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| Steam locomotive hits car at Sheringham level crossing | |
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| A steam locomotive hit a car in a crash at a level crossing. | |
| The 1912 Y14 locomotive ploughed into the silver Mercedes near Sheringham railway station, Norfolk, at about 11:30 GMT. | The 1912 Y14 locomotive ploughed into the silver Mercedes near Sheringham railway station, Norfolk, at about 11:30 GMT. |
| It is thought the motorist was heading to a nearby golf club at the time of the crash, which badly damaged the car. | It is thought the motorist was heading to a nearby golf club at the time of the crash, which badly damaged the car. |
| A police officer who shared an image of the wreckage said the Mercedes driver and three men aboard the engine were unhurt. | A police officer who shared an image of the wreckage said the Mercedes driver and three men aboard the engine were unhurt. |
| The engine - built in 1912 - had been travelling at 8mph to Weybourne to hook up with a dining car, a North Norfolk Railway spokesman said. | The engine - built in 1912 - had been travelling at 8mph to Weybourne to hook up with a dining car, a North Norfolk Railway spokesman said. |
| 'Train emerged victor' | 'Train emerged victor' |
| General manager Andrew Munden said the Sweet Briar Lane crossing's lights and sirens were sounding at the time. | General manager Andrew Munden said the Sweet Briar Lane crossing's lights and sirens were sounding at the time. |
| "We are all so relieved that this was a low speed collision and that no-one was injured," he said. | "We are all so relieved that this was a low speed collision and that no-one was injured," he said. |
| Services resumed by the afternoon after the Rail Accident Investigation Branch had given permission to clear the site, Mr Munden said. | Services resumed by the afternoon after the Rail Accident Investigation Branch had given permission to clear the site, Mr Munden said. |
| PC Jon Parker, of Norfolk Police tweeted: "Currently on scene at a train vs car incident. Unsurprisingly, the train emerged the victor." | PC Jon Parker, of Norfolk Police tweeted: "Currently on scene at a train vs car incident. Unsurprisingly, the train emerged the victor." |
| The popular Poppy Line route runs between Sheringham and Holt on the Norfolk coast. | The popular Poppy Line route runs between Sheringham and Holt on the Norfolk coast. |
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