QUOTE (Don @ 28 Nov 2007, 17:54) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Remarkably, Spitfire suffered relatively little damage and was soon back in service.
If I remember correctly it was Spitfire's derailed tender that caused the bridge pier to collapse onto the leading coach of the train. It has always struck me as miraculous that the motorman of the electric approaching the overbridge managed to stop in time.
QUOTE (John Webb @ 28 Nov 2007, 20:04) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I can't imagine Network Rail moving so fast these days should something similar happen!
Unfortunately I suspect all to true. Partly because the system no longer seems to own its own specialist plant - everything needs to be hired in.
Regards
If I remember correctly it was Spitfire's derailed tender that caused the bridge pier to collapse onto the leading coach of the train. It has always struck me as miraculous that the motorman of the electric approaching the overbridge managed to stop in time.
QUOTE (John Webb @ 28 Nov 2007, 20:04) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I can't imagine Network Rail moving so fast these days should something similar happen!
Unfortunately I suspect all to true. Partly because the system no longer seems to own its own specialist plant - everything needs to be hired in.
Regards