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    Lockerbie Air Crash - Impact on the railway?

    I was chasing 26039 which was on Carstairs portions that day and had gone south to Carlisle as a fill in move. I returned from Carlisle on 85020 on the 1S64 08:24 Plymouth - Edinburgh / Glasgow for 26039 forward from Carstairs on the Edinburgh portion at 17:08, so would have been through...
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    Unusual locos hauling failed HSTs?

    I think possibly the last Class 26 rescue of an HST was one of the best - Sunday 09/08/92 26026+26005 1V58 Edinburgh to Penzance; Barrhead to Carlisle. One of the power cars had its fire bell ringing at Central. Despite attention by fitters, the fault continued. The rear power car was shut...
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