darren01 Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 Hi I found this on Youtube,amazing bit of film of where this loco eneded up, no one wasn hurt in the crash,But just could not beliveve it. Darren Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jamie92208 Posted February 28, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 28, 2013 You just have to ask which one is the skip? Jamie Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete 75C Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 I remember reading about this. 67002 was working a postal when the brakes failed. It hit the back of the coal train at enough speed to cause it to ride up onto one of the wagons. As the coal train was still moving, 67002 was then dragged into the bridge. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
forest2807 Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 How did it end up their what? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gwiwer Posted February 28, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 28, 2013 Clearly struck in the rear and pushed over the MGR as can be seen from the impact damage to the cab. That could not have been caused by the coal train. That loco is named "Special Delivery" isn't it? Very apt in the circumstances. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cromptonnut Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 I always remember when the model came out wanting to take out the motorised bogie, somehow build up a hopper wagon body/chassis around it, then mount the remains of the loco on top so it could go sailing past - thankfully before I spent out any money (and the loco being new was still full price of course) realised that the same thing would happen to my model, it would be great until it got to a bridge. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 One that could have been avoided this, as the driver didn't hit the emergency brake plunger on this occasion! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob D2 Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 whoops ! expensive mistake . I bet he needed new undercrackers... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanders Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 Ah yes, Lawrence Hill. That was an interesting one, certainly. The loco was there for nearly a week if I remember correctly. It was quite a view going past that on the bus twice a day. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodshaw Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 How did it end up their what? Their expensive mistake? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HullCityB17 Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 Hi I found this on Youtube,amazing bit of film of where this loco eneded up, no one wasn hurt in the crash Darren Sorry Darren, but the driver suffered head injuries from this crash - see both Wiki & also http://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/eventsummary.php?eventID=6299 - I hope you meant to say there were no fatalities as you would be lucky to get out of the cab without injuring yourself! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talltim Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 I think that HAA is overloaded Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivercider Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 There were two drivers (as booked) on the train at the time, though for other reasons one was not the rostered man. The driver of the front loco, who was injured, jumped before impact. cheers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 So, what do you get if you attempt to breed a 67 with an HAA? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jamie92208 Posted March 1, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 1, 2013 So, what do you get if you attempt to breed a 67 with an HAA? Wasn't there a poem that I daren't quote about a camel and the Sphinx which ended up 'That accounts for the hump on the camel and the Sphinx's inscrutable smile" Perhaps that explains the styling on the 67. Jamie Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 I'm trying to remember what this incident was due to: IIRC, it was the result of a brake valve being left in the wrong position, so the 67 was effectively the only vehicle upon which the brakes worked. In effect, the mail train was a runaway- I've seen several unfitted coal trains do this sort of thing back in the 1970s, but never what should have been a fully-braked train. Given how busy both road and railway are at that point, it is pretty amazing the casualty list wasn't a lot longer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glorious NSE Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 My recollection is similar, and yes you only have to imagine the coal train as a standing 143 off Severn beach... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xerces Fobe2 Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 EWS -Engine Wouldn't Stop! XF Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold RedgateModels Posted March 25, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 25, 2013 Saw this over the weekend when my 7 year old stumbled on it on Youtube after starting with one of my DCC sound videos. Amazing what you can find when you follow the suggestions at the end of a vid. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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