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Then there's a 144 (again, not sure which) which was practically rebuilt after only a few years service, after it lost an argument with (IIRC) a heavyweight 37 near Skipton.

It was 144017. A reverse shunt incident with 37681 back in January 1992.
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I believe 67002 is still going after this accident (not my photo).

Also a Tyne & Wear Metro car (4083?) which collided with a Leyland Atlantean at a level crossing back in the early 1980's is still in service.
 

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What happened to the 350s which were involved in the crash at the tunnel north of Watford Junction a few years ago?
 

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What happened to the 350s which were involved in the crash at the tunnel north of Watford Junction a few years ago?
264's leading carriage was sent to Germany to be scrapped & replaced (not before being "bombed" by budding Banksy's) and is running around with 233's good DM apparently (It may be the other way round).
 

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Probably goes without saying, but there's 91023 which was involved in both Hatfield and Great Heck accidents c.4 months apart and was ultimately renumbered to 91132 to improve its fortunes.

Also don't know if this is wibble-myth, but I had heard the EMD engine from the GBRf 66 (66734) that went down the bank at Loch Treig and was cut up on site was recycled and is now in 66799 (or at least one of the newer 66s).
Went into 66778 which was the last ever built of the class im sure i read somewhere.
 

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It was 144017. A reverse shunt incident with 37681 back in January 1992.
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Thanks, didn't expect to get the info after so long!

Another that I don't think has been mentioned is the 455 that a cement mixer fell on in Surrey (Bookham?). It is still in service but the most damaged vehicle was scrapped and replaced with one of the last surviving class 210 cars.
 
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264's leading carriage was sent to Germany to be scrapped & replaced (not before being "bombed" by budding Banksy's) and is running around with 233's good DM apparently (It may be the other way round).
Both been back in the country for a while both units went to germany for repairs.
 

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Another that I don't think has been mentioned is the 455 that a cement mixer fell on in Surrey (Bookham?). It is still in service but the most damaged vehicle was scrapped and replaced with one of the last surviving class 210 cars.
More complicated than that - it was a very professional (and safe) cut and shut job because the most damaged vehicle was the motor coach. Essentially the ex-210 driving vehicle had its cab removed and the "good" end of the damaged motor coach put in place. Plus I think some below floor work to accept the 455 motor bogies in place of the 210 trailer bogies then hanging all the electrical equipment. Huge job.


A Class 310 trailer coach (TSO 70756 from 310071) was also rebuilt (1970s I think) to replace an accident damaged Driving Coach (BDTSOL 76178 from 310094) and renunbered 76998. The DTCOL from 310094 (76205) must have been damaged as well because it was converted to a BDTSOL to replace another accident damaged BDTSOL that was written off (76150 from 310066).
 

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More complicated than that - it was a very professional (and safe) cut and shut job because the most damaged vehicle was the motor coach. Essentially the ex-210 driving vehicle had its cab removed and the "good" end of the damaged motor coach put in place. Plus I think some below floor work to accept the 455 motor bogies in place of the 210 trailer bogies then hanging all the electrical equipment. Huge job.


A Class 310 trailer coach (TSO 70756 from 310071) was also rebuilt (1970s I think) to replace an accident damaged Driving Coach (BDTSOL 76178 from 310094) and renunbered 76998. The DTCOL from 310094 (76205) must have been damaged as well because it was converted to a BDTSOL to replace another accident damaged BDTSOL that was written off (76150 from 310066).
I knew it had been a big job with the 455 but couldn't recall the details. Lucky that the 210 vehicle was still around I guess.

The existence of the 210s makes me surprised that the 769 project has been so problematic really, but that's something for another topic.
 

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Went into 66778 which was the last ever built of the class im sure i read somewhere.
66779 was last built. One of the other locos in that last batch had an engine out of a mainland Europe 66 that was written off in an accident. GBRf then acquired the engine.
 

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66779 was last built. One of the other locos in that last batch had an engine out of a mainland Europe 66 that was written off in an accident. GBRf then acquired the engine.
66779 was last built. One of the other locos in that last batch had an engine out of a mainland Europe 66 that was written off in an accident. GBRf then acquired the engine.
I was just about right 66778 was the last completely built new class 66 66779 had all the power unit and internals from 66734.
 

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I was just about right 66778 was the last completely built new class 66 66779 had all the power unit and internals from 66734.
Unless, of course, 66778 was the one with the engine from the scrapped Euro 66.......
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Unless, of course, 66778 was the one with the engine from the scrapped Euro 66.......
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On a few places online 66778 was the last completely built new class 66 , the july issue of railway magazine says the last batch of class 66s were built from spare power units at emd and the power unit from 66734.
It has a pretty comprehensive history of the class throughout there whole worldwide operations but doesnt seem to have anything about a written off european one, mentions that theres a few sidelined in egypt with crash damage and a lack of spares.
Be interesting to find out which loco it was cant seem to find anything about it online or in any magazines i have.
 

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On a few places online 66778 was the last completely built new class 66 , the july issue of railway magazine says the last batch of class 66s were built from spare power units at emd and the power unit from 66734.
It has a pretty comprehensive history of the class throughout there whole worldwide operations but doesnt seem to have anything about a written off european one, mentions that theres a few sidelined in egypt with crash damage and a lack of spares.
Be interesting to find out which loco it was cant seem to find anything about it online or in any magazines i have.
ERS loco 6616 was the one involved and the collision was at Barendrecht.

Photo here of the loco stripped of parts: https://www.mainlinediesels.net/index.php?nav=1000155&lang=en&id=8345&action=shownews#.W2v6ZBrTWhB
 

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Nothing new.
The Snowplough got rebuilt, no idea about the loco.
Annitsford on Thursday, 15th March 1888

No official enquiry ever carried out even though a fatality occured.
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Photo from the Newcastle Daily Chronicle.
 

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Scotrail 156456 to this day has an ill fitting and draughty gangway door after it's collision with a 37 at Craigendoran many years ago.
 

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There's also that DRS 66 that was given something of a bash in a possession in Scotland 3 or 4 years ago while (iirc) hired in by Freightliner. I forget the number, but I'm sure someone will know
 
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There's also that DRS 66 that was given something of a bash in a possession in Scotland 3 or 4 years ago while (iirc) hired in by Freightliner. I forget the number, but I'm sure someone will know
66428 was the loco involved in the collision at Logan.
 

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There's So that DRS 66 that was given something of a bash in a possession in Scotland 3 or 4 years ago while (iirc) hired in by Freightliner. I forget the number, but I'm sure someone will know
Drivers were hired into drs from freightliner.
 

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I knew it had been a big job with the 455 but couldn't recall the details. Lucky that the 210 vehicle was still around I guess.

The existence of the 210s makes me surprised that the 769 project has been so problematic really, but that's something for another topic.

I think even the thickness of the materials used in the bodywork of the 210 are different to a 455 coach aswell.
 

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The existence of the 210s makes me surprised that the 769 project has been so problematic really, but that's something for another topic.
Got to remember that the Class 210s were a more traditional DEMU with a power car containing an above floor engine and intermediate trailers and a driving trailer. The two power cars were scrapped after conversion for departmental use never happened. The trailers formed the Networker prototype - firstly as (45)7001 then 316999.
 

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Another cash survivor was 47046. Rebuilt as the Class 56 prototype following accident damage as 47601; then became 47901 when it became the Class 58 prototype.
 
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