Collision between car and train on the Looe Branch - 24 May 23 Posted by bobm at 18:17, 24th May 2023 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Reports of a car being in collision with a train at Coombe Crossing on the Liskeard to Looe line.
Car driver initially trapped but now freed and not seriously hurt.
Rail service suspended for the rest of the day.
Re: Collision between car and train on the Looe Branch - 24 May 23 Posted by bobm at 18:40, 24th May 2023 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Somewhat confusing report from Cornwall Live
https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/live-trains-stopped-cancelled-after-8467688
Re: Collision between car and train on the Looe Branch - 24 May 23 Posted by grahame at 22:57, 24th May 2023 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
At least they 'explain' there not-quite-right picture. An IET to Looe seems unlikely, even in many years time when they're on gentler duties like the castles now are.
Re: Collision between car and train on the Looe Branch - 24 May 23 Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 19:04, 23rd February 2025 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
No, it's one of their 'stock photos of a train' at Bristol Temple Meads again, isn't it?

Re: Collision between car and train on the Looe Branch - 24 May 23 Posted by LiskeardRich at 19:36, 23rd February 2025 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
No, it's one of their 'stock photos of a train' at Bristol Temple Meads again, isn't it? 

Your reply is almost as late as GWRs trains in Cornwall today


Re: Collision between car and train on the Looe Branch - 24 May 23 Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 20:24, 23rd February 2025 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
I know: I was, as usual, looking for something else when I happened to stumble across this historic topic.

Thankfully, the car driver in that particular incident was not seriously injured. Just a bloody nose, apparently.
Our frequent readers should know by now that the use of such clearly irrelevant images, in otherwise factual news articles, is something that winds me up somewhat. It's just shoddy journalism.

CfN.