Bridge strikes

ozbob · May 14, 2021, 05:01:03 AM

https://twitter.com/railbotforum/status/1392917713844981765

ozbob · May 21, 2021, 09:39:36 AM

https://twitter.com/mtag_info/status/1395524262711103489

^ beam strike!

ozbob · June 10, 2021, 15:55:18 PM

https://twitter.com/railbotforum/status/1402866850631884809

Fares_Fair · June 11, 2021, 11:43:53 AM

On the up also, not good at all.

ozbob · July 14, 2021, 01:07:42 AM

https://twitter.com/railbotforum/status/1414964548830998529

ozbob · July 14, 2021, 05:09:22 AM

https://twitter.com/ozbob13/status/1415025288832983041

ozbob · July 20, 2021, 23:41:53 PM

Sunshine Coast Daily --> Pave the way for Palmwoods: MP says new signs possible for rail bridge $

Quote... There were 13 instances of a truck coming into contact with the Woombye-Palmwoods Road rail bridge at Palmwoods recorded in 2020, including one bridge strike and 12 strikes to the protection beams, according to transport department figures. ...

Queensland Rail released footage from the Margaret Street rail bridge in Palmwoods showing a truck driver crashing into the protection beam at speed on May 21.

ozbob · August 12, 2021, 05:02:56 AM

https://twitter.com/railbotforum/status/1425533060213186561

Fares_Fair · August 26, 2021, 20:47:44 PM

Add two more strikes to that tally, this week, two days in a row.

Quote from: ozbob on July 20, 2021, 23:41:53 PM
Sunshine Coast Daily --> Pave the way for Palmwoods: MP says new signs possible for rail bridge $

Quote... There were 13 instances of a truck coming into contact with the Woombye-Palmwoods Road rail bridge at Palmwoods recorded in 2020, including one bridge strike and 12 strikes to the protection beams, according to transport department figures. ...

Queensland Rail released footage from the Margaret Street rail bridge in Palmwoods showing a truck driver crashing into the protection beam at speed on May 21.

ozbob · September 11, 2021, 08:18:56 AM

https://twitter.com/railbotforum/status/1436454030641807361

ozbob · September 13, 2021, 11:15:13 AM

https://twitter.com/7NewsBrisbane/status/1437222853527552007

Road vs. road strike ...

STB · October 05, 2021, 06:13:28 AM

I'm on board the 6:02am ex Redbank approaching Darra, Guard just announced a bridge strike at Chelmer.

ozbob · October 05, 2021, 09:06:07 AM

Quote from: STB on October 05, 2021, 06:13:28 AM
I'm on board the 6:02am ex Redbank approaching Darra, Guard just announced a bridge strike at Chelmer.

Thanks STB. Only one disruption report related issued by TransLink.

ozbob · October 09, 2021, 09:21:40 AM

Fares_Fair · October 10, 2021, 18:33:59 PM

Excellent move here.
Anything that helps is a win.

Advice for the appropriate detour route would also help immensely.

ozbob · October 13, 2021, 04:37:03 AM

https://twitter.com/railbotforum/status/1447994587159699458

ozbob · October 22, 2021, 13:10:35 PM

Melbourne ...

https://twitter.com/mtag_info/status/1451368460517195776

ozbob · November 11, 2021, 06:10:47 AM

https://twitter.com/railbotforum/status/1458527418101108739

ozbob · December 01, 2021, 16:34:19 PM

https://twitter.com/networkrail/status/1465797288400412682

" Wise Up Size Up " <

ozbob · December 11, 2021, 10:25:07 AM

https://twitter.com/railbotforum/status/1469463103129620482

ozbob · December 12, 2021, 06:24:41 AM

Facebook ....

ozbob · January 05, 2022, 12:51:48 PM

Queensland Parliament

https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/tableOffice/questionsAnswers/2021/1620-2021.pdf

Question on Notice

No. 1620

Asked on 2 December 2021

MR S MINNIKIN ASKED MINISTER FOR TRANSPORT AND MAIN ROADS (HON M BAILEY)

QUESTION:

With reference to each bridge strike recorded by Queensland Rail over the last three financial
years and the current financial year (to date)—
Will the Minister advise (a) the incident date and time, (b) location, (c) the impact to the rail
network and (d) the amount of Queensland Rail costs recovered from the vehicle owner (or their
insurer)?

