Derailed Freight Train Uk

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  1. chieflongshin

    chieflongshin Well-Known Member

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    chieflongshin Well-Known Member

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  3. A story that's set in concrete.
     
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  4. I didn't travel too far. Probably stopped by aws?
     
  5. Gilly

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    I work in Carlisle and rest assured it's chaos! It's on the Newcastle line just after Petteril junction where the Settle Carlisle comes off (about 100yds behind where the loco is). Whilst it doesn't affect the WCML they were stacking trains outside the station and castle as I came past. I would have gone that way round and got some pics if it wasn't raining so hard!

     
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    Carlisle's renowned for freight trains wrecking river bridges. This happened just after I moved up here!
     
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    chieflongshin Well-Known Member

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    Jesus moly…. That’s a pickle to have cleaned up
     
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    Oof, right where the line from Newcastle joins it. Glad I'm not catching one of the trains going that way any time soon. I've used them a bunch in the past.
    I suppose the best option for trains coming from Newcastle when it happened would have been to drop folks off at Wetheral. Used to be my local station decades ago.
     
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    This is taken from trackside!
     
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    OMG. I feel so sorry for the poor sole that was driving that. I hope they are all right
     
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    So, the initial investigation into the derailment has come across some false wheel flanges on a set of wagons that were involved.
    Unfortunately the Hexham and Settle lines will be closed until at least the end of next Wednesday whilst recovery and infrastructure repairs take place.
     
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    Oof, that wheel is NOT supposed to look like that.
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  13. Axle must have locked up.
     
  14. What do they call it in the states. Hot box I think.
     
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    Wow. That does not look good
     
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    Looks like it's been warm too!
     
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    Christ, just seen this on youtube. Heard about it before but never realised it was so bad. Hopefully everyone involved is ok.
     
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