FOTR derailment aftermath: the damage 2
- John Ashworth
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FOTR derailment aftermath: the damage 2
Photos by John Ashworth, Capital Park, 22 June 2010
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- Frik inspects the wheels
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- The smoke deflector on the driver's side has been damaged during the recovery operation
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- Running board, about halfway down the boiler
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- Steps at the back of the tender
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- Cowcatcher
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- Fireman's side of the footplate
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- The gap between the footplate and tender
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- A souvenir - a piece of broken rail from the derailment site
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Re: FOTR derailment aftermath: the damage 2
Should keep the bit of rail and wield on the loco somewhere!
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Re: FOTR derailment aftermath: the damage 2
Honestly, I thought the damage would've been far worse. Good luck!
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- Stefan Andrzejewski
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Re: FOTR derailment aftermath: the damage 2
What about internally
- John Ashworth
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Re: FOTR derailment aftermath: the damage 2
No news about that yet, Stefan. Our boiler inspector had an initial look today and will examine it in more detail in the next few days. Boiler cladding, fittings, etc will need to be stripped off first.