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    2001-03-04-04-Selby_Crash-66521.jpg   Another derailment near a house.  Selby Crash  (4188)
    2001-03-04-03-Selby_Crash-Caterpillar_crane.jpg   The huge Caterpillar used for traversing.  Selby Crash  (3496)
    2001-03-04-05-Selby_Crash-91023.jpg   The rear power car  Selby Crash  (2808)
    2001-03-04-02-Selby_Crash-Scrap_yard.jpg   Tree cut due to coach somersaulting thro' branches.  Selby Crash  (2407)
    2001-03-04-09-Selby_Crash-Coaches_wtg_to_be_examined.jpg     Selby Crash  (2386)
    2001-03-04-06-Selby_Crash-Wagons_Coaches_and_1000ton_Crane.jpg     Selby Crash  (2312)
    2001-03-04-08-Selby_Crash-Coach_on_Lowloader.jpg   Coach on low loader wtg to go.  Selby Crash  (1985)
    2001-03-04-07-Selby_Crash-Crane_Jibs.jpg   Temp police car park.  Selby Crash  (1901)
    2001-03-04-01-Selby_Crash-Coaches_wtg_to_be_examined.jpg   Trackway & mangled coach.  Selby Crash  (1768)
    10 1996-03-10-09-2_coaches_where_the_death_occured.jpg     Rickerscote, Nr Stafford.  (1666)
    11 Plaque_at_Newcastle.jpg   Plaque at Newcastle Station. Photo taken by John Grant-Thank You.  Selby Crash  (1576)
    12 2001-03-03-06-My_Bed.jpg   The Resting hole.  Selby Crash  (1415)
    13 08511-Derailed.jpg   Mysteriously derailed by a lesser spotted derailer...  Various Photos  (1346)
    14 001.JPG   Copyright D.Reilly. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/lincolnshire/4074575.stm  Helpringham Fen - CAUTION-PHOTOS MAY UPSET.  (1203)
    15 2006-09-12-Thetford__13_.jpg     Croxton Crossing Nr Thetford  (1121)
    16 2006-09-12-Thetford__09_-Nearing_the_unit..jpg   NEARING THE UNIT  Croxton Crossing Nr Thetford  (1004)
    17 2001-03-03-04-The_Galley.jpg   The Galley.  Selby Crash  (982)
    18 2006-09-12-Thetford__05_-Dislodged_rubber_and_the_handsome_Mr.Pond..jpg   DISLODGED RUBBER AND THE HANDSOME MR. POND  Croxton Crossing Nr Thetford  (981)
    19 1998-07-15-10-HAAs_on_side_and_Toton_crane.jpg   How many more to do?  Blea Moor, on the Settle to Carlisle line.  (950)
    20 2006-09-12-Thetford-The_view_from_the_SRS..jpg   VIEW FROM THE SRS.  Croxton Crossing Nr Thetford  (884)
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    15th Jul 2008Mountsorrel nr Barrow upon Soar.
    Sorry - Not at liberty to disclose the cause,(under investigation). Self Discharge train derailed upon entering the sidings. The rear of the train blocked the down fast - oopppps
    12th Jun 2008ECML Nr Marks Tey.
    A Freightliner wagon derailed 1 bogie - under RAIB investigation. Dollands Moor/Wembley rerailed, we fitted new springs and fitted 2 skates. N.B.Some photos have had to be removed!!
    8th Jun 2008Central Rivers Depot.
    As an hydraulic ram wasn't working on one of the lifting tables, we had to take the weight of the unit (221 101) whilst the ram was lowered and then drop the unit down to the rail.
    22nd May 2008Tunstead Quarry
    2 x ex National Power wagons derailed - Infrastructure fault?????
    21st Mar 2008Washwood Heath
    Split points derailed 66110.
    20th Nov 2007LaFarge-Mountsorrel
    Unable to say what the cause of this derailment was..
    6th Nov 2007Rugby VQ.
    Radio failure caused this derailment.
    8th Aug 2007Kingsbury Ground Frame.
    MBA Wagon pushed Buffer Stops back by approx 12ft, Cause unknown..
    16th Jun 2007Bescot North Yard
    PHONE PHOTOS - 66068 derailed 2 Pair due to splitting points and as we're packing away 67013 runs over a derailer derailing 1 Pair.
    22nd May 2007Toton TMD.
    60030 derailed 1 axle on a forgotten derailer.
    21st May 2007Tunstead Quarry.
    Shunter 1216 'Lily Izabella' derailed 2 wheels due to track spread.
    14th May 2007Erewash mainline, nr Sandiacre & Stapleford Signal Box.
    An handbrake left slightly on caused scaling eventually leading to a derailment and two skates needing to be fitted.
