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Date: 09/18/14 05:17
You know it's going to be a bad day when...
Author: Finderskeepers

Apparently this was caused by metal fatigue, not by hydraulic lock .This is the standard class 5 73096 - Mid Hants Railway. Ouch!



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/18/14 05:19 by Finderskeepers.




Date: 09/18/14 06:10
Re: You know it's going to be a bad day when...
Author: LoggerHogger

It must have made on hell of a noise!

Martin



Date: 09/18/14 06:17
Re: You know it's going to be a bad day when...
Author: Finderskeepers

And I'm guessing some high velocity shrapnel too



Date: 09/18/14 07:00
Re: You know it's going to be a bad day when...
Author: Frisco1522

Aw crap!



Date: 09/18/14 07:57
Re: You know it's going to be a bad day when...
Author: ddg

Just sleeve it.



Date: 09/18/14 13:23
Re: You know it's going to be a bad day when...
Author: Stevo_Weimario

Come on, att'l buff right out!



Date: 09/18/14 13:25
Re: You know it's going to be a bad day when...
Author: mikel

Saw that one on Facebook first this morning.

OUCH !!!



Date: 09/18/14 17:37
Re: You know it's going to be a bad day when...
Author: Lurch

Early internal combustion tests have proven unsuccessful thus far. The fuel/air mixture will need to be adjusted before our next test...



Date: 09/18/14 22:04
Re: You know it's going to be a bad day when...
Author: SteamTrainJunkie




Date: 09/19/14 07:21
Re: You know it's going to be a bad day when...
Author: MarkMeoff

Wonder if that was some of the damage from the famous out of control wheel slip of the Blue Peter.



Date: 09/19/14 10:48
Re: You know it's going to be a bad day when...
Author: flash34

I don't believe it was the same incident.

Posted from iPhone



Date: 09/19/14 13:21
Re: You know it's going to be a bad day when...
Author: Farningham

Details of the incident here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BR_Standard_Class_5_73096

There's even a video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFDWpaC9OIM



Date: 09/20/14 17:06
Re: You know it's going to be a bad day when...
Author: 3751_loony

Thanks for the youtube link. Only thing that comes to mind is not that it will be a bad day, but one has already been had...

Jim Montague
IRVINE, CA
Train and Nature photo Art



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