RTC - The Lindum Fayre - 3/12/16

Any chance of this running without a diesel ? Not seen a path from KGX yet !

 

"On previous occasions, this particular trip has been fine".
Hmm. booked this last year on basis previous trips were diesel-free and emailed RTC beforehand who said they weren't expecting a diesel.
But lo and behold the Duchess ran with a diesel. As a train timer utter waste of time and money! I never got a proper explanation from RTC and haven't booked with them since.

 

Train has apparently divided at Mitre Bridge Junc. Not moved for nearly two hours.

 

Train is reported caped at Mitre Bridge.

 

Now confirmed on RTT as cancelled.

 

Another WCRC farce? Lots of annoyed people at KGX right now.

 

Good grief - is there anything that cannot go wrong with mainline steam these days?

 

Paging Brian Rix lol

 

Let's hope not. xxit happens.

A Cross Country HST power car split from it's train earlier this year after departing fom Bristol Temple Meads.
That incident was reported as suffering from a snapped coupling.

 

Reports elsewhere suggest a coupling failure between two of the carriages.

If true, good it happened to ecs rather than when in service..

 

Where do you guys find this info. Wherever I'm glad you do. I saw it on RTT but didn't know why until I looked on here. So thank you all.
There were quite a lot of people expecting to see it pass through Sleaford today so have warned them its cancelled.
Feel sorry for those who planned to go on it.

 

When I'm at work on Monday I'll do a search of all NIRs about divided trains, I've a feeling it happens often enough for the WCR train today to not be the first time it's ever happened in the history of railways. The only difference is that today's issue was concerning a steam hauled service; which has a great deal more interest in it, among Railway enthusiasts!

 

Post incident handling will doubtless be scrutinised like never before. Let us all hope the revised safety management arrangements prove effective, they will certainly be tested by this one. A headache all concerned could well do without.

 

Better it happen on an ECS move, than on the ECML.

Shudder to think what the consequences could have been.

 

Indeed, coupling failings are not unknown on any railway, any traction, in any part of the world. Its why there are EOT warning devices and fail safe braking systems.