    2nd Mar 2007Bescot South Yard
    Wagon derailed 1 Pair of wheels, alledgedly due to bad points.
    28th Feb 2007Lincoln High St. Level Crossing.
    66231 off 2 Pair. Cause under investigation by RAIB.
    26th Feb 2007Toton North Yard.
    A car transporter wagon with 2 skates derailed - cause still under investigation.
    21st Jan 2007Network Rail Incident Vehicle
    A few photos of a new Net Rail Incident vehicle, costing approx £500,000. Quite expensive for a suped up Movano.Net Rail have ordered 5 of these,(alledgedly).
    20th Nov 2006Greenford Curve, Nr Wembly
    On it's way back from a derailment at Brighton, Toton cranes Jib Runner derailed. Cause - Jib runner slightly twisted. Please excuse the quality - taken by phone, blame him.
    12th Sep 2006Croxton Crossing Nr Thetford
    A report that a lorry flipped the rubber pad out of the 4' at the crossing, pad hit by a car then the pad derailed sprinter at 90mph.
    8th Sep 2006McIntyres-Beeston,Notts.
    Unsure as to the cause-conflicting reports, though the points didn't look too good!
    5th Aug 2006Peak Forest.
    Wagons rolling away caused this derailment, 2 x JMA National Power wagons off all wheels. The cause is under investigation!!
    13th Jul 2006Kingsbury Ground Frame.
    A scrap lorry axle lead to this wagon derailing 1 bogie.
    25th Jun 2006Lichfield, Nr City station.
    66096 and Autoballaster off All wheels due to riding up a new rail left too close to the main.
    30th Apr 2006Broxbourne nr Hoddesden.
    Dodgy track led to the derailment of a number of wagons inc 2 on their side.
    3rd Mar 2006Chesterton Sidings-Cambridge.
    Rotten sleepers led to the derailment of 4 wagons.
    9th Feb 2006Melton Mowbray
    66017 Off all wheels due to driver fatigue.
    1st Feb 2006Washwood Heath
    08706 derailed after splitting pointwork.
    16th Aug 2005Bardon Hill.
    FreightLiners 66603 off 1 Bogie, allegedly due to Groundstaff error.
    22nd Jul 2005Saltley-66055
    A piece of scap metal caused a check rail to move derailing 66055 1 bogie
    29th Jun 2005Bedford Cauldwell Depot.
    Unit No.319444 was being propelled when the driver misjudged the length of his vehicle and ended up riding up the buffer stops. Sorry for the quality-taken with a phone.
    23rd Jun 2005Peterborough Yard.
    60040 had its brakes left on whilst top and tailing, and had to go by road as the flats were too bad to travel by rail.
    2nd Feb 2005Humberstone Road, Leicester.
    A problem with the handbrake caused a flat on the wheels of this Salmon wagon, resulting in a wheelskate needing to be fitted.
    6th Dec 2004Helpringham Fen - CAUTION-PHOTOS MAY UPSET.
    2 Poor souls lost their lives when their van became grounded. RIP.
    25th Jun 2004Old Dalby track, Asfordby.
    Pendolino derailed itself 2 bogies.
    24th Jun 2004Rugby VQ
    08709 off 2 Pair at the Virtual Quarry.
    12th Oct 2003Crash scenario for RIFAA
    This is where we set up a crash scenario for RIFAA(Rail Industry First Aid Association) at The Engineering School, Derby.
    9th Oct 2003Longbridge Rover Plant. RIP 2005
    Car transporter wagon off 1 wheel nr Longbridge.
    26th Sep 2003Bedford.
    A derailed stoneblower.
    16th Jul 2003
    to 17th Jul 2003
    Huddlesford Bridge, Nr Tamworth.
    A buckled track(Heat related) and generic fault supposedly led to this Freightliner train being derailed.
    22nd Jun 2002Bennerley
    An HAA derailed approx 1.5 miles north of Bennerley, hits road bridge, ends up on it's side, derailing more HAA's, some ending up on their sides.
    4th Mar 2001Selby Crash
    The Selby crash between A GNER passenger train and a Freightliner Train.Enough said.
    23rd Oct 2000
    to 13th May 2002
    Various Photos
    Road/Rail vehicle,a derailment of an 08 and a wheelslip problem.....
    15th Jul 1998
    to 17th Jul 1998
    Blea Moor, on the Settle to Carlisle line.
    32 HAA off various, 1 pair, 2 pair, some on their side and some in the farmers field.
    10th Mar 1996Rickerscote, Nr Stafford.
    An axle broke on a freight train, causing it to derail and strew across the path of a TPO(Travelling Post Office) train.
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