Bridge strikes

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https://twitter.com/9NewsQueensland/status/1651148450497716226

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https://twitter.com/10NewsFirstQLD/status/1651149414533046274

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Bridge strikes are a very serious issue - action needed! 27th April 2023 Greetings, Queensland Rail has launched...

Posted by RAIL - Back On Track on Wednesday, 26 April 2023

[ozbob]

App mentioned in the 10 News report above

Truckwiz Australian Navigation

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=co.roadwiz.tones.truckin&hl=en&gl=US

Promising ...  but the Government needs to afford more support to Queensland Rail.

There is only so much QR can do, penalties, education of operators and implementation of apps such as Truckwiz are really the realm of Government/DTMR.

Step up or step out! 

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Rail Express --> Bridge strike system in use at Toowoomba

... Toowoomba's North Street railway bridge has become the first regional site to receive a Structural Monitoring and Alert System (SMAS) system, which captures bridge strikes on camera in real time and can also measure the force of the impact ...

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Couriermail --> Notorious Wynnum rail overpass strikes again; bus jammed under bridge $

A Brisbane bus has been stuck for two hours after the driver unsuccessfully attempted to go under a notoriously-low railway overpass in the city's east.

Police, ambulance and fire and rescue services were all called to the railway bridge on the corner of Tingle Rd and Pine St, Wynnum, just after 6.30pm on Wednesday. ...

https://twitter.com/Translink_QLD/status/1653689453251026946

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https://twitter.com/NetworkRailSCOT/status/1660655578727710724

 

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https://twitter.com/railbotforum/status/1669865096179482624

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https://twitter.com/railbotforum/status/1689753145050808322

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https://twitter.com/9NewsQueensland/status/1690917407051882496

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Oh no! 😯 An important reminder from our Traffic Response Officers to be aware of vehicle heights and bridge limitations! Also make sure you're travelling at a safe distance from the vehicle in front of you.

Posted by RACQ on Wednesday, 6 September 2023

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https://x.com/railbotforum/status/1701738437630705793?

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https://x.com/ozbob13/status/1705467515600830480?s=20

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https://x.com/railbotforum/status/1711877369278107875?s=20

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Rail Express --> Size matters when approaching rail bridges

New vision released by Queensland Rail shows trucks, caravans, a bus, heavy loads and even a mounted camera slamming into rail bridges and protection beams, sending dangerous debris flying.

Queensland Rail South East Queensland head Scott Riedel said the new footage was alarming and has been released in a bid to curb the risky behaviour. ...

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Don't end up in a video like this, know the height of your vehicle and load, and plan your route ahead of time.

Posted by Queensland Rail on Monday, 16 October 2023

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Sunshine Coast News --> 'About time': road reopens after intermittent repairs to rail bridge

A road closed for more than seven months has reopened, to the relief of locals.

A section of Brockhurst Road at Nambour was sealed off in late March after a rail bridge, 4.7m above it, was seemingly struck by the top of a truck.

An 8km section of rail line was closed for about a week and there were significant impacts to train services while crews worked to make essential repairs to the bridge.

Passengers were shuttled between Nambour and Yandina by bus, while some freight train services put their stock on trucks.

Once the bridge's foundations were deemed to be strong and safe enough, normal train services resumed.

But further repairs on the bridge continued for months and the road remained closed. Motorists detoured via Duhs Road, Image Flat Road, Nambour-Mapleton Road, Netherton Street and Zealey Road.

Brockurst Road eventually reopened on Wednesday, October 25. ...

The rail bridge above Brockhurst Road, just before it reopened. Picture: Steele Taylor

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Couriermail --> Bus jams under bridge at Graceville $

Shock photos show a bus wedged under a bridge in Brisbane's southwest.

The Translink bus became lodged under a Graceville bridge on Tuesday afternoon. ...

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There were 13 reported Citytrain service disruptions due to this bridge strike.

 

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Couriermail --> Cleveland line trains back on track after delays following semi-trailer hitting rail bridge $

Residents at Buranda said they heard a loud crunch when a delivery truck hit a rail bridge on brisbane's southside on Thursday.

The top of the truck hit the bridge which has about a 3m clearance.

