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 Forum: News and Sightings   Topic: Derailment at Brocklesby

Posted: 15 Jul 2014, 22:31 

Replies: 5
Views: 18599


Photo via WNXX forum

 Forum: Breakdown Cranes and Recovery Operations on Film   Topic: 66 734 recovery

 Post subject: Re: 66 734 recovery
Posted: 23 Jun 2014, 22:38 

Replies: 3
Views: 16900


That is really good, but it could have with being about 3/4 the speed it was, some times things happened too quickly.
I'm surprised there wasn't any lift music to accompany it?

 Forum: News and Sightings   Topic: Great Central Collision

 Post subject: Great Central Collision
Posted: 15 May 2014, 20:35 

Replies: 0
Views: 7853


Following a collision between a Class 37 and several Mk1 coaches at the Great Central Railway, Loughborough, ex Thornaby {i think} 76t is being used for recovery work.
Picture here

 Forum: News and Sightings   Topic: Crane required?

 Post subject: Crane required?
Posted: 06 Mar 2014, 17:36 

Replies: 2
Views: 11888


Side swipe between two freights at Gartson
News and photo via WNXX. Looks like a crane might be required / useful?

 Forum: News and Sightings   Topic: Collision within Possession

Posted: 14 Jan 2014, 19:34 

Replies: 2
Views: 13039


There is some footage of the Stewarts Lane and Eastleigh trains being shunted together by 73109. The cranes were in the middle of the formation, jib to jib.

 Forum: News and Sightings   Topic: Collision within Possession

 Post subject: Collision within Possession
Posted: 14 Jan 2014, 12:55 

Replies: 2
Views: 13039


Rear end collision between engineering trains within a possession at Long Ashes. Two cranes requested from Bescot and Wigan but apparently not required in the end.
Pictures of cranes enroute Here

 Forum: General Breakdown and Recovery Discussions   Topic: Longing for the local crane

 Post subject: Longing for the local crane
Posted: 26 Dec 2013, 15:13 

Replies: 1
Views: 11877


Well I've had an interesting few days on the Southern region, running around cutting up trees. Whole trees that have come out of the ground complete with roots and found their way onto the railway. I don't know if it happened during the "Good old days of BR" but we could have used a Breakd...

 Forum: News and Sightings   Topic: West Thurrock (Tilbury Lines) derailment 27 July 2013

Posted: 25 Sep 2013, 21:32 

Replies: 10
Views: 33808


I caught this programme by accident. I got the impression the road crane recovery was done entirely by staff from that company, as they seemed like they'd never recovered a wagon on it's side before?

 Forum: Makers, Allocations, Dates and other Miscellaneous   Topic: East Wimbledon ADRC 96201

Posted: 06 Sep 2013, 13:39 

Replies: 2
Views: 13132


Do you mind if pass this photo and description onto a few friends at Wimbledon?

 Forum: News and Sightings   Topic: West Thurrock (Tilbury Lines) derailment 27 July 2013

Posted: 06 Sep 2013, 13:38 

Replies: 10
Views: 33808


Thanks for the write up Simon, it's quite interesting to hear a human account of these things as opposed to a press release.
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