ANSWER:

I thank the Member for Chatsworth for the question.

Bridge strike incidents can be extremely dangerous and cause costly damage, as well as
frustrating delays for road and rail users. Queensland Rail is committed to reducing the likelihood
of bridge strikes and their impact through signage, engineering solutions and working with the
Queensland Police Service on enforcement.

Preventative measures can vary from site to site, ranging from signage to bridge protection
beams and height chimes. Since 2015–16, Queensland Rail has invested $15.5 million in a
program to install bridge strike protection beams on the approaches to 14 high priority bridges
across South East Queensland (SEQ) to prevent over-height vehicles colliding with them. These
beams are designed to stop over-height vehicles before they reach rail bridges, improving road
safety for road users, cyclists and pedestrians, and minimising train delays.

Queensland Rail has also installed 43 bridge impact detection systems across the SEQ network.
These bridge monitoring and protection systems include sensors and CCTV cameras, which
automatically detect incidents and alert Queensland Rail. This technology allows Queensland
Rail crews to remotely inspect the bridge for any damage, often allowing road and rail traffic to
resume more quickly. The detection systems have also improved reporting accuracy, which has
likely resulted in an increase in the number of incidents reported on the network.

With regards to the data the Member is seeking ((a) and (b)), the following table details all
incidences since 1 July 2018 on the Queensland Rail network.

