Train Crash in Cumbria.

Glaucus · 23 Feb 2007 at 22:58

Superdude said:
Not sure although It's shouldn't cause so much imapct by this time. They will have determined the various levels of urgency for each carrage by now.

I was more wondering about possible bank slides or flooding of the track.

I bet the patrol men who walked that section is bricking himself.

"andy" · 23 Feb 2007 at 23:02

AcidHell2 said:
why cumbria no overtime for me then..

I expect some chavs put a sleep or similar across the line. Or maybe some sort of livestock, it has been known for a cow to derail a train, but normally they just get minced.

i was on a train that hit a cow last year :eek:

i was at the back so didnt hear anything

we stopped for over an hour and they wouldnt tell us why

then after we set off they said wed hit a cow and that the train had been inspected

come to think of it why didnt i have a look at the front of the train on my way off

could have been intresting

Superdude · 23 Feb 2007 at 23:02

The passenger interview on the BBC website really does show off the way the British hold themseleves during a accident such as this.

Good spirts from those who came out. Hopefully this will translate to the other injured.

I like how she say that they were lucky to crash next to a farm house. Only in Britian

Superdude · 23 Feb 2007 at 23:04

AcidHell2 said:
I was more wondering about possible bank slides or flooding of the track.

I bet the patrol men who walked that section is bricking himself.

*Creeeeck*

Hopefully the RAF will chopper in various equipment.

"andy" · 23 Feb 2007 at 23:09

can see them bringing in seatbelts on trains to be honest

i cant imagine how bad rolling in one would be :/

hope people are ok

Superdude · 23 Feb 2007 at 23:13

andy said:
can see them bringing in seatbelts on trains to be honest

Too big to warrent them I'm afraid. It's like coaches, unless you are on a school trip, almost no one wears them

ninja economist · 23 Feb 2007 at 23:14

Superdude said:
Too big to warrent them I'm afraid. It's like coaches, unless you are on a school trip, almost no one wears them

This is too much excitement for one night, isn't it Superdude!

Superdude · 23 Feb 2007 at 23:19

ninja economist said:
This is too much excitement for one night, isn't it Superdude!

Actually this is the least exciting night for a week. That why I'm on here. WAYYYYY to many house parties/raves

EDIT: It's a friday night, why are you not out?

ninja economist · 23 Feb 2007 at 23:20

Superdude said:
Actually this is the least exciting night for a week. That why I'm on here. WAYYYYY to many house parties/raves

I was meant to go to a rave but it got derailed and slid down the embankment

ninja economist · 23 Feb 2007 at 23:21

Superdude said:
EDIT: It's a friday night, why are you not out?

I have the flu sir, but thank you for asking.

Byron5184 · 23 Feb 2007 at 23:23

Superdude said:
The passenger interview on the BBC website really does show off the way the British hold themseleves during a accident such as this.

Mainly because the first person that the BBC interviewed on the news is a BBC Executive.

Starting to get the first live pictures from the scene of the rescue workers around the carriages on Sky News now.

LoadsaMoney · 23 Feb 2007 at 23:25

Well it couldn't have slid down the embankment before it derailed could it.

fini · 23 Feb 2007 at 23:31

wikipedia really is shockingly quick.

How do they know they're 198 passengers on the train if they've only gained access to one carriage?

fini

Superdude · 23 Feb 2007 at 23:32

Byron5184 said:
Mainly because the first person that the BBC interviewed on the news is a BBC Executive.

Starting to get the first live pictures from the scene of the rescue workers around the carriages on Sky News now.

Well at least the first pictures had a fairly nice girl in them. I don't have TV in my house so I'm a bit stuck from here on in.

Superdude · 23 Feb 2007 at 23:35

fini said:
wikipedia really is shockingly quick.

How do they know they're 198 passengers on the train if they've only gained access to one carriage?

fini

They don't?

Cybermyk · 23 Feb 2007 at 23:36

fini said:
wikipedia really is shockingly quick.

How do they know they're 198 passengers on the train if they've only gained access to one carriage?

fini

Tickets?

.Griff. · 23 Feb 2007 at 23:36

fini said:
wikipedia really is shockingly quick.

How do they know they're 198 passengers on the train if they've only gained access to one carriage?

fini

Could be because a Virgin trains spokesman confirmed there was 198 passengers on the train on Sky news about 90 minutes ago.

fini · 23 Feb 2007 at 23:38

My point was that I've never been on a train where they count passengers on and off of the train at each stop...

fini

.Griff. · 23 Feb 2007 at 23:40

fini said:
My point was that I've never been on a train where they count passengers on and off of the train at each stop...

fini

There is no "each stop" with this train. It's a non stop Euston-Glasgow train where everyone requires a ticket before boarding the train.

[TW]Fox · 23 Feb 2007 at 23:42

WWS|Griff said:
There is no "each stop" with this train. It's a non stop Euston-Glasgow train where everyone requires a ticket before boarding the train.

This is incorrect. The train calls at many stations on the way. This train had last called at Oxenholme Lake District, and it left 6 minutes late.