tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2425346921966365551.post7015183634818641661..comments2024-03-25T19:07:29.729+00:00Comments on Steve's Bus & Train Page: Stonehaven: So Much BullshitSteve Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06852377706742868978noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2425346921966365551.post-18082963391832110722020-08-31T17:17:01.174+01:002020-08-31T17:17:01.174+01:00I have to say that my feelings tend, sadly, to acc...I have to say that my feelings tend, sadly, to accord with South Wales Blog above. The driver had stopped (I understand) because he felt it was too dangerous to go on, and we know that there had already been a landslip in the area. On the other hand one can understand the driver’s desire to get his passengers back to a place where they could detrain, especially after a two-hour wait; I suspect too that he was given well-intentioned advice from persons who were remote from the situation “on the ground”. As a point of interest I presume that the line is not continuously track-circuited as that might (?) have shown an obstruction.<br /><br />The accident reminds me most of the Carrbridge disaster of 1914 when the Baddengorm Burn swelled to unprecedented proportions during a summer storm and brought down material which dislodged the railway bridge. An oncoming train plunged into the stream. More recently we have had the landslips and derailments at Corby and Loch Eilt. The former was caused by poor flood management at a reservoir adjacent to the railway, the latter – although probably not preventable – did show the need for Network Rail to assess its infrastructure.<br /><br />I do think we’ll need to wait and see what the RAIB has to say. It's a tragedy, whatever the cause.<br />Andrew Kleissnernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2425346921966365551.post-15246669458192279192020-08-23T09:43:01.511+01:002020-08-23T09:43:01.511+01:00Well said, Steve . . . . well said.
I was struggl...Well said, Steve . . . . well said.<br /><br />I was struggling to understand how a train from Aberdeen could derail at Stonehaven 3 hours later (according to the BBC), until I read elsewhere about the turnback.<br />Shoddy reporting, but then why should we be surprised?<br /><br />BTW . . . good to have you back!!greenline727https://www.blogger.com/profile/03033268278026535109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2425346921966365551.post-91794632243300542202020-08-23T08:02:17.672+01:002020-08-23T08:02:17.672+01:00I disagree, There had been extensive severe weathe...I disagree, There had been extensive severe weather warnings and a landslip had occurred on that line. The line had not been inspected nor had any risk assessment been carried out. In my view it was not safe to allow the train to proceed at normal speed. It should have travelled back at slow speed I suspect any enquiry will come to the same conclusionEast Anglian Bus Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02555951920166671431noreply@blogger.com