Derailed contrainer train on Google Maps

[Coxster]

Was looking for Navigation Street in Birmingham and got distracted by what appears to be two blue containers that have fallen off of a derailed container flat, alongside a breakdown crane and with a number of Network Rail tangos standing around it.

Anyone know when this happened? It would show how out/up-to-date the Birmingham area mapping is Had a quick flick through the RAIB site but couldn't see anything.

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&h...49099,-1.865157&spn=0.00055,0.001169&t=h&z=20

 

[westcoaster]

that would be the lawley street derailment last year

found it on raib

http://www.raib.gov.uk/publications/current_investigations_register/070810_lawley_street.cfm

 

[Andrew Tiffin]

You don't see that often.

 

[Aureol]

No you effing don't.
I think I know the driver too.

 

[metrocammel]

Anyone know when this happened? It would show how out/up-to-date the Birmingham area mapping is

10th August '07 isn't that long ago, which is surprising, considering that last year (I am about to check if it's still the case!) the mapping around Ashton still shows a car in our driveway that we haven't had for around 6 years !!

 

[Phoenix]

Finny you should mention all this I noticed it last week and was going to put a post up.

 

[Guinness]

The important question here is what was the loco?

 

[D306]

it's a binliner 66. Just needed to scroll up the map a bit to find out

 

[Guinness]

Frash.

 

[westcoaster]

http://www.railforums.co.uk/showthread.php?t=13991
the thread about this and loco number

 

[Coxster]

Ta for the replies, chaps

 

[P156KWJ]

until recently on Google maps on my school, we appear to be considerably smaller, as the extension which was built in 2005 isn't on there! and now, on this page, the school car park had just been re-tarmced, and there are no white lines: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=...52.97608,-1.068587&spn=0.002959,0.009356&z=17