level crossing

fepper

I see on agriland this morning that a tractor and low loader trailer destroyed the level crossing according to ianroid eireann yesterday near maynooth,how could this possibly happen as all he did was drive over it I presume

pedigree 6

Unless there was a rise on the far side of the crossing and the back of the low loader scraped the road and tracks?
Or possibly even the stand for the drawbar could have done some damage?

Atlantic Dawn

The gate is nearly down on the back of the trailer in the pic, the ramp part is not going to clear it.

GM228

fepper wrote: »

I see on agriland this morning that a tractor and low loader trailer destroyed the level crossing according to ianroid eireann yesterday near maynooth,how could this possibly happen as all he did was drive over it I presume

He/she drove through the crossing as it was lowering, the red traffic lights would be on well before the crossing began to lower (usually at least 30 seconds before initiation), the barrier then hit and caught the rear of the trailer which pulled the level crossing barrier and mechanism from the ground.

Here's a video of a similar incident a few months ago at the same crossing.

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/hit-and-run-driver-damages-level-crossing-on-maynooth-line-1.2826895?mode=amp

fepper

I always thought the rails were slightly below actual level crossing surface for that safety reason

pedigree 6

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

The gate is nearly down on the back of the trailer in the pic, the ramp part is not going to clear it.

That's it case closed.

Markcheese

fepper wrote:

I always thought the rails were slightly below actual level crossing surface for that safety reason

The rails were fine... It's the gates and their wiring that got wrecked.. He just drove on when the red lights came on..

. . . Kind of surprised there isn't a photocell that stops the gate from lowering when a vehicles on the crossing.. Although that'd be abused in heavy traffic

oldsmokey

ITS NO WONDER THOSE DAMN THINGS GET BUSTED, crossing near us could have you waiting 7 or 8 minutes, ridiculous carrry-on. People get pissed off with them, we're all for safety, but these CIE lads take the mick. And if you're living near them, crossing the track during the day, get caught 2 or 3 times in one day, you'd be fit to tear them out by hand.

Sam Kade

oldsmokey wrote: »

ITS NO WONDER THOSE DAMN THINGS GET BUSTED, crossing near us could have you waiting 7 or 8 minutes, ridiculous carrry-on. People get pissed off with them, we're all for safety, but these CIE lads take the mick. And if you're living near them, crossing the track during the day, get caught 2 or 3 times in one day, you'd be fit to tear them out by hand.

It beats being hit by a train though

I love Sean nos

oldsmokey wrote: »

ITS NO WONDER THOSE DAMN THINGS GET BUSTED, crossing near us could have you waiting 7 or 8 minutes, ridiculous carrry-on. People get pissed off with them, we're all for safety, but these CIE lads take the mick. And if you're living near them, crossing the track during the day, get caught 2 or 3 times in one day, you'd be fit to tear them out by hand.

They should just rip them up and everyone then takes their chances with a moving train. Will save IE a fortune in maintaining and running those crossings.

oldsmokey

I love Sean nos wrote: »

They should just rip them up and everyone then takes their chances with a moving train. Will save IE a fortune in maintaining and running those crossings.

Gas man

Markcheese

I love Sean nos wrote:

They should just rip them up and everyone then takes their chances with a moving train. Will save IE a fortune in maintaining and running those crossings.

Don't they have that in parts of the states and Canada?
At one point they increased the sight lines at crossings (to help vehicles avoid trains)... Accidents increased as motorists sped up...

Markcheese

How old was the guy driving the tractor..? Young fella with little expierience? Chancing something in a car (Taking 1 second to go under a barrier) is a lot different to gambling in a long vehicle..