Incident Date Incident Time Incident Location
2/07/2018 13:54:00 North Street, Toowoomba
5/07/2018 08:18:00 Keating Street, Indooroopilly
12/07/2018 12:09:00 Oxley Road, Corinda
29/07/2018 13:50:00 Highlands Road, Corinda
3/08/2018 15:19:00 Oxley Road, Corinda
7/08/2018 15:40:00 Bashford Street, Toowoomba
13/08/2018 18:40:00 Dixon Street, Wulkuraka
14/08/2018 11:08:00 Boomerang Street, Milton
14/08/2018 08:30:00 Dunlop Terrace, Corinda
14/08/2018 07:41:00 Oxley Road, Corinda
Incident Date Incident Time Incident Location
27/08/2018 14:04:00 Logan Road, Buranda
27/08/2018 13:08:00 Boomerang Street, Milton
4/09/2018 13:25:00 Muriel Avenue, Rocklea
5/09/2018 09:11:00 Dunlop Terrace, Corinda
7/09/2018 14:15:00 Burke Street, Wynnum
11/09/2018 09:55:00 Park Road, Milton
14/09/2018 13:30:00 Boomerang Street, Milton
14/09/2018 07:30:00 Bridge Street, Toowoomba
19/09/2018 14:21:00 Muriel Avenue, Rocklea
20/09/2018 12:16:00 Bridge Street, Chelmer
4/10/2018 12:11:00 Pickering Street, Gaythorne
5/10/2018 14:00:00 Pine Street, Wynnum
9/10/2018 08:15:00 Chelmer Street, Chelmer
22/10/2018 07:36:00 Oxley Road, Corinda
29/10/2018 07:35:00 Quarry Road, Corinda
7/11/2018 07:20:00 Pine Street, Wynnum
7/11/2018 03:30:00 Dixon Street, Wulkuraka
13/11/2018 11:58:00 Allan Terrace, Corinda
14/11/2018 07:26:00 Logan Road, Buranda
16/11/2018 09:25:00 Lock Street, Stanthorpe
26/11/2018 08:05:00 Pickering Street, Gaythorne
27/11/2018 07:27:00 Oxley Road, Corinda
29/11/2018 14:38:00 Oxley Road, Corinda
29/11/2018 11:40:00 Chelmer Street, Chelmer
5/12/2018 05:47:00 Muriel Avenue, Rocklea
13/12/2018 16:37:00 Pickering Street, Gaythorne
13/12/2018 16:22:00 Stockyard Creek bridge, Isis Junction
18/12/2018 11:45:00 Chelmer Street, Chelmer
2/02/2019 11:45:00 Logan Road, Buranda
6/02/2019 13:45:00 Logan Road, Buranda
6/02/2019 10:56:00 Bridge Street, Chelmer
7/02/2019 07:12:00 Oxley Road, Corinda
12/02/2019 12:58:00 Annerley Road, Park Road
13/02/2019 10:58:00 Pine Street, Wynnum
19/02/2019 09:00:00 Chelmer Street, Chelmer
20/02/2019 10:57:00 Cribb Street, Milton
27/02/2019 15:39:00 Muriel Avenue, Rocklea
8/03/2019 08:50:00 Bremer Street, Ipswich
9/03/2019 16:25:00 Quarry Road, Corinda
13/03/2019 16:35:00 Logan Road, Buranda
14/03/2019 17:23:00 Coomera Station Car Park, Coomera
21/03/2019 07:02:00 Logan Road, Buranda
29/03/2019 14:18:00 Bergin Street, Booval
29/03/2019 11:40:00 Bridge Street, Chelmer
1/04/2019 06:35:00 Dunlop Terrace, Corinda
8/04/2019 07:26:00 Oxley Road, Corinda
Incident Date Incident Time Incident Location
8/04/2019 01:23:00 Boomerang Street, Milton
16/04/2019 19:00:00 Rocky Street, Maryborough
16/04/2019 10:42:00 Cribb Street, Milton
18/04/2019 15:57:00 Jubilee - Daradgee Road Overpass, Waugh
24/04/2019 14:48:00 Market Place Drive, Beenleigh
24/04/2019 08:00:00 Sheep Station Creek / Visentin Road, Morayfield
1/05/2019 09:23:00 George St
16/05/2019 12:14:00 Logan Road, Buranda
16/05/2019 06:40:00 Oxley Road, Corinda
20/05/2019 06:21:00 Logan Road, Buranda
27/05/2019 14:00:00 Allwood Street, Indooroopilly
31/05/2019 13:01:00 Logan Road, Buranda
1/06/2019 09:50:00 Oxley Road, Corinda
6/06/2019 13:17:00 Allwood Street, Indooroopilly
