Feel really sad for the folk (if any) in the car and the train driver.
Gonna be a long night.

Ah well! Look on the bright side.

Sell your story to The Daily Mail !!

No one in the car apparently – thank goodness.

How hit is hit? Thatl buff out or that was a car?

captainsasquatch – Member
Ah well! Look on the bright side.

at least you’re not in Glasgow.

Big hit – but not derailed thankfully. Incredible sparks show.

at least you’re not in Glasgow.

I actually prefer it to the burgh now.

I actually prefer it to the burgh now

That’s the PTSD talking….

That’s the PTSD talking….

😆

at least you’re not in Glasgow.

Dunno about that, had some fun down Byres Road in days gone by.

Me too. But I’m not talking about that now I’m married

geoffj – Member
Incredible sparks show

This Level Crossing Ain’t Big Enough For The Both Of Us?

Carluke Level crossing

This Level Crossing Ain’t Big Enough For The Both Of Us?

Well played Sir!

Car, look. Level crossing.

http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/service_disruptions/152568.aspx carsairs to Glasgow line, delays till 21.00 hrs.

Christ, wee kezia will be calling for someone’s head again….

delays now till end of day, which day is network rails choice, blame those southern strikers on holiday.

Christ, wee kezia will be calling for someone’s head again….

… and the BBC will run the story for half a week.

Aye, its all the fault of the Dutch.

It was a Dutch driver wot parked their car on the level crossing?

Limited replacement road coaches are on the way , according to virgin trains, an some services cancelled, going to be a long night.

Best of luck OP

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-38200123

Aygo type vehicle and pendolino /voyager.

Bet that shook the train driver.

The occupants of the car managed to escape from the vehicle before it was hit at Cleghorn level crossing in Lanark on Saturday evening.

Yes, yes, but have they been permanently sterilised for the sake of the species ?

Last time I drove past there a BTP van was parked in the layby videoing the traffic going through. I take it there is a problem with some drivers cutting it fine with the red lights.

Every level crossing has problems with drivers cutting it fine, yellow light and alarm means ‘speed up’ apparently and most won’t stop on red, only when barriers start lowering. People queuing across the crossings is an everyday problem too.

I’ve used that LC a lot. There are express trains coming through it so the lights are often at red for a long time. Plus, it’s a very busy line. You can sit for ages, see a train go past and then sit for ages again…..
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and then another train comes through.

It wouldn’t surprise me if someone had tried to get through the barriers, though if they were all working that would be exceedingly difficult.

thats why network rail are trying to get rid of barrier crossings and put bridges in their place, and locally a foot crossing was going to be replaced with a bridge with just steps at a cost of £800,000 pounds, got thrown out as not suitable for disabled or horses/cyclists, and about 5 people have been killed on the crossing

There’s so many here in The Fens as everything outside of the towns is at or below sea level. Far too expensive to build bridges for every crossing. I can cross 8 different ones in a 40 mile ride. Network Rail has been closing some of the ones on footpaths on bridleways due to safety concerns, I doubt that’s legal.