What happened?
Reports of a broken rail, that led to a Class 70 pushing the train (albeit briefly)!
What happened?
Sounds like a reported broken rail then, and at that location and time of day must have taken a long time to get an RDE or RDN to the site.
People unfamiliar with the Sleeper might like my video, which I posted in this thread: http://www.railforums.co.uk/showthread.php?p=2884108#post2884108
Broken rail, yes, but not quite the reason for the length of the delay, as it was a simple break and trains were authorised to pass at 5mph. CS aren't quite blame free. No I won't care to elaborate.
Broken rail, yes, but not quite the reason for the length of the delay, as it was a simple break and trains were authorised to pass at 5mph. CS aren't quite blame free. No I won't care to elaborate.
Broken rail in a neutral section.
10 metres of pushage by 70004 on 4M49 behind
10 metres of pushage by 70004 on 4M49 behind
Get those red pens out!
Among trainspotters, I believe convention is that red ink is used to record locomotive numbers.Please explain for new readers - less jargon please! To me a red pen is for a mistake implying an error or mistake !!
Impressive that a Class 70 was able to move that much mass....and the sleeper with a full length freight train tagged on the back - albeit for only 10 metres - is the stuff of red pen dreams.
Impressive that a Class 70 was able to move that much mass.
Indeed. But that was 'only' an 8+2 HST. This was 16+1, plus whatever it was already hauling.The haulage ability of the is impressive, that after all is what they were built for.
I seem to remember watching a video a while ago of a 59 pushing a HST while also pulling freight.
Sam
Get those red pens out!
In fact, what *was* the Class 70 hauling? Is it possible there was a new record set for longest train?
Impressive that a Class 70 was able to move that much mass.
I do want to know how many people had to sign off on that manoeuvre before it happened!
I presume to some degree Freightliner (even if it was just rescuing the next train on the line by propelling it briefly!) and the signalman (given the authority to do the propelling manoeuvre), but I wonder how many people in each organisation were involved.