13/06/2019 17:20:00 Pickering Street, Gaythorne
15/06/2019 12:39:00 Oxley Road, Corinda
28/06/2019 17:47:00 Boomerang Street, Milton
1/07/2019 13:28:00 Muriel Avenue, Rocklea
3/07/2019 11:35:00 Oxley Road, Corinda
9/07/2019 13:18:00 Oxley Road, Corinda
12/07/2019 17:06:00 Pickering Street, Gaythorne
16/07/2019 18:20:00 Sheep Station Creek / Visentin Road, Morayfield
24/07/2019 07:23:00 Dunlop Terrace, Corinda
25/07/2019 14:02:00 Boomerang Street, Milton
29/07/2019 12:33:00 Sheep Station Creek / Visentin Road, Morayfield
12/08/2019 05:25:00 Chelmer Street, Chelmer
13/08/2019 11:39:00 Bridge Street, Rocklea
17/08/2019 05:33:00 Park Road, Milton
20/08/2019 08:20:00 Logan Road, Buranda
10/09/2019 07:10:00 Dunlop Terrace, Corinda
11/09/2019 03:35:00 Logan Road, Buranda
19/09/2019 13:25:00 Pickering Street, Gaythorne
20/09/2019 13:54:00 Pine Street, Wynnum
20/09/2019 06:48:00 Sheep Station Creek / Visentin Road, Morayfield
25/09/2019 11:50:00 Muriel Avenue, Rocklea
30/09/2019 14:25:00 Muriel Avenue, Rocklea
30/09/2019 11:10:00 Sheep Station Creek / Visentin Road, Morayfield
1/10/2019 16:10:00 Sheep Station Creek / Visentin Road, Morayfield
1/10/2019 11:35:00 Bergin Street, Booval
5/10/2019 23:20:00 Sheep Station Creek / Visentin Road, Morayfield
15/10/2019 15:27:00 Rosebed Street / Eudlo Creek, Eudlo
24/10/2019 14:56:00 Muriel Ave
24/10/2019 14:35:00 Gregory River Overflow
24/10/2019 08:23:00 Muriel Avenue, Rocklea
30/10/2019 06:48:00 Chelmer Street, Chelmer
11/11/2019 17:30:00 Allan Terrace, Corinda
Incident Date Incident Time Incident Location
14/11/2019 07:15:00 Cribb Street, Milton
18/11/2019 08:12:00 Logan Road, Buranda
23/11/2019 14:35:00 Oxley Road, Corinda
25/11/2019 22:30:00 Muriel Avenue, Rocklea
28/11/2019 15:21:00 Dunlop Terrace, Corinda
28/11/2019 13:01:00 Park Road, Milton
29/11/2019 15:49:00 Muriel Avenue, Rocklea
30/11/2019 12:00:00 Logan Road. Buranda
16/12/2019 07:39:00 Logan Road. Buranda
23/12/2019 17:47:00 Pickering Street, Gaythorne
27/12/2019 12:51:00 Coomera Station Car Park, Coomera
30/12/2019 13:09:00 Oxley Road, Corinda
6/01/2020 08:36:00 Logan Road, Buranda
13/01/2020 10:18:00 Ernest Street South Brisbane
17/01/2020 09:35:00 Sheep Station Creek / Visentin Road, Morayfield
20/01/2020 12:12:00 Allwood Street, Toowoomba
23/01/2020 14:58:00 North Street, Toowoomba
28/01/2020 12:55:00 North Street, Willowburn
31/01/2020 13:07:00 Boomerang Street, Milton
31/01/2020 12:15:00 Exhibition
5/02/2020 12:40:00 Sylvan Road, Toowong
5/02/2020 10:58:00 Park Road, Milton
8/02/2020 09:33:00 Oxley Road, Corinda
8/02/2020 09:30:00 Brisbane Street, Chelmer
11/02/2020 06:50:00 Park Road, Yeronga
24/02/2020 04:52:00 Logan Road, Buranda
8/03/2020 05:00:00 North Street, Toowoomba
15/03/2020 08:15:00 Sheep Station Creek / Visentin Road, Morayfield
17/03/2020 06:56:00 Muriel Avenue, Rocklea
25/03/2020 11:56:00 Sheep Station Creek / Visentin Road, Morayfield
25/03/2020 11:31:00 Pickering Street, Gaythorne
27/03/2020 08:37:00 Oxley Road, Corinda
28/03/2020 08:55:00 Bergin Street, Booval
31/03/2020 10:02:00 Cribb Street, Milton
3/04/2020 12:22:00 Dunlop Terrace, Corinda
24/04/2020 15:38:00 Stanmore Road, Beenleigh
