http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Rail bridge seriously damaged by lorry at Newcraighall en Mon, 18 May 2026 13:09:31 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14769#post-188125 Mon, 11 May 2015 11:31:40 +0000 chdot 188125@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"</p> <p>The spokesman for Network Rail said: “A large tipper lorry delivering to an adjacent construction site left the site with its body still raised and collided with the bridge, causing significant damage.</p> <p>"</p> <p><a href="http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/transport/rail-bridge-may-not-be-safe-after-lorry-crash-1-3769125" rel="nofollow">http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/transport/rail-bridge-may-not-be-safe-after-lorry-crash-1-3769125</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14769#post-187769 Wed, 06 May 2015 13:19:35 +0000 wingpig 187769@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@55.9348003,-3.092175,18z">A6095</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14769#post-187768 Wed, 06 May 2015 13:18:12 +0000 DaveC 187768@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Which road is this please? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14769#post-187689 Tue, 05 May 2015 15:00:19 +0000 Snowy 187689@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Now *that's* going to be an impressive insurance claim. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14769#post-187659 Tue, 05 May 2015 12:37:37 +0000 neddie 187659@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Bad lorry.</p> <p>If only they put human drivers in lorries to stop this sort of thing happening. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14769#post-187653 Tue, 05 May 2015 12:10:53 +0000 dougal 187653@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@SRD It probably came out of nowhere, as bridges are wont to do. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14769#post-187648 Tue, 05 May 2015 12:08:44 +0000 amir 187648@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>When this sort of thing happens (surprisingly frequently), I think what chance have pedestrians and cyclists got? Then I try to think about something else. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14769#post-187645 Tue, 05 May 2015 12:03:18 +0000 SRD 187645@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Why wasn't it wearing hiviz? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14769#post-187644 Tue, 05 May 2015 12:02:09 +0000 wingpig 187644@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Back open for rail, but will require "extensive repairs"...</p> <p><img src="http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CEO_F6TWIAAZAks.jpg"></p> <p>The other picture on Twitter shows a small pile of bits of bricks in the gutter of the road beneath. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14769#post-187639 Tue, 05 May 2015 11:40:41 +0000 Cyclingmollie 187639@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>From the reports on Twitter it seems the bridge has actually been destroyed (edit: it's to be reopened to trains but may need replaced). The road through Newcraighall is closed as is the rail line to the Park and Ride. Not sure if NCN1/76 is affected but the road closure can be circumvented by riding round by Gilbertstoun and into Fort Kinnaird from the north. </p>