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Several killed as train and school bus collide in Belgium, local media report https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c70vvd17rg7o

The Guardian reports: Spain train crash: drivers had raised concerns over track before collision that killed 39 –as it happened...

Given that it’s RH running this looks like a trailing crossover. https://maps.app.goo.gl/eKDVPhpgr314Bd7r9?g_st=ic

Without speculating as to why it does appear that the rear of the northbound IRYO train derailed partially fouling the southbound track. The RENFE train then made a glancing blow on the wreckage derailing it to the right and buckling those coaches. It’s evident that the wreckage of the RENFE...

Is the line RH or LH running?

I’d suspect that the lower car had started moving uphill normally, there was no expectation of an imminent failure and little or no time for any brake to halt the sudden downhill movement.

“Detached” isn’t the same as “snapped” and one may speculate that the detached portion may have also included the tension activated emergency brake (Otis style, if there indeed was such) and other parts of the braking mechanism. The lack of an effective alternative braking mechanism would...

On the San Francisco system the gripman takes the cable as required to provide haulage or braking effect which is essentially any time the car is in motion and lets go of the cable at every stop en route. The continuous cables, there are a number from a single winding house (car barn), run all...

Fencing of UK railways was originally to prevent those using the trains from trespassing onto the land of the gentry, not to prevent the populace trespassing onto the railway.

The Sun (above) reports a ‘fatal’ collision though at the time of writing there is no other report of fatalities. Photographs so far show damage and derailment but no telescoping or massive structural damage to either tram.

Many thanks! The only other connection, albeit outside of Belfast but one which I have done was Lisburn to Antrim.

Not entirely clear on its history. When I visited NI in 1977 it was not in use. A single route ran from Lisburn and the south through Belfast to Bangor. I appreciate the Larne line is now connected through a new (?) chord but GVS seems less that 40 years old.

Yes, they are sliding rather than lifting barriers.

I agree, to make sense it needs to continue to Skipton. Reinstating the bay at Hellifield would be ideal though the line is not so heavily used as to make it essential. it would of course abstract PX from the mooted SELRAP scheme.

If I visit a premier league heritage line and pay full price I expect steam haulage and by something more prestigious than an industrial saddle tank, though contrariwise I don’t need a pacific. However, Pacers have their place on diesel days/weekends as part of the overall attraction. I wouldn’t...