#bridge strike

[indieretronews]

Bridge Strike - Modern 'River Raid' on the Amiga gets a digital download pre-order

But today the developers have given us another update, as not only is the game classed as a modern version of Activision's River Raid, but the website is now accepting pre-orders for the digital download!

[trainmaniac]

Derailment of CP 143 at Main Street on CSX Belt Sub, 9-13-17 by Rob Ball Via Flickr: Part of CP 143s train is shown compressed together after striking the Main Street bridge on CSXs Belt Sub in Buffalo, September 13, 2017. Not sure what happened here as of yet; there is a height restriction for one of the bridges on this stretch but is only on track 2 (left), not track 1 which the train is on. Evidently someone miscalculated the height of the containers when loading and the result of which is seen here.

[xupgeeks]

Bridge Strike Gameplay on the Nintendo Switch

[indieretronews]

Bridge Strike - Modern 'River Raid' on the Amiga goes Free!

But thanks to a heads up from our good friend Solo, he has told us the commercial version of the game can now be downloaded completely free while many of us are still in isolation.

[perezzdb]

Bridge Strike android game first look gameplay español

[indieretronews]

Bridge Strike - Modern 'River Raid' on the Amiga is now ready to enjoy!

But today there's a BIG shocker, as although Bridge Strike was due to be released during April, we've actually been told the full game can be digitally downloaded RIGHT NOW!

[thurlowparklabour]

Some success in our campaign to end bridge strikes - a south circular technology upgrade

Many of you will be familiar with the regular delay and disruption caused by bridge strikes to the railway bridge over the South Circular in Tulse Hill. It is the most regular hit bridge in the UK – the regular collisions have caused over 200 hours of delay to Southern and Thameslink passengers in the past 12 months.

The impact of a bridge strike is incredibly disruptive – the roads are blocked, the trains are delayed and traffic is routed down residential streets. After years of inaction from TfL and Network Rail, we have been working hard to raise the profile of the problem and get some investment in solving it. We have been working with local residents, TfL officers, our MP and the London Assembly member, Flo Eshalomi AM.

The bridge’s location, near to the Tulse Hill station platforms, means it isn’t possible to raise the level, so we are petitioning for long term investment to instead lower the road in order to ensure all vehicles can fit underneath without any collision. This is a significant engineering challenge and will require substantial investment.

In the meantime, we have successfully lobbied for better technology and signage to prevent oversized lorries from attempting to go under the bridge. A detector system has been installed which is triggered by overheight vehicles. This will set off an alert to drivers that they need to stop or turn off the road before the bridge. We have had additional signage installed on the bridge, steel beams to protect it and engineers based nearby at peak hours to inspect the bridge quickly if needed, to minimise delays to train services. We have also successfully pushed for CCTV to be installed.

The cost of installation and future maintenance has been shared by TfL and Network Rail, and the systems are linked to TfL’s London Streets and Traffic Control Centre. That means the condition of the system can be monitored remotely and if a fault occurs it can be dealt with immediately. The LED signs are low energy.

This is why we need a long term solution to this! It's a @TfL Red Route road @ThurlowLabour https://t.co/6aHgcLVtQK

— Florence Eshalomi (@FloEshalomi) August 19, 2016

[thurlowparklabour]

Bridge over Troubled Traffic*

A big thank you to residents and David McKenna from TfL for yesterday’s meeting about bridge strikes on the railway over the South Circular. 

It was a very productive meeting looking at - 

Bridge strike statistics - Thurlow Park has the most bridge strikes in the country

Impact on the local area of bridge strikes - economic cost of delayed journeys, effect on air pollution, impact on Lancaster Avenue when it is used to divert traffic, road safety, damage to bridge, cost to train operating companies

Long term strategy - David and his team are developing the business case for lowering the road as a way to prevent bridge strikes and to remove the need to divert any traffic down Lancaster Avenue. This will take some time because it is a complicated engineering challenge thanks to bridge foundations and the sewer. It will also have a huge impact on the road, as it would have to be closed for the works to be completed.

Short term strategy - David is installing better signage within the next 4 months. These will be “smart”, triggered only by oversized vehicles which should mean they are more effective. CCTV will be installed to monitor and measure impact

Our next steps as a community are to - 

The community will write to the mayoral and GLA candidates requesting that they all prioritise this issue.

David will feedback based on questions raised by attendees, including about whether lorry drivers and their companies can be prosecuted or fined when they hit the bridge, more data, maps showing locations of signs and how the community can support his business case. 

The signs will be installed within the next 4 months.

Feasibility studies will be developed, beginning now. This may include some drill holes and radars to identify services underground. These will be ongoing for the next few months.

Once a new London Mayor and GLA member are in post, we will organise a meeting to request that this is high on their agenda.

We will organise a progress meeting in approx. 6 months where David can share how he’s getting on. We can invite Network Rail and Thames Water, as appropriate. 

Thank you LARA for organising the meeting and Rosemead for hosting. If you would like to be involved in this project but weren’t aware of or able to attend the meeting, please get in touch on [email protected]

*excuse the pun, borrowed from Richard Alford on Lancaster Avenue!