8/05/2020 15:31:00 Woombye Road/ Blackall Street, Woombye
22/05/2020 08:54:00 Oxley Road, Corinda
5/06/2020 08:49:00 Burke Street, Wynnum
7/06/2020 09:25:00 Market Place Drive, Beenleigh
9/06/2020 16:45:00 Dunlop Terrace, Corinda
19/06/2020 18:50:00 Sylvan Road, Toowong
28/06/2020 18:34:00 Quarry Road, Corinda
6/07/2020 13:00:00 Logan Road, Buranda
7/07/2020 11:22:00 Dunlop Terrace, Corinda
9/07/2020 06:30:00 Logan Road, Buranda
Incident Date Incident Time Incident Location
13/07/2020 11:26:00 Boomerang Street, Milton
16/07/2020 15:21:00 Dunlop Terrace, Corinda
22/07/2020 15:20:00 Sheep Station Creek / Visentin Rd, Morayfield
30/07/2020 11:04:00 Oxley Road, Corinda
3/08/2020 17:32:00 Logan Road, Buranda
11/08/2020 13:09:00 Rosebed Street / Eudlo Creek, Eudlo
13/08/2020 13:10:00 Quarry Road, Corinda
15/08/2020 12:18:00 Bergin Street, Booval
21/08/2020 17:05:00 Logan Road, Buranda
21/08/2020 11:00:00 Fitzroy Street, Warwick
28/08/2020 14:29:00 Rosebed Street / Eudlo Creek, Eudlo
17/09/2020 06:10:00 Logan Road, Buranda
22/09/2020 10:51:00 Long Street East, Graceville
24/09/2020 09:47:00 Dunlop Terrace, Corinda
25/09/2020 23:44:00 Logan Road, Buranda
30/09/2020 20:51:00 Park Road, Milton
9/10/2020 14:18:00 Margaret Street, Palmwoods
20/10/2020 12:41:00 Bergin Street, Booval
21/10/2020 18:23:00 New Settlement Road, Narangba
21/10/2020 09:35:00 Rosebed Street / Eudlo Creek, Eudlo
24/10/2020 09:00:00 Subway Avenue, Pomona
26/10/2020 17:50:00 Pine Street, Wynnum
26/10/2020 11:30:00 Arundell Avenue, Nambour
27/10/2020 15:53:00 Cue Street, Auchenflower
27/10/2020 13:05:00 William Berry Drive, Morayfield
31/10/2020 10:40:00 Quarry Road, Corinda
31/10/2020 08:39:00 Long Street, Graceville
13/11/2020 13:27:00 Bergin Street, Booval
24/11/2020 09:10:00 Dunlop Terrace, Corinda
30/11/2020 10:26:00 Paynter Creek / Woombye Rd, Woombye
4/12/2020 17:00:00 Park Road, Milton
9/12/2020 19:30:00 Park Road, Milton
9/12/2020 14:38:00 Pickering Street, Gaythorne
9/12/2020 06:28:00 Chelmer Street, Chelmer
11/12/2020 09:04:00 Oxley Road, Corinda
14/12/2020 09:19:00 Bridge Street, Chelmer
22/12/2020 12:42:00 Sylvan Road, Toowong
8/01/2021 14:47:00 Oxley Road, Corinda
17/01/2021 14:25:00 Neill Rd/Mooloolah River, Mooloolah
25/01/2021 15:33:00 Logan Road, Buranda
26/01/2021 21:25:00 North Street, Toowoomba
28/01/2021 06:45:00 Park Road, Yeronga
29/01/2021 14:29:00 Dunlop Terrace, Corinda
6/02/2021 11:22:00 Lock Street, Stanthorpe
8/02/2021 14:18:00 Chelmer Street, Chelmer
8/02/2021 13:11:00 Logan Road, Buranda
Incident Date Incident Time Incident Location
2/03/2021 06:15:00 Oxley Road, Corinda
3/03/2021 12:10:00 North Street, Toowoomba
4/03/2021 11:30:00 Muriel Avenue, Rocklea
10/03/2021 08:00:00 Park Road, Yeronga
29/03/2021 08:45:00 Chelmer Street, Chelmer
9/04/2021 12:17:00 Park Road, Yeronga
13/04/2021 13:12:00 Oxley Road, Corinda
16/04/2021 14:50:00 Lock Street, Stanthorpe
20/04/2021 14:55:00 North Street, Toowoomba
20/04/2021 13:20:00 North Street, Toowoomba
20/04/2021 06:23:00 Oxley Road, Corinda
27/04/2021 15:52:00 Margaret Street, Palmwoods
27/04/2021 04:58:00 Oxley Road, Corinda
7/05/2021 14:12:00 Quarry Road, Corinda
7/05/2021 11:05:00 Goodwood Road, Elliott
