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 Forum: General Breakdown and Recovery Discussions   Topic: 1Z99/2Z99 Headcode

Rob Morel
 Post subject: 1Z99/2Z99 Headcode
Posted: 12 Jun 2013, 17:31 

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From this years railway rule book change in December, the time honoured fashion of describing headcode wise, breakdown trains **returning** from an incident with the 1Z99 headcode will cease that headcode only being used for equipment going to clear the line. Breakdown trains returning from an incid...

 Forum: Breakdown Cranes and Recovery Operations on Film   Topic: Unusual Recovery Cranes

Rob Morel
 Post subject: Re: Unusual Recovery Cranes
Posted: 28 May 2013, 16:38 

Replies: 3
Views: 14575
Quite a bit of history to those Cat cranes, known as 'Sidewinders', recommended viewing here - = http://hulcher.com/railroad-contractor/company-history.asp = With changes In the UK rail industry (both Heavy rail, light rail and preserved) a substantial business opportunity having re-railing and reco...

 Forum: News and Sightings   Topic: Go fetch the crane (with a twist)

Rob Morel
Posted: 10 Mar 2013, 15:35 

Replies: 0
Views: 8728
https://twitter.com/NetworkRailSCOT/sta ... 80/photo/1
courtesy Network Rail Scotland

 Forum: News and Sightings   Topic: NVR derailment

Rob Morel
 Post subject: Re: NVR derailment
Posted: 25 Feb 2013, 18:04 

Replies: 12
Views: 39193
link to image of incident -
http://www.flickr.com/photos/76451376@N02/8501530962/

The use of rerailing ramps appropriate here??

 Forum: News and Sightings   Topic: Recovery Men ?

Rob Morel
 Post subject: Recovery Men ?
Posted: 10 Feb 2013, 16:22 

Replies: 4
Views: 17309
An interesting article worth a read, (including comments under main article) http://www.scotsman.com/news/transport/owners-write-off-derailed-locomotive-due-to-costs-1-2783536 Anything to compare this with, In the steam crane era -, when does recoverable become unrecoverable? (easy to say all that a...

 Forum: News and Sightings   Topic: Salford Crescent (Manchester) Derailment (23/01)

Rob Morel
Posted: 24 Jan 2013, 21:25 

Replies: 6
Views: 20854
1Z99 crane & vans reported on site (haulage 67030) from Wigan
second crane (ex Bescot) en route (haulage 66046)

 Forum: News and Sightings   Topic: Salford Crescent (Manchester) Derailment (23/01)

Rob Morel
Posted: 23 Jan 2013, 16:53 

Replies: 6
Views: 20854
47500 the rear loco of a top & tail empty stock move reported derailed all wheels with subsequent small fire, no reported injuries to traincrew.

 Forum: Breakdown Crane Modelling   Topic: 45ton R&R steam crane in 7mm

Rob Morel
Posted: 12 Jan 2013, 00:05 

Replies: 4
Views: 23505
Laira had ADRR 95213 (adw19) of 1940 vintage but also ADRR 95216 (adw151/ds1580) 1945 vintage on its books over the years - ADRR 95216 later being sold to the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Rlwy during November 1983 but now on the Mid Hants Rlwy.
95213 is at the flour mill

 Forum: News and Sightings   Topic: Stand by for action?

Rob Morel
 Post subject: Re: Stand by for action?
Posted: 06 Jan 2013, 20:14 

Replies: 18
Views: 56072
Plenty of lifts, but these mainly overnight with the fast lines under possession, under the cover of darkness (floodlit) and no passing traffic, affected wagons being made lighter and ready for lift the hard way with contents removed with several hours of shovelling and opening bottom discharge door...

 Forum: News and Sightings   Topic: Stand by for action?

Rob Morel
 Post subject: Re: Stand down
Posted: 06 Jan 2013, 13:35 

Replies: 18
Views: 56072
All rail based recovery equipment now stood down from Barrow on Soar job and returned initially to Toton for onward movement to respective depots, so ADRC96710, 13 & 15 plus one set of vans at TO currently. = The report of 96714 at Worksop is a stabled 'static' sighting and not a crane deployed ...
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