nathanmallard
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On the 30th March, 2016, there was a serious incident on the Snaefell Mountain Railway, Isle of Man. Miraculously, given the circumstances, no-one was hurt or killed.
Recently refurbished tram No.3 was parked at Summit station in high winds, when it began to run away. Due to the gradient, the car accelerated quickly and derailed at a sharp corner, when it apparently rolled on to it's roof before disintegrating. Unfortunately, I do not exaggerate as the tram looks like a total write-off. Again, it must be stressed, it is nothing short of miraculous that nobody was on the car, or that the car didn't derail and proceeded to crash at the often-busy Laxey terminus at the bottom.
Link to more information and pictures here: http://www.iomtoday.co.im/news/isle-of-man-news/pictures-runaway-mountain-tram-crash-drama-1-7824668
Recently refurbished tram No.3 was parked at Summit station in high winds, when it began to run away. Due to the gradient, the car accelerated quickly and derailed at a sharp corner, when it apparently rolled on to it's roof before disintegrating. Unfortunately, I do not exaggerate as the tram looks like a total write-off. Again, it must be stressed, it is nothing short of miraculous that nobody was on the car, or that the car didn't derail and proceeded to crash at the often-busy Laxey terminus at the bottom.
Link to more information and pictures here: http://www.iomtoday.co.im/news/isle-of-man-news/pictures-runaway-mountain-tram-crash-drama-1-7824668