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Rochdale Train Fire (26/09/23)
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This is one of the same units that hit a fallen tree at Northenden on Sunday morning.
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(Link is to a tweet containing video taken from a passing train, showing smoke damage to the side of the 150)
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Assuming this is the unit in question
Yes. Link was posted in #5
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I think it will be touch and go whether it gets repaired or not. The fire has also burnt through into the actual passenger cabin, daylight can be seen through the floor!
Driver coasted into the loop outside Newton Heath (after losing power) with the train ablaze, that must've been a sight!
Driver coasted into the loop outside Newton Heath (after losing power) with the train ablaze, that must've been a sight!
As it's a /2 it wouldn't be too hard to use the intact coach to form another 3 car, or I suppose one of the 3 cars could be formed back as 2 car temporarily if required.
52 vehicle.
animationmilo
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Should send it to Landore where TFWs 150242 and 150279 are being repaired after the Craven Arms crash last May
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Still out and will be out for a long time.
I thought that was the most likely outcome. Thanks for the confirmation!
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Still there. Just trying to sort out a road move to it's repair location.
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Finally on the back of Allely's lorries today. Should be delivered to Brodie Engineering in Kilmarnock on Friday 23rd.
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Is it just the 52218 vehicle going away
Both were loaded when I went past this morning.
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Surely because of the fire damage one would assume?
marty56110
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I passed both coaches heading up the A1 near Wetherby about 14.30 today, assumed both must of been heading to Kilmarnock.
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Both vehicles
Because of the amount of damage the fire and the fire brigade did to the one vehicle.
What damage did the fire service do (unavoidably, obviously) just out of interest? Usually water damage of course, but structural would certainly be interesting!
I'm sure I read that they chopped straight through the floor.
That seems an odd thing to do, assuming it was accessible externally!
The fire brigade are generally very thorough. Given the cramped nature of the underframe equipment I imagine they wanted to be certain there was no fire remaining.