GCR Derailment

[John Palmer]

Good, full report to be published on 1st June in Main Line No.155 - reported here: http://www.gcrailway.co.uk/2013/05/4652 ... n-service/. Happily, it has now been confirmed that there were no major problems in repairing damage to the locomotive.

[Saint Johnstoun]

Oops - history repeats itself. Only problem is that I do not have a working crane!

[Bryan]

Good try, wrong way round.

[Danby Wiske]

Oops - history repeats itself.

I hope you informed the appropriate authorities...

Only problem is that I do not have a working crane!

Never mind - at least you have recourse to the 'hand of god'. I bet the GCR wishes it had one of those - at 12" to the foot of course!

[Saint Johnstoun]

One major omission from the Model Railway scene is a good working model of a proper breakdown crane!

In my case the derailment was caused by a bad wheelset on another train shorting a connection and allowing the loco to move against a set of points. I was watching a train in a different location at the time!

[Bryan]

Good try, wrong way round.

Apologies you are the correct way round.
I am confuddling myself.

[Bryan]

One major omission from the Model Railway scene is a good working model of a proper breakdown crane!

There are Steam Crane models around.
You may need to register but the Breakdown Crane Association website has a number of threads on various cranes being built up.
http://bdca.org.uk/forumtwo/viewforum.php?f=10

[PinzaC55]

The most recent "Steam Railway" is reporting that the GCR has declined to comment on the basis that disciplinary action is in the offing, and the enquiries are centering on the conduct of those in the SB and on the FP. No surprises there then, but it strongly suggests human or procedural failure and not equipment failure. The magazine is also reporting that the GCR quite properly and prudently notified both ORR and RAIB immediately and that both bodies opted not to investigate.

Hopefully the GCR will release a statement in due course; personally I feel that it would be a mistake not to.

Whatever the cause, though, it cannot be denied that it made the gala a great deal more interesting! My only regret is that there doesn't seem to be any footage or photos of the actual recovery operation. Perhaps unsurprising since it took place at night, but what a missed photo-oportunity! It would also not have been a particularly straightforward recovery using only a single breakdown crane, and an account of how it was undertaken would be interesting.

So the ORR and RAIB aren't investigating the accident, the GCR are refusing to comment BUT they are planning to publish a full report in the society magazine on June 1st?

Good, full report to be published on 1st June in Main Line No.155 - reported here: http://www.gcrailway.co.uk/2013/05/4652 ... n-service/. Happily, it has now been confirmed that there were no major problems in repairing damage to the locomotive.

Wow, just wow.

[Bryan]

One major omission from the Model Railway scene is a good working model of a proper breakdown crane!

Found one not GB though
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tc4lfzx03-Y

[1H was 2E]

This all seemed to have gone quiet.
Then someone gave me a copy of 'RIGHTtrack' (sorry to make you wince) the magazine of the RSSB, issue 6, July 2013.
The back cover is headed 'SPADtalk' (not really got the hang of English, have they?) and has a photo of 46521 (back on the rails) together with a short selection of disasters and near misses caused by passing a signal at danger and running through traps.
It does mention that the Quorn incident was not a SPAD because the driver passed a signal at danger with the authority of the signaller.
But does anyone know if a report or explanation for the Quorn incident has ever been issued?