Re: Railways and Runways

In article <442d6e0b_2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, John Law wrote:
"Nick Pedley" <nicholaspedley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:e0hmjq$tt6$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
You may have heard of Ryanair's latest mishap with an Airbus A320 landing
at
the wrong airfield, Ballykelly Army Base which is 5 miles from Derry
Airport.

What you may not know is that Ballykelly is possibly the only airfield in
Europe, possibly even the whole world, where a railway crosses the
runway....
http://web.ukonline.co.uk/n.feist/Shack/Shack.htm

Anybody have other pictures of this or similar locations?

Nick

This particular runway is no longer in use. An interesting fact was that
there were block instruments in the control tower!

Shirley the Air Traffic Control must take some responsibility if the aircraft
is so far off its approach/glide path.

The nearest UK equivalent to this incident is planes overshooting the runway
at Southend and ending up close to/on the railway line. I am amazed that
something similar has never? happened at Luton, where the railway runs in
cutting at right angles to the runway end.


--

Jock Mackirdy
Bedford


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