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Nuclear Flasks Running Early 15/11/2020 at 02:31 #133873
Gwasanaethau
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Hi all!

I have just been playing Wembley Mainline when 6O62 arrived into the area over two hours early. I was making arrangements to have it sit on one of the goods lines around Wembley/Willesden when I happened to notice its composition, namely: two Class 68s and three FNAs. This got me thinking as to what would be done in real life. Surely holding nuclear flasks in a random siding in Wembley wouldn't be the smartest thing in the world to do! Would a signaller let this train run even though it is so far ahead of time? It is 4 o'clock in the morning, after all!

Thanks for your thoughts.

Mark (Gwasanaethau).

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Nuclear Flasks Running Early 15/11/2020 at 08:08 #133875
Giantray
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The Nuclear Flask train is treated no differently as any other train conveying Dangerous Goods in regards regulation. If it is running early it can be held out of the way in a convenient loop, or at a regulation point. The Nuclear flask train is totally safe, safer than a train of tanks full of aviation fuel.
Retired Professional Railwayman (1981-2023); Pway & S&T (1981-88); Former Signalman/Signaller/ Signalling Trainer (1989-2023) [AB, TCB, Mechanical, NX, WestCad, Hitachi SARS]; Railway Historian (esp.SER, LCDR); Member of The Permanent Way Institution..
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Nuclear Flasks Running Early 15/11/2020 at 11:04 #133876
bill_gensheet
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In reality is there not a crew change at Wembley anyway ?
In previous times it would have been split for Dungeness / Sizewell / Bradwell

Bill

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Nuclear Flasks Running Early 16/11/2020 at 22:10 #133922
Guts
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The flask is an extremely important train.

It does get relief in the Wembley Area but generally runs early.

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