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x568wcn
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by x568wcn Thu Aug 10, 2006 8:27 pm
Don't know if anyone has heard the story of the first female fireman on the main line, had her first trip on Green Arrow today
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/nort ... 780153.stm
Don't think it has any bearing on this story though!
She went up fine (according to loacal BBC news a few minutes late) came back 45 mins late, I didn't notice too much steam, the support coach was at the front (normally left where it is so comes back on the back....but family say it didn't go up with it, at the back on the way down was the DREADED DIESEL!!!!
Might find out more at the weekend
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Matt
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by Matt Thu Aug 10, 2006 11:25 pm
S**t me! Lettin her loose on the mainline is like turning on a light when theres a gas leak, dangerous! haha
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by sir-nigel Fri Aug 11, 2006 4:14 pm
Matt wrote: S**t me! Lettin her loose on the mainline is like turning on a light when theres a gas leak, dangerous! haha
Now now Matt shes learned in the same place as you are NYMR.
richard
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by richard Fri Aug 11, 2006 4:33 pm
And look what happened last July when two men took Green Arrow out for a run...
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Matt
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by Matt Fri Aug 11, 2006 4:38 pm
And yesterday when they managed to derail a coach!
x568wcn
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by x568wcn Fri Aug 11, 2006 5:15 pm
Yes, but my main point was it came back with the Diesel at the back, when it went up without it!
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by Matt Fri Aug 11, 2006 7:41 pm
richard wrote: And look what happened last July when two men took Green Arrow out for a run...
To be fair that failure wasn't crew related I don't think.....
richard
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by richard Tue Aug 15, 2006 1:10 pm
A post on the National Preservation says the problem was a 'hot axle box'.
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by Matt Tue Aug 15, 2006 4:51 pm
No, that happend on the return leg of Saturdays Railtour from Kings Cross where 60800 was declared a failure....
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by x568wcn Tue Aug 15, 2006 5:48 pm
Kings Cross? It only came from Doncaster!
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by Matt Tue Aug 15, 2006 5:52 pm
*Sighs*
