Arjan Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 Mondaymorning.... Somebody needs new underwear... Metro near Rotterdam didn't stop in time.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 Woooaahhhh! New pants needed for sure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie69 Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 Who on earth designed that, like that!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 Train ran through the buffer stops, & momentum took it to that part of the station. as you can see there is no track bed on the left hand side. going to be a interesting & big crane needed to recover that railcar. https://www.dutchnews.nl/news/2020/11/whale-tail-sculpture-stops-rotterdam-metro-train-from-crashing-into-water/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Sparkes Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 Slightly different views, as shown in the UK Guardian Regards. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arjan Posted November 2, 2020 Author Share Posted November 2, 2020 Several things are going to be adressed : - The driver (why didn't he / she stop in time ? - the auto brake system (it was programmed to stop before the end of the line) - The stopblock (obviously not having done what it was expected to do) As this is in the centre of Spijkenisse, getting big cranes etc. there - and reaching over the water and hig up - will make for interesting operations..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elbekko Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 Impressive. And the cranes to recover that will be even more impressive. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daan Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 Well done you Dutch bunch of no hopers. recovery is easy; the same way as it happened, in reverse. Daan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 59 minutes ago, elbekko said: Impressive. And the cranes to recover that will be even more impressive. For sure! I’d love to see that. This was for the lift of a 35T tank at work, lift radius of I reckon 20m? 450T rated crane, with aN extra 120T crane to put the floor pads down. Then it ended up with 140T of ballast on the back of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arjan Posted November 2, 2020 Author Share Posted November 2, 2020 Yes..... Some clever people will be busy doing since as they have to reach over the water about 20 mtrs - away from the crane - but also 10 mtrs. higher... And the ground is soft there... Going to be interesting.. Glad the driver is OK - rest is just money.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elbekko Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 Do they have enough room to get one of those barge-mounted cranes in there? Might be easier than reaching that far... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snagger Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 I must have always underrated art - apparently it does save lives! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve b Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 That is a bad day at work.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arjan Posted November 2, 2020 Author Share Posted November 2, 2020 No barges will get there I'm afraid.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 Wonder if they've got access to any heavy lift rail cranes. That's got the best chance of getting close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie69 Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 Just strap a line to it, and pull it backwards with a 2020 Defender. They reckon it can tow, no? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkie Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 I was quite surprised to read that those Whale tails are made from plastic and they didn't break under the strain of supporting a crashed tram. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 Probably have a internal steel structure, they have done well to keep that railcar from falling into the lake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 Am I the only one who thinks they should just make it safe / shore it up and leave it as it's far cooler with the train in mid-air 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 26 minutes ago, FridgeFreezer said: Am I the only one who thinks they should just make it safe / shore it up and leave it as it's far cooler with the train in mid-air I showed the old man and his first though was that it was a cool sculpture like some kind of gate guardian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallfry Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 It looks like a two car unit to me, and another two car unit has pushed it through the buffers ? We are the self preservation society 😄 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Poore Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 How heavy are the carriages - call in a couple of the Ruskies with their big choppers. Or just attached a few big balloons to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 1 hour ago, smallfry said: It looks like a two car unit to me, and another two car unit has pushed it through the buffers ? We are the self preservation society 😄 Ones like that often run as a pair of pairs. GWR do similar with the new(ish) trains. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulcan bomber Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 5 hours ago, Ed Poore said: How heavy are the carriages - call in a couple of the Ruskies with their big choppers. Or just attached a few big balloons to them. The Down Wash off the rotors would shove it in the water... however, a Chinook would probably manage it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snagger Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 18 hours ago, FridgeFreezer said: Am I the only one who thinks they should just make it safe / shore it up and leave it as it's far cooler with the train in mid-air I was about to suggest that!😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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