Obstruction on the line

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Obstruction on the line

Post by robc_wa » Sun Apr 01, 2012 10:39 am

When the crew and passengers of the Playtrain Intercity express where getting ready to entertain my 2 year old grandson recently, the driver spotted an obstruction on the line.
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They alighted to investigate and discovered a hard baked (recent temps have been in the high 30s) coprolite.

I was called in to remove it and have placed an exclusion order on my stepdaughter's Jack Russell terrierist :)

Rob
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Post by LMS-Jools » Sun Apr 01, 2012 10:51 am

lmao :roll: :lol:
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Post by Sir Clothem Cap » Sun Apr 01, 2012 12:29 pm

Be glad it was fossilised before the tram hit it!!!
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Post by MDLR » Sun Apr 01, 2012 1:39 pm

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Post by Dr. Bond of the DVLR » Sun Apr 01, 2012 5:36 pm

Send it over to suffolk, they used to dig them out of the soil for fertilisers and make a fortune!
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IrishPeter

Post by IrishPeter » Mon Apr 02, 2012 7:31 am

I have run over quite a few dog turds on the Cromarty Light. Having three West Highland Terrorists this is to be expected! Thankfully, as I live in what a friend of mine refers to as Aridzona, they are usually nice and hard before hit. However, the larger examples can cause derailments.

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Pendo Pilot

Post by Pendo Pilot » Mon Apr 02, 2012 12:14 pm

In my rule book from work it states what speeds & when trains have to be halted with various depths of water & snow. There is no mention of these kind of obstructions!! :D
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Post by Narrow Minded » Mon Apr 02, 2012 12:35 pm

Pendo Pilot:68946 wrote:In my rule book from work it states what speeds & when trains have to be halted with various depths of water & snow. There is no mention of these kind of obstructions!! :D
Try the Sectional Appendix under "evacuation" ;)
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MDLR

Post by MDLR » Mon Apr 02, 2012 2:12 pm

Narrow Minded:68949 wrote:Try the Sectional Appendix under "evacuation"  ;)
Thank you for nearly flooding my keyboard with coffee!
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Post by Dr. Bond of the DVLR » Mon Apr 02, 2012 9:16 pm

H and S forum warning...

After lots of near misses I am issuing a warning - no drinking at the keyboard any more...
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Pendo Pilot

Post by Pendo Pilot » Mon Apr 02, 2012 9:35 pm

Mr. Bond of the DVLR:68981 wrote:H and S forum warning...

After lots of near misses I am issuing a warning - no drinking at the keyboard any more...
HAHAHAHA.
:D :D

I would of thought that 90% of people on here ignore H&S, most seem to display common sense anyway/ ;)
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