Like your optimism, considering NR went through a phase of stripping out crossovers that allowed single line working. Also, with the push for green zone working across the board, using SLW for engineering works is also pretty unlikely going forward so putting it in for these rare occasions is unlikely to stack up.
Re-control is what it says, it isn't a re-signal.
You'd have to have a location with good road access, and you need specialist equipment to lift the coach off of the tracks and onto a lorry.
I was wondering the same thing, but how easy would it have been to get the disabled unit onto a road vehicle, and there aren't any spare driving carriages sitting around so it probably wouldn't be any quicker overall (though it would reduce delay to other services).
Was it the driving car that failed? Because to move the rest of the unit without the driving car probably means moving it unbraked. Which I can't imagine is a wonderful idea for the far side of Beattock Summit.
Looked that way from the pictures up-thread.
It was the rear axle of the front bogie of the leading driving car. This is it on the skate in the UPL at Lockerbie.
Of course it is now running backwards towards Carstairs ; I assume under its own power albeit slowly at 15mph.The rear vehicle is where the problem is. Info says its an 11 car Pendo so the rear vehicle , with the problem ,woud be coach L , 1st class restuarant/kitchen car , if it was running in usual formation with 1st class at the 'London' south end. I would therefore assume it cant be easy to detach it from the train. Also weight could be a problem when they move it by road. Wiling to be corrected ..!
Arrived into Abington 179L. The original plan was Carstairs. So not that far off and crews will be on their time limit.
Indeed. I meant leading when the fault occurred; so I was insufficiently clear.
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I can't remember - are there many active sidings between Carstairs and Polmadie to recess it into if things don't go to plan?
Some locations that I know of, it could maybe go into are the Law Junction loops between Carluke and Shieldmuir, Braidhurst loops outside Motherwell, or into Newton South Connecting line (rarely used) in the event there's an issue.
I once had to time a Preston - Crewe move on wheelskates (Class 86 I think). One of the hardest jobs I've ever done!
Nope front pan is down only rear pan up.
This is where I give a cheeky remark about the difference between "can't" and "shouldn't"...
Went past Thankerton just now (0052 ?) not much to see to be honest, just a slow Pendo , looks like should be Carstairs soon to be overtaken by freight train .
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