Bon Accord Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 43290 seen at Clayhill carriage sidings this afternoon. I suspect this rake worked the 0910 Edinburgh - Aberdeen, as the corresponding 1347 departure for Kings Cross was cancelled and apparently started from Edinburgh (presumably with a spare set from Craigentinny). Note the lack of lower skirting, particularly the door which covers the emergency coupling equipment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginelane Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 Yep, cancelled and if a ticket holder you can access the delay refund scheme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMS2968 Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 So what happened to the poor little thing? It appears to have hit something low down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Reid Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 Look closely at the buffer stop....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ady77014 Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 Oh dear! Did someone misjudge his speed then?.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bon Accord Posted May 31, 2015 Author Share Posted May 31, 2015 Look closely at the buffer stop....... Well done that man! I hadn't even noticed the plastic detritus adjacent to the buffer stop. Pity the poor soul who has to reply to the inevitable "please explain" letter. Anyway, here's a slightly better image of the bufferstop and what's left of the lower skirting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'CHARD Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 Oops! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffP Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 Considering the strength of that part of an HST, (I remember seeing a class 47 front that had been crushed by one....leaving hardly a mark on the HST), it's hit at quite a speed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMS2968 Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 Well, the 47 might have come off second best, but I think the stop block won this one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
45125 Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 The lower skirt has very little strength, the area above is the strong part. Al Taylor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modfather Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 Looks like a driver left it too close to the blocks, when the brakes have released from the other end its rolled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted June 1, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 1, 2015 What a feeble excuse for cancelling a train. Get a formula 1 pit crew in and that nose would be changed in 30 seconds. Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMS2968 Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 Ahh, but you can never find a Formula 1 crew when you need one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PhilH Posted June 1, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 1, 2015 Wouldn't like to be the front jackman on that crew... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammy Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 Especially if Grosjean was driving Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted June 1, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 1, 2015 Look closely at the buffer stop....... Ah, 'touch parking'. That bit is of course quite thin - the solid bit is the point of the 'snout' and above, in a collision on Landore depot many years ago the HSt PC was barely scratched, the Class 47 which it hit had to have a new cab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Harvey Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 The Driver was probably used to driving the NMT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted June 1, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 1, 2015 The Driver was probably used to driving the NMT. Just as long as it wasn't 43062 leading....... Cheers, Mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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