taw valley said:
you relise that if that was a steam specile it could have ben alot worse so why are drivers told dont do that again and then start driving again?
Maybe because a steam engine has H2O in a gas form, pressurised at 250 pounds per square inch, a derailment involving a steam engine at working pressure is more serious.
Modern diesels such as an EWS class 66 use automated fire protection systems that will automatically such down the engine if a problem is detected.
At the end of the day, a 66 has had a disagreement with a set of catch points after a group 5 SPAD. Looking at the picture, it's safe to say the train wasn't travelling at any great speed when it left then track and remained in a near upright position.
I am puzzled as to why the crane was needed though, it's the 3rd or 4th time lately i've seen cranes used to rerail trains where the engine or rolling stock could be rerailed using jacks and abit of dragging