The £1.5m bump

Apparently a Pertemps Agency Gist driver unknowingly hit the parapet of a bridge (near Stone■■?) at the weekend and didn’t realise it till flashed up.

Sadly for him
(a) he was on a road with a 7.5 tonne weight limit
(b) it was a rail underbridge and the repair and delay costs so far have come in at around err £1.5m.

Needless to say he won’t be around long with Gist!

I wonder if he’s agreed to pay for damages out of his own pocket?

I wonder if gist self insure

Office had a right go at the driver by all accounts, still not sure he got the gist…

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So he hit it and gist carried on.

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Who gist a ■■■■

“Gist A Job”.


the jobs always been a good craic.

Pingle Lane…

Just hunting around with Google maps, is the closest I can get to the bridge shown in the pics. But, it’s such an obvious no-no from the main road that makes me doubt it.

Anyone know exactly which one has been clonked?

Forget that…

Just spotted three railway lines.

Doh!

yourhavingalarf:
Pingle Lane…

Just hunting around with Google maps, is the closest I can get to the bridge shown in the pics. But, it’s such an obvious no-no from the main road that makes me doubt it.

Anyone know exactly which one has been clonked?

bbc.co.uk/news/amp/uk-engla … e-47251322

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Agency driver delivered to Jewsons in Dover , working for Jewsons , left the delivery point then hit the railway bridge 200m down the road with the hydraulic clamp/lifter which he had failed to secure in the running position. He then tried to reverse out and collided with a passenger bus . He than vacated the cab and ran away .
The road was closed for 4 months while the bridge was repaired , the rail line was closed (it’s a main line ) for two weeks with a replacement bus service running then run at a restricted speed until repaired .
The cost ran into many millions of £s .

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I’m not an expert on bridges, but I reckon that’s about ready for a rebuild anyway…
those bricks below look well crumbly. ( is that a real word ? )

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adjective: crumbly; comparative adjective: crumblier; superlative adjective: crumbliest

consisting of or easily breaking into small fragments.
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adjective: crumbly; comparative adjective: crumblier; superlative adjective: crumbliest

consisting of or easily breaking into small fragments.
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thank you ,

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crumbly
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/ˈkrʌmbli/
adjective
adjective: crumbly; comparative adjective: crumblier; superlative adjective: crumbliest

consisting of or easily breaking into small fragments.
“the cheese has a sharp flavour and is crumbly and moist”
synonyms: brittle, breakable, friable, powdery, granular; More

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didnt know the make bridges out of cheese

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/ˈkrʌmbli/
adjective
adjective: crumbly; comparative adjective: crumblier; superlative adjective: crumbliest

consisting of or easily breaking into small fragments.
“the cheese has a sharp flavour and is crumbly and moist”
synonyms: brittle, breakable, friable, powdery, granular; More

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didnt know the make bridges out of cheese

They had to stop doing that when the rodents got to 'em.

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The problem arose when they tried to blame it on the Great Train Robbery :smiley:

It was the bridge over the line on Worston lane in Little Bridgeford, it’s tight enough in a car let alone anything bigger if you meet someone coming the other way

https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/in-your-area/lorry-crash-rail-bridge-entirely-2545765