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As it has been off the rails for a year, it should not crack for another year.

Hitachi have a full build schedule so to build a replacement would delay the schedule. They might not have enough lengths of all the different extrusions to make another vehicle and you can’t just buy a few metres, it’s a minimum of half a ton and you get many metres for that with at least 16...

Heating structural aluminium extrusions, specially heat treated to obtain high strength, above 120C can lead to softening if heated long enough. The higher the temperature the shorter the time to soften. Diesel fires under Turbostars have reduced the strength to less than one third of the...

Let's hope the structure hasn't been softened by the heat from the fire and it not safe to use.

STV website has a photo http://news.stv.tv/scotland/east-central/264043-train-derailment-causes-major-delays-for-passengers-in-edinburgh/

A really good book identifying depots is 'Railway Depots' by Paul Smith and Philip Stuart published in 2010 by Ian Allan, ISBN 978 0 7110 3482 2, giving all depot addresses in the country

Just announced that Wolverton Works open day has been postponed.