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The Buffers at Norwich were given a rather unplanned test back in 2004. Weirdly, someone in the comments claims it was a deliberate move to reverse the loco more quickly, and congratulates the driver.
The explanation I heard at the time was that antifreeze is supposed to be added to the water each winter, but the responsibility for doing so had fallen through the cracks of a botched privatisation. A post on this forum stated that the water is heated though, so I'm not sure which is correct. Adding antifreeze would be simpler and cheaper than heating the water.
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My late father was involved in some testing when he worked at London Transport (as it then was) involving 1938 tube stock and District line (CO/CP) stock being driven at 15-20mph-ish into sand drags at Upminster depot. He took cine film of it and it was fascinating to watch. The trains ploughed in and derailed/rode up but stayed upright and pretty much on course. See this video from 12:27 onwards.
Many thanks - the video is very interesting. It's really fascinating to see the tube train push the sand out the way. Most interestingly of all, it seems to show, after the first wheels, all the sand has been pushed out of the way and the rail is actually clean for all the following wheels!
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