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Fire Risk and Preserved Lines

Discuție în 'Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK' creată de johnofwessex, 11 Mai 2025.

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  1. Big Al

    Big Al Nat Pres stalwart Staff Member Moderator

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    This summer has really brought home the perils of operating a heritage railway through beautiful countryside, or worse, a National Park as with the NYMR. I've mentioned it elsewhere at some point this year, but it seems to me that the railways that operate services where trains pass any specific location at regular intervals, in either direction, do have the benefit of being able to spot a lineside fire quickly and for the next service to deal with it before it gets out of hand.
     
    Big Al, 29 Aug 2025
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    jnc apreciază asta.
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  3. The Green Howards

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    The Green Howards, 29 Aug 2025
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  4. Sheff

    Sheff Resident of Nat Pres

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    Oops I never finished that post, got distracted by warring grandkids …. It was the comments that were of interest - now edited
     
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  5. Respite

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    Is the Churnet Valley still operating steam as normal during the dry weather?
     
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  6. johnofwessex

    johnofwessex Resident of Nat Pres

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    I was on the Bluebell yesterday (Fri 29th) and noted that Camelot had a petrol water pump and fire hose on the rear of the tender by the filler
     
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    IIRC, the fire was in a cottage upwind of the line given the prevailing conditions. The occupants were preparing for a wedding so numerous electrical appliances were in use such as hairdryers etc. I think "not proven" is a fair assessment.
     
    Snifter, 31 Aug 2025
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    Snifter Well-Known Member

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    A correction to the above, that fire started after a double headed steam service had passed. One loco worked on 21" vacuum and the other was a 25" vacuum loco. The visiting 21" was working extra hard due to the braking system not being equalised and little evidence was found of the fire propagating upwards.

    I passed the scene of the latest fire yesterday and it was not a pretty sight. I hope that the insurance cover is sufficient and there are no quibbles over sensible precautions not being taken. Whether insurance cover can be renewed at a future date is another question. The finances are not in a healthy state as it is.
     
    Snifter, 1 Sep 2025
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  9. Johnb

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    Did no one know they are supposed to pull all the strings when a change of vacuum occurs? The brakes must have been dragging all the way
     
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    If they hadn't pulled the strings, they wouldn't have been able to set off at all I wouldn't have thought. Possibly whilst in motion the 25" loco did a bit too much sucking at one point?
     
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  11. 21B

    21B Part of the furniture

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    I know of a case where the crop near the railway failed for some reason and the shadow of suspicion was thrown on the railway’s weed killer train. Fortunately the wind was a)not more than a breeze that day and b) blowing away from the field.
     
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