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Was it really 6 hours between the incident and the passengers being de-trained at Westbury?  No, it was just under 5 hours before the hauled set made it into Westbury (i.e. between 1409 when the incident occurred and 1903). I guess this was due to the extensive damage to WSP and braking system and no doubt its 5mph top speed! |
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« Reply #91 on: August 12, 2010, 19:40:28 » |
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Opps, bad maths on my part.  Still a long time though. EDIT:
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« Reply #92 on: October 31, 2010, 23:48:10 » |
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Just to update this thread a bit, I spoke to the involved Plymouth driver last week. He has now returned to work and is currently refreshing his route knowledge prior to returning to normal driving duties.
Power car still at Brush apparently.
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« Reply #93 on: November 01, 2010, 00:07:40 » |
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Ta for the update, TSM▸ . Glad to hear the driver is back in the saddle.
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« Reply #94 on: February 20, 2011, 01:07:40 » |
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Saw 43041 at Bristol T.M. yesterday, now back in service with new cab.
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« Reply #95 on: February 20, 2011, 01:16:27 » |
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« Reply #97 on: December 27, 2023, 18:13:23 » |
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43129 has hit a tree on a run between Perth and Aberdeen today. Looks a bit of a mess - by a miracle, the driver escaped serious injury I believe.
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« Reply #98 on: March 11, 2024, 16:22:42 » |
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The train driver in that Lavington incident escaped with no more than a sprained wrist - that's really quite remarkable, looking at the extent of the damage caused by the tree v the cab |
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William Huskisson MP▸ was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830. Many more have died in the same way since then. Don't take a chance: stop, look, listen.
"Level crossings are safe, unless they are used in an unsafe manner." Discuss.
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« Reply #99 on: August 31, 2024, 19:50:44 » |
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And I was the very lucky driver sent to Westbury to bring the HST▸ back to BTM▸ . I had a fitter with me who I had to help with the brake continuity test. I then ran at a top speed of ten MPH from Westbury with a requirement for 5 MPH over point work at fittings due to the wheelset damage. I ran non stop and it took over 3 1/2 hours to complete the journey. I was doing the required 5 MPH from the trailing crossing at St Anne's the rest of the way into BTM. I parked the set in the up through unintentionally leaving the damaged power car opposite what is now the main gateline.
I made sure of a couple of pints from the (un)kind controller who volunteered me for this task.
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« Reply #100 on: August 31, 2024, 19:57:56 » |
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I made sure of a couple of pints from the (un)kind controller who volunteered me for this task.
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