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You are more than likely correct breadnbutter, the back end carriages would have raised off the ground as the tram swung around the sharp bend, in a snake like fashion.
Everything you say is more than likely the tragic case. If the accident had happened one hour later in rush hour, there could have been dozens of fatalities. |
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were all those killed on the tram or where some just walking by ?
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Passengers foxy, it's not a pedestrian area
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-37979121
Transport bosses were warned a tram had "tipped on one side" a week before another tram derailed at the same corner killing seven, it has emerged. Shantall Singh complained to Tramlink saying she thought she would die when a driver "sped" around the bend near Sandilands station on 31 October. On 2 November, the company replied saying it would "fully investigate". Tram operators Firstgroup said it was "not appropriate to comment" as investigations continue into the crash. One woman and six men were killed, and more than 50 people were injured, when the tram derailed in Croydon on Wednesday. |
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The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) said the tram, which was carrying about 60 people, was travelling at 43.5mph in a 12mph zone.
In its interim report, it said there was no evidence of any track defects, or obstructions on the track. The investigation also found no malfunction of the braking system. The tram derailed last Wednesday morning shortly after coming out of a tunnel with a 50mph speed limit. Initial analysis shows the driver, Alfred Dorris, did apply the brake after coming out of the tunnel but only enough to reduce his speed from 50mph out of the tunnel to 43.5mph. The tram travelled 25m before stopping. TfL has offered to pay for the funerals of those who died but came in for criticism after it was revealed the families had not been told about it in person. |
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thanks zen
seems a high number of deaths when you see some of the train crashes . |
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The company seems not have been monitoring the speed of the tram drivers. Previous passengers have remarked about previous speeds and considering drivers have been able to choose their speeds through that tunnel and around the bend, then i would imagine this was an accident waiting to happen.
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