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Title: Explosion on XC Train - 26 September 2019
Post by: SandTEngineer on October 11, 2019, 12:56:59
Don't recollect this being mentioned before: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/equipment-explosion-on-an-empty-passenger-train


Title: Re: Explosion on XC Train - 26 September 2019
Post by: broadgage on October 11, 2019, 14:29:46
Perhaps it was initially feared to be a terrorist bomb, and not publicised until investigations showed it be an accident.

Fortunate that it was on an empty train, looks as though this could have seriously injured or even killed anyone nearby.
Are there any better pictures available ? This is also now on the BBC news site, but that adds no new information to the above.



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