Cleveland line trains were suspended for half an hour between Buranda and Park Road stations after a truck hit a rail bridge at Logan Rd, Buranda just before 11am. ...

https://x.com/ozbob13/status/1735185345183137871?s=20

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https://x.com/railbotforum/status/1735435337642758603?s=20

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https://x.com/9NewsMelb/status/1739888847247245798?s=20

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https://x.com/railbotforum/status/1745080823311695880?s=20

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Couriermail --> 'Pleading with drivers to do their bit': Shocking footage of drivers slamming into SEQ bridges $

With 69 cases of tall vehicles smashing into bridges and causing train delays in South East Queensland last year, a rail boss is pleading with drivers to be more watchful.

Clumsy drivers smashing into bridges caused nearly 200 hours in train delays over 11 months last year as new footage shows the destruction inflicted across South East Queensland. ...

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https://x.com/10NewsFirstQLD/status/1747086100198568220?s=20

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https://x.com/railbotforum/status/1757531985361469641?s=20

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https://x.com/railbotforum/status/1767391576437948441?s=20

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Had an unconfirmed report of a BCC bus and a possible bridge strike Allwood Street Indooroopilly morning of 12th March 2024.

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https://x.com/railbotforum/status/1778205946738802702

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https://x.com/couriermail/status/1779701089073566165

[Jonno]

Did it hit the bridge or the protection gantry?

[Fares_Fair]

Did it hit the bridge or the protection gantry?

Story said it hit the protection beams.

[ozbob]

You can see that it was a beam strike in the clip above. 

There were no reported Citytrain service disruptions due to a vehicle striking a bridge yesterday. 

Beams did their job!

[Jonno]

Only had time to look at headline which says bridge.

[ozbob]

Only had time to look at headline which says bridge.

The media finds it too difficult to differentiate between protection beams and the actual bridge.

Every bridge strike report I check first if it has beams.

https://www.queenslandrail.com.au/inthecommunity/projects/bridge-strike-protection

Protection beam locations
Brisbane City - Countess Street
Dakabin - Alma Road
Dutton Park - Annerley Road
Graceville - Long Street East
Indooroopilly - Allwood Street
Moorooka - Muriel Avenue
Nambour - Price Street
Palmwoods - Margaret Street
Palmwoods - Woombye-Palmwoods Road
Sadliers Crossing - Gladstone Road
Thagoona - Kavanagh Road East
Woombye - Back Woombye Road
Wulkuraka - Dixon Street
Wynnum - Pine Street

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https://x.com/RailExpressNews/status/1782905312619774052

" ... Queensland Rail Executive General Manager of Assets Sarah Dixon said the spate of bridge and protection beam strikes between Monday 15th April and Tuesday 16th April was worrying.

"Nine hits in 48 hours due to careless driving is shocking and frustrating," Dixon said.

"Thankfully, only one of these was a vehicle striking one of our rail bridges, the remaining eight incidents saw vehicles strike protection beams, stopping them in their tracks before they could damage a rail bridge.

"Thanks to protection beams in place at these locations, the impacts to rail services were minimal.

"Each protection beam strike would have been a bridge strike if we hadn't had this important infrastructure in place. ... "

 

[Fares_Fair]

Only had time to look at headline which says bridge.

The media finds it too difficult to differentiate between protection beams and the actual bridge.

Every bridge strike report I check first if it has beams.

https://www.queenslandrail.com.au/inthecommunity/projects/bridge-strike-protection

Protection beam locations
Brisbane City - Countess Street
Dakabin - Alma Road
Dutton Park - Annerley Road
Graceville - Long Street East
Indooroopilly - Allwood Street
Moorooka - Muriel Avenue
Nambour - Price Street
Palmwoods - Margaret Street
Palmwoods - Woombye-Palmwoods Road
Sadliers Crossing - Gladstone Road
Thagoona - Kavanagh Road East
Woombye - Back Woombye Road
Wulkuraka - Dixon Street
Wynnum - Pine Street

Margaret Street is at the intersection of Woombye-Palmwoods Road. This is one site location, not two.
That's an error on the QR website or perhaps they mean both sides of the one bridge which is a possibility.

They should add protection to the rail bridge at Morayfield - William Berry Drive / Visentin Road connection. It's a common strike occurrence location.

[achiruel]

^ I reckon Logan Rd, Buranda needs a protection beam as well.

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https://x.com/ozbob13/status/1788035099529039984