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Ian J.

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The phrase 'King Coal' is probably unfamiliar to younger readers, or those who don't have connections with the (former) coal mining industry in the UK.  'King Biomass' doesn't have quite the same ring to it.

 

Coal trains from distant UK ports rather than local pits feed the three hungry Aire Valley power stations in Yorkshire at Drax, Eggborough and Ferrybridge.

 

Having discharged its load, 66119 heads 4A48 on 9th February - another load of empty hoppers from Drax.

 

 

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Smoke about to get in their eyes.

 

Shap this morning.

 

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and nothing to do with this thread but 200 yards further North this thirty foot ISO container lay.

 

Told it had been blown of a northbound train at 3:00 am this morning, skidding across the opposite track and down the embankment with the only casualties being a couple of bushes, about five yards of dry stone wall and some displaced embankment'

Luckily no train coming the other way and the overhead wasn't touched. Can't find any mention of it via google.

 

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Strange considering this also happened in 2008.

http://www.aslef.org.uk/information/100012/100039/106454/winds_blow_containers_from_freight_trains/

 

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Jubilee 45690 'Leander' simmers gently at Brighouse during its water stop with the late running 1Z69, 12:36 Carlisle to Preston - The Hadrian run by The Railway Touring Company, on 7th March 2015.

 

 

 

Edited to correct class of locomotive.

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Morning Porcy

 

According to Ken Harper writing on the Cumbrian Railway chatroom...

 

At approx. 02:30 a container was blown from the 4S83 Basford Hall - Coatbridge freightliner service, the missing container was in fact first reported by a member of the public who found it in the morning.

 

It blew across the path of the 23:40 Glasgow - Euston sleeper which passed the spot 10 minutes later.

 

No damage to infrastructure has been reported.

 

 

This so easily could have had a different outcome Porcy with only sheer good fortune preventing a very serious accident.

 

Duncan

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Nice photo, :good: Except she's not black and she's a Jubilee (5XP)... ;)

 

I'm obliged to you.  Thanks for the correction.  Original post amended.

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