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This has been in development for some time; AIUI it has been a tortuous process getting the right permissions and licences. However now it’s up and buzzing, it should make a real difference in bringing some major incidents to a more rapid conclusion.
It’s not cost cutting for cost cutting sake. We don’t need breakdown / recovery cranes everywhere now as it is so rare they are needed. I can’t remember a recent occasion (in the last 30 years) where there was a need for two of them concurrently.
I don’t think there will be any claims for...
That wasn’t an issue.
The simple facts of the matter are
1) the damage to the train was such that it needed special recovery, in part using a depot shunter brought down from Norwich
2) 2.5km of track needed complete renewal, as did two OLE masts, various signalling equipment (including...
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