Tram line closed due to derailment on train line
By Koalemos
@Asylum (47893)
Manchester, England
March 22, 2016 1:31pm CST
While out in the city centre today I noticed a message displayed on the Metrolink schedule board stating that the line between Whitefield and Bury was closed to a train derailment. This seemed very odd because the two services use separate tracks.
Fortunately there was an inspector on duty at the station, so I asked him how a rail derailment could affect the tram service.
Apparently the two lines are quite close to each other along that section, so I can only assume that the tram line has been closed in order to give access for emergency services and engineering crews.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
23 Mar 16
@RussTeed It was a Saturday morning while travelling to work. We hit a car that had been dumped on the tracks and the impact ruptured the steam pipes around the engine.
I ended up being taken back to the start of my journey, so I was quite late that day.
I can still remember the impact and thinking that the train had been derailed.
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
23 Mar 16
hope they get both services sorted out again soon
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
23 Mar 16
@arthurchappell I only remember making that journey once and did not pay a great deal of attention.
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
23 Mar 16
@Asylum I never realized though I have travelled to Bury by tram many times
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@allknowing (153544)
• India
23 Mar 16
Do you use the tram service regularly? We had that in the city years ago but not any more. When I was on holiday in Australia we did not join the group for a particular sight seeing option but instead just spent the day relaxing in the hotel and that was the day we got into a tram, just travelled and got off at the last stop - an experience I will never forget.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
23 Mar 16
@allknowing Not the trams in Manchester because they have doors that automatically lock.
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@allknowing (153544)
• India
23 Mar 16
@Asylum I think you can even jump in and out of a running tram.
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@Marilynda1225 (91044)
• United States
23 Mar 16
Hope the derailment didn't interrupt your commute today
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@garymarsh6 (23978)
• United Kingdom
30 Mar 16
OH dear hopefully no one was hurt. I have visited Whitefield my aunt lives there!
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@epiffanie (11327)
• Australia
23 Mar 16
At least it's not a bad accident or something more serious ..
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
23 Mar 16
Good thing you replied to a response/comment on your own discussion, Barry, or I might have been derailed from alighting on one of your own discussions.
This is the third time I've opened your page and finally landed on something by you.
When you were late that one time from what happened with the car, your work hopefully understood as it could be proved if needed. Still, it's hard to make up for lost time when it wasn't your fault in the first place.
This is the third time I've opened your page and finally landed on something by you.
When you were late that one time from what happened with the car, your work hopefully understood as it could be proved if needed. Still, it's hard to make up for lost time when it wasn't your fault in the first place.
