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Gyro:
Yes, I know this isn't strictly electronics related, apart from maybe what went wrong with the control / safety systems or whatever, but I just felt the need to share this news story!


--- Quote ---Whale sculpture catches crashed Dutch metro train

A train driver in the Netherlands has had a lucky escape thanks to a fortuitously placed art installation.

A metro train in Spijkenisse, near the city of Rotterdam, crashed through a barrier at the end of the tracks shortly before midnight on Sunday.

But rather than plummeting 10m (32ft) into the water below, the train was left suspended dramatically in the air.

It ended up being delicately balanced on the large sculpture of a whale's tail at the De Akkers metro station.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-54780430


I couldn't find any existing threads that could be massaged to fit - maybe we need a general purpose 'Sheer blind luck of the day' sticky thread. Dave, feel free to delete.
Gyro:
Another photo (copyright)...   https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-54840566
nctnico:
Yeah. That is something you don't see everyday. Needless to say the train driver has been extremely lucky.
Neilm:
First time I saw this article, I thought "Wow - that train driver was saved by a fluke"
TerraHertz:
Whale oil beef hooked!
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