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Train Fire 30/08/2011 at 10:42 #20373
andrewf6672
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Loco reported as 90042

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-14716154

UPDATE:National rail enquiries service distruption page seems to know nothing about it

Last edited: 30/08/2011 at 10:46 by andrewf6672
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Re: Train Fire 30/08/2011 at 11:17 #20378
jc92
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from the picture looks like a loco fire on the 90 probably a flashover
"We don't stop camborne wednesdays"
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Re: Train Fire 31/08/2011 at 00:48 #20433
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" said:
UPDATE:National rail enquiries service distruption page seems to know nothing about it
http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/service_disruptions/sab4a08d98b0426e920388de891303ee/details.html - Interestingly, with a link to the same story linked to here.


Hearing about this has reminded me of this YouTube video.

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Re: Train Fire 31/08/2011 at 16:12 #20441
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The loco (working 4L89) caught fire on the Up Slow Line near Castlethorpe. The OHLE was isolated for around 3 hours or so while the fire service attended and tackled the fire. 57304 was sent to rescue the train, and drag it to Bletchley, where it was inspected. Once the fire was under control, the Fast Lines were re-opened with a 5mph speed restriction, with a full re-opening once 4L89 had been rescued.

4L89 eventually continued - 7 hours late at Watford when I last checked!

A pair of Pendolini were stuck in Platforms 5 & 6 at Milton Keynes for the whole time (as well as some trains on the Up Fast north of the blockage), complete with some very disgruntled passengers. Interestingly, an LM Class 350 was worked permissively into Platform 5 behind one of the 390s - the signaller instructed the driver of the 390 to draw up to the platform end signal so the 350 could clear the track circuit! It was certainly an interesting one to watch from the office window!

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Re: Train Fire 31/08/2011 at 16:16 #20442
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Pendolini
Genius!

" said:
It was certainly an interesting one to watch from the office window!
The perfect spotters view!

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Re: Train Fire 05/09/2011 at 16:08 #20612
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there was the steam train that caused 2 houses to burn and 17 fields to burn around the doncaster area
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Re: Train Fire 05/09/2011 at 17:30 #20613
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30777 was the culprit there Razzabazza123

30777 has been banned from running on the rails by Network Rail until it has been fixed; will have to go via road.

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Re: Train Fire 06/09/2011 at 10:14 #20645
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30777 is stood in the yard at newark northgate awaiting road transport to loughborough where the ash pan doors will be re-welded back together , The ash pan got clinker stuck which snapped part of the door off - causing red hot ash to fall down the line and cause fires.
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Re: Train Fire 06/09/2011 at 17:21 #20660
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Road move to Loughborough should be on Friday.

6 separate major fire sites, over 5,000 minutes of delay, and major chaos on the ECML last Friday!

God bless, Daniel Wilson
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