makes the Agricultural vehicle driver think they're
> invulnerable ... 

In message <dd5kem$t4n$1@nwrdmz03.dmz.ncs.ea.ibs-infra.bt.com>, at 
18:38:14 on Sun, 7 Aug 2005, Brimstone  remarked:

>> Things are getting a bit bad when you can't even congratulate people
>> for getting things right.
>
>I quite agree, shame it was phrased in such a way that it could be taken for
>sarcasm.


None was intended, the people today seem to have done a fine job.
-- 
Roland Perry

Roland Perry wrote:

> In message <dd5kem$t4n$1@nwrdmz03.dmz.ncs.ea.ibs-infra.bt.com>, at
> 18:38:14 on Sun, 7 Aug 2005, Brimstone 
> remarked:
>>> Things are getting a bit bad when you can't even congratulate people
>>> for getting things right.
>>
>> I quite agree, shame it was phrased in such a way that it could be
>> taken for sarcasm.
>
> None was intended, the people today seem to have done a fine job.


OK, comment withdrawn.

On Sun, 7 Aug 2005 18:15:04 +0000 (UTC) someone who may be Tony
 wrote this:-


>All they usually hit round my way is grockles' cars, which invariably
>come off worst. Makes the Agricultural vehicle driver think they're
>invulnerable ...


When I was young a lorry driver used to think much the same thing,
until he was in the docks and had a close encounter with a train.


-- 
 David Hansen, Edinburgh | PGP email preferred-key number F566DA0E
 I will always explain revoked keys, unless the UK government
 prevents me by using the RIP Act 2000.

On Sun, 07 Aug 2005 17:37:00 +0100, David Hansen
 wrote:


>On Sun, 7 Aug 2005 14:38:37 +0000 (UTC) someone who may be
>"Brimstone"  wrote this:-
>
>>> Great work! It can be done. And on a Sunday, too.
>>
>>It being a Sunday is probably why it can be done speedily.
>
>I doubt if bus companies have drivers sitting around on a Sunday
>waiting for crashes. Roland's point is valid in my view.


They'll have drivers and buses spare as most, if not all routes run
reduced frequencies on a Sunday. During the week/peak times they often
have no spare vehicles or people to drive them.

On Sun, 07 Aug 2005 23:02:33 +0100, Cheeky  wrote:


>>I doubt if bus companies have drivers sitting around on a Sunday
>>waiting for crashes. Roland's point is valid in my view.
>
>They'll have drivers and buses spare as most, if not all routes run
>reduced frequencies on a Sunday. During the week/peak times they often
>have no spare vehicles or people to drive them.


Spare?  Yes.  In work?  No.  While there are very likely to be some
who will come in for some overtime, it takes time to phone around, not
to mention for them to come in to the depot and take the bus to the
required location.  An hour would be a reasonable minimum for
arranging all that, I'd say.  This appears to have been done in less
than half that.

As the previous poster stated - they're available - but not sitting
around in the depot!

Neil

-- 
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Roland Perry wrote:

> Great work! It can be done. And on a Sunday, too.
> --
> Roland Perry


Southern are particularly good at that.

One very cold and snowy Sunday, Southern managed to get busses to take
us all to Polegate to bypass a train which had apparently 'welded
itself to the track' at Hampden Park.

It didn't take long to get the busses on - Well Done Southern.

--
Nathan Whitington <><

On Sun, 7 Aug 2005 15:13:50 +0100, Roland Perry wrote:

> I'm impressed at the speed of action (Ross, take note). First reported
> by NRES at 12:44, buses laid on by 13.08 and BBC news report
> published at 13.10. Great work! It can be done. And on a Sunday, too.


The buses may already have been on order. I was due to be on the 11:27
Birmingham-Norwich from Nuneaton (11:53) to Leicester, but it was
cancelled. During the ensuing half-hour wait, it was obvious that
several passengers had been intending to travel beyond Leicester (which
was as far as the next train was going), and before that train came in,
there was an announcement that buses would be provided from Leicester.

If that train hadn't been cancelled, it would have been due at March at
14:02.
-- 
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(143 610 and 143 603 at Cardiff Central, 30 Jun 1999)

On Sun, 7 Aug 2005 15:13:50, Roland Perry  wrote:

>>
>>The accident, which happened on Sunday afternoon, saw a Central Trains
>>railway engine collide with the tractor at the crossing at March in
>>Cambs.
>
>Gosh, a "railway engine". Must have been a special replacement for the 
>DMUs they normally run.


There's a picture of the "engine" involved (one of those acquired from
MML) here.
http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/ely/2005/08/08/a019c54f-4123-47fe-998d-4d0466ebe6f1.lpf


Paul Harley

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In message , at 00:05:42 on 
Fri, 12 Aug 2005, Paul Harley  remarked:

>There's a picture of the "engine" involved (one of those acquired from
>MML) here.
>http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/ely/2005/08/08/a019c54f-4123-47fe-998d-4d0466ebe6f1.lpf


Interesting how the story evolves. Originally the BBC reported that both 
casualties were taken to Peterborough hospital (hopefully not the same 
ward!) but now it's one to Peterborough and one to Huntingdon.
-- 
Roland Perry