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Green Arrow in trouble???
Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2006 8:27 pm
by x568wcn
Don't know if anyone has heard the story of the first female fireman on the main line, had her first trip on Green Arrow today
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/nort ... 780153.stm
Don't think it has any bearing on this story though!
She went up fine (according to loacal BBC news a few minutes late) came back 45 mins late, I didn't notice too much steam, the support coach was at the front (normally left where it is so comes back on the back....but family say it didn't go up with it, at the back on the way down was the DREADED DIESEL!!!!
Might find out more at the weekend
Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2006 11:25 pm
by Matt
S**t me! Lettin her loose on the mainline is like turning on a light when theres a gas leak, dangerous! haha
Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2006 4:14 pm
by sir-nigel
Matt wrote:S**t me! Lettin her loose on the mainline is like turning on a light when theres a gas leak, dangerous! haha
Now now Matt shes learned in the same place as you are NYMR.
Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2006 4:33 pm
by richard
And look what happened last July when two men took Green Arrow out for a run...
Richard
Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2006 4:38 pm
by Matt
And yesterday when they managed to derail a coach!
Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2006 5:15 pm
by x568wcn
Yes, but my main point was it came back with the Diesel at the back, when it went up without it!
Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2006 7:41 pm
by Matt
richard wrote:And look what happened last July when two men took Green Arrow out for a run...
Richard
To be fair that failure wasn't crew related I don't think.....
Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 1:10 pm
by richard
A post on the National Preservation says the problem was a 'hot axle box'.
Richard
Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 4:51 pm
by Matt
No, that happend on the return leg of Saturdays Railtour from Kings Cross where 60800 was declared a failure....
Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 5:48 pm
by x568wcn
Kings Cross? It only came from Doncaster!
Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 5:52 pm
by Matt
*Sighs*
The Railtour was from Kings Cross, supposed to be 71000, but changed to a diesel due to Fire Risk, so infact was only steam hauled from Doncaster with 60800.