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Steam saves the day!

  • 23-12-2009 9:40pm
    #1
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    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/8428097.stm

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    Passengers were rescued by a steam locomotive after modern rail services were brought to a halt by the snowy conditions in south-east England. Trains between Ashford and Dover were suspended on Monday when cold weather disabled the electric rail.
    Some commuters at London Victoria faced lengthy delays until Tornado - Britain's first mainline steam engine in 50 years - offered them a lift.
    They were taken home "in style", said the Darlington-built engine's owners.

    Just goes to show that sometimes the older simpler technologies are unaffected by the weather!


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  • #2
    Cookie_Monster
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    Ha, thats pretty cool.
    It's an amazing looking engine and this is exactly the kind of publicity it needs to keep it funded properly :)

    Have to ask though why were there no "thunder-bird" diesels available to do the job:confused:

    A thunder-bird is a diesel (or electric) loco that's earmarked to run out to tow stranded train and such.

    Edit: never mind, having read the full article I see some people just hitched a lift on a standard train


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