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 Post subject: Welwyn Garden City
PostPosted: 15 Sep 2016, 15:21 
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An EMU went off a set of traps at Welwyn Garden City on Monday night.
BBC News report
Picture from Flickr
It's been declared a crane job and looking like recovery will be Saturday night using an Infrastructure crane instead of the dedicated Breakdown Crane?


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 Post subject: Re: Welwyn Garden City
PostPosted: 15 Sep 2016, 21:24 
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Posted a few pics for members in the 'Lifting Operations' section to discuss recovery operations
class 313 (055) 1976/77 vintage
DMSO 36.0t
PTSO 31.0t
BDMSO 37.5t


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 Post subject: Re: Welwyn Garden City
PostPosted: 21 Sep 2016, 13:36 
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How was it actually rerailed?

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 Post subject: Re: Welwyn Garden City
PostPosted: 21 Sep 2016, 18:08 
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still lies where it came off


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 Post subject: Re: Welwyn Garden City
PostPosted: 23 Sep 2016, 13:53 
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Indeed!!! -

http://www.whtimes.co.uk/motoring/derai ... _1_4703748

I think I should be speechless?

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 Post subject: Re: Welwyn Garden City
PostPosted: 24 Sep 2016, 16:30 
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"""""""""""" According to an informant, they are to be recovered this weekend. 'A crane is coming from Wigan' to do the job. This would means a NR Springs Branch CS breakdown crane.

I have no idea of exactly when the recovery is planned to take place, but it will probably be in the middle of the night. The location south of the flyover is not accessible by road, and I presume the crane will stand on the adjacent Up Slow Line. It will also be necessary to pull the ohl out of the way.

The crane will presumably arrive at the sidings on the Up side opposite the station, and I imagine to 313s will be removed to this location for onward disposal. Apparently, one of the units has quite serious damage, and since withdrawal of the 313s is expected to start in around 18 months, it may well be deemed to be beyond economic repair.

Although it looks like a relatively simple jack and pack job, one earlier story going round is that the ground is too soft for this, and that one of the units might be cut up on site, this would then release the other one for recovery once track repairs have been done. """"""""""""

We wait to see.

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 Post subject: Re: Welwyn Garden City
PostPosted: 24 Sep 2016, 18:31 
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Word on another forum is that a possession has been booked this Sunday 07.00 - 17.00.
Does that seem feasible?

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 Post subject: Re: Welwyn Garden City
PostPosted: 24 Sep 2016, 19:48 
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My informant has advised that the original re-railing attempt using the equipment (Bruff ?) from Hornsey resulted in the unit tipping further away from the main line due to attempted operation of jacks and slue beam on soft ground. Second attempt by DBC using breakdown crane from Bescot also failed due to soft ground conditions. Latest attempt will involve 1200t Demag crane supplied by Ainscough operating from an adjacent site, hence the need to clear some trees as mentioned in the newspaper article.


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 Post subject: Re: Welwyn Garden City
PostPosted: 26 Sep 2016, 09:56 
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This is all very interesting news and goes to show that an operation which superficially appears very straightforward can actually be anything but.

When I first saw the photos I thought that it would be a simple recovery with MFD gear!


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 Post subject: Re: Welwyn Garden City
PostPosted: 26 Sep 2016, 17:15 
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Is it out yet?

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