135 tonnes will kill a buffer stop, but a viaduct will kill a 'peak', sadly.
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| Posted by Roy S. on December 26, 2012 | |
I swear this was the through track last week...
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| Posted by Gary on December 27, 2012 | |
That sure did sort out that stop block!
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I wonder where the name plaque wound up. Probably worth a few thousand now.
Is that still pre-TOPS livery it is in in 1983? I am not an expert on that, but the livery seems older or lacks yellow warning panels. Of course you can't really see the front. I'm interested if anyone had more history on this engine.
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Recalculating...
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Superintendent to foreman: This is last time we allow Top Gear in here!
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| Posted by JohnR on December 27, 2012 | |
The yellow warning panel was just on the nose, wrapped around the side for a few inches. You can't see it as it's the part that is crushed against the bridge. By the time I started working through this area (2003) this line was out of use and overgrown.
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Yup, this has Top Gear written all over it.
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Why is it that whenever a diesel is wrecked in england, it gets withdrawn from service. In the US, we don't give a dime for a few spills. We just fix it up and put it back in service.
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Matt - the class 45s were in the process of being run down anyway. This loco had no ETH (our version of HEP), so was on borrowed time.
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