Jordy
Established Member
6/4/06
Was on a Central 153 yesterday heading for Newark, was fine until just after Habrough (between Grimsby and Barnetby), when there was a small bang, and the driver slowed the train to stop just next to Brocklesby signal box. I thought that we had possibly hit a small animal or something, but once the train had stopped it became more obvious, the engine had cut out. The train wobbled slightly and then the engine came back to life and we were on our way.
Everything was fine until Barnetby, when the engine died once more as we were stopping, the driver phoned the signalman but then came back to the 153, restarted the engine and we were once more on our way. About 20 seconds after departing, it died again and by the time we were at Wrawby Junction it was refusing to start at all :mad:.
So, sat on the Lincoln branch about 1 minutes walk away from the extremely busy Wrawby Junction and what can they do to rescue us, Nothing!! Apparently the signallers were refusing to do anything except wait for the next Lincoln train to come and push us, which is exactly what happened, 2 hours later!
Grrrrrrrrrrrrr
Jordy
Was on a Central 153 yesterday heading for Newark, was fine until just after Habrough (between Grimsby and Barnetby), when there was a small bang, and the driver slowed the train to stop just next to Brocklesby signal box. I thought that we had possibly hit a small animal or something, but once the train had stopped it became more obvious, the engine had cut out. The train wobbled slightly and then the engine came back to life and we were on our way.
Everything was fine until Barnetby, when the engine died once more as we were stopping, the driver phoned the signalman but then came back to the 153, restarted the engine and we were once more on our way. About 20 seconds after departing, it died again and by the time we were at Wrawby Junction it was refusing to start at all :mad:.
So, sat on the Lincoln branch about 1 minutes walk away from the extremely busy Wrawby Junction and what can they do to rescue us, Nothing!! Apparently the signallers were refusing to do anything except wait for the next Lincoln train to come and push us, which is exactly what happened, 2 hours later!
Grrrrrrrrrrrrr
Jordy