Good lord that really is a mouthful !Chennai Central (Puratachi Thalaivar Doctor M G Ramachandran Central Railway Station)?
Is correct! Interesting the full name doesn't actually include the name of the city...Chennai Central (Puratachi Thalaivar Doctor M G Ramachandran Central Railway Station)?
Chennai Central (Puratachi Thalaivar Doctor M G Ramachandran Central Railway Station)?
Yes and yes.24/12/1910 was the date of the Hawes Junction crash. Is that relevant to this? Was the loco named after the winner of the 1907 St Leger?
I assume the loco was allocated to Leeds Holbeck?
Well Holbeck in my spotting days was 55A but well before my time I think it was 20A - so surely it is one of those numbers. Since your dates are well before that I suggest it must be 20.For the post-nationalisation years this was a Kings Cross loco, but that's not relevant. Don't forget that the link between the three is a number. I will tell you it has two digits. Now somebody must get it!
That's right.That would be LNER class A1/A3
Also Holbeck Shed Code 55
Deltics Racehorses Class 55
How the hell are they connected to the accident? That is the question
Not that. It was long before the days of OTMR/OTDRs so I don't think anyone would know exactly. The driver of the down express in evidence stated that his speed was about 65mph when he emerged from Moorcock Tunnel and saw the tail lamp of the two light engines ahead. He made a full application of the vacuum brake but the collision occurred only 5-6 seconds later, according to Major Pringle's estimate.Was the train travelling at 55 mph at the time of the accident?