12/05/2021 07:38:00 Margaret Street, Palmwoods
13/05/2021 13:44:00 Bertha Street, Goodna
27/05/2021 08:15:00 North Street, Willowburn
28/05/2021 14:40:00 Park Road, Milton
7/06/2021 14:55:00 Alma Road, Dakabin
7/06/2021 10:32:00 Logan Road, Buranda
15/06/2021 09:16:00 Park Road, Milton
21/06/2021 16:06:00 Margaret Street, Palmwoods
22/06/2021 12:56:00 Plantation Creek, Home Hill
28/06/2021 00:10:00 Wembley Road, Woodridge
5/07/2021 12:35:00 Sheep Station Creek - William Berry Drive, Morayfield
17/07/2021 15:25:00 Southern Line Railway, Cambooya
21/07/2021 07:05:00 Oxley Road, Corinda
6/08/2021 12:41:00 Annerley Road, Dutton Park
6/08/2021 11:24:00 Cambooya Rail Bridge north end, Cambooya
9/08/2021 15:10:00 Rosebed Street / Eudlo Creek, Eudlo
11/08/2021 12:59:00 Boundary Road, Narangba
13/08/2021 09:50:00 Boomerang Street, Milton
19/08/2021 18:17:00 Long Street Bridge, Graceville
20/08/2021 16:59:00 Margaret Street, Palmwoods
25/08/2021 06:23:00 Margaret Street, Palmwoods
27/08/2021 16:22:00 William Berry Drive, Morayfield
27/08/2021 13:18:00 Long Street, Graceville
30/08/2021 08:04:00 North Street, Willowburn
3/09/2021 16:20:00 Dual Gauge Bridge - Dutton Park
8/09/2021 12:00:00 Logan Road, Buranda
13/09/2021 08:54:00 Berrima Street, Wynnum
18/09/2021 09:53:00 Subway Avenue, Pomona
24/09/2021 13:09:00 Chelmer Street, Chelmer
1/10/2021 07:31:00 Church Street, Goodna
5/10/2021 05:58:00 Bridge Street, Chelmer
Incident Date Incident Time Incident Location
9/10/2021 23:06:00 Sheep Station Creek / Visentin Road, Morayfield
11/10/2021 07:29:00 Bridge Street, Chelmer
16/10/2021 06:33:00 Annerley Road, Dutton Park
23/10/2021 00:42:00 Peel Street, South Brisbane
27/10/2021 09:04:00 Dunlop Terrace, Corinda
28/10/2021 08:03:00 Muriel Avenue, Rocklea
28/10/2021 04:26:00 Park Road, Yeronga
8/11/2021 11:15:00 Sheep Station Creek Road, Morayfield
9/11/2021 16:20:00 Allan Terrace, Corinda
19/11/2021 12:30:00 Park Road, Milton
25/11/2021 12:19:00 Cue Street, Auchenflower
25/11/2021 11:04:00 Pickering Street, Gaythorne, Gaythorne, Gaythorne
29/11/2021 07:02:00 Pine Street, Wynnum

(c) While bridge strikes cause disruption to services, the number of services impacted can vary
depending on the severity as well as the day, time and location of the incident. From 1 July
2018 to 30 November 2021, bridge strikes have resulted in 1109 service delays on the SEQ
network. Queensland Rail is not able to provide the data on the impact to travel and tourism
services as a result of a bridge strike. Any impact would have only been minimal due to the
frequency of services operated in regional areas.

(d) Motorists who damage rail infrastructure can be fined up to $1102 and four demerit points.
While Queensland Rail actively pursues motorists for the cost of repairs for damage, a
bridge strike does not automatically result in a recovery claim being made against the
responsible third party. If the matter goes to court, the maximum penalty for causing
damage to rail infrastructure is 80 penalty units ($11,028). From 1 July 2018 to
30 November 2021, Queensland Rail has recovered $203,722.03 in repair costs, with
11 claims currently underway.