Merseyrail Wirral Line closed after bridge bash

[zuriblue]

By Rail Replacement Bus

http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/dec/07/roof-sliced-off-doubledecker-bus-crash-liverpool

The roof of a doubledecker bus was sliced clean off after the vehicle was driven into a railway bridge in Birkenhead.

The Stagecoach bus, a rail replacement service, caused trains in the area to be suspended after the crash, which took place on St Paul’s Road, on the Wirral, at about midday on Saturday. There were no passengers on the bus at the time and no one was injured.

Oops

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Are incidents involving rail-replacement bus services a rarity?

 

[Class377]

Why did I think of Live and Let Die when I saw this I wonder...

 

[61653 HTAFC]

Why did I think of Live and Let Die when I saw this I wonder...

It made me think of this:
http://youtu.be/2NsjhBfKCwo

I'd do wonder what trains needed to be cancelled, given that RRBs were in operation anyway though...

 

[najaB]

I'd do wonder what trains needed to be cancelled, given that RRBs were in operation anyway though...

And did they have to lay on a rail replacement bus replacement bus service? :?

 

[zuriblue]

It mGade me think of this:
http://youtu.be/2NsjhBfKCwo

I'd do wonder what trains needed to be cancelled, given that RRBs were in operation anyway though...

The RRB is for one station, Hamilton Square. It's underground and closed for a major refurbishment. The rest of the line is running.

 

[talltim]

Are incidents involving rail-replacement bus services a rarity?

Apparently not. A combination of buses off their normal route, increased likelihood of proximity to railways (obviously) and last minute on-the-fly route planning means that the probability of bridge strikes is higher than average
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The RRB is for one station, Hamilton Square. It's underground and closed for a major refurbishment. The rest of the line was running.

Corrected that for you

 

[kieron]

Corrected that for you

According to realtimetrains, the 11:31 from Chester was cancelled from Birkenhead Central on the way back. The 11:45 from Chester didn't go beyond Rock Ferry. The following trains were delayed rather than cancelled, so they must have checked the bridge was safe pretty quickly.