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Littleborough Summit Tunnel Fire - 30 Years on - T42 PVM - 20/12/2015 02:37
Very good story picked up from the Manchester Evening news about a Freight Train carrying Petrol De-railed in the Tunnel, The story includes accounts from people involved along with original Footage from when it happened (20/12/1984)
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/local-news/remembering-summit-tunnel-fire-30-8315156?ICID=FB-MEN-main
RE: Littleborough Summit Tunnel Fire - 30 Years on - wirralbus - 20/12/2015 12:27
I can still see the news buletins in my head with the flames just shooting of the ventilation shafts , it is incredible though that the tunnel was not really badly damaged by all that heat , hats off to the builders in the 19th century .
RE: Littleborough Summit Tunnel Fire - 30 Years on - mbonwick - 20/12/2015 20:27
The outer ring of bricks were vitrified in the fire.
If there'd been more air available things would have been much worse as the temperatures attained would have been that bit higher...
RE: Littleborough Summit Tunnel Fire - 30 Years on - MX12CFE - 22/12/2015 07:28
Nice to hear that the driver and guard made it out unharmed. Anyone know which locomotive was pulling this train and wether it was destroyed? Thanks.
RE: Littleborough Summit Tunnel Fire - 30 Years on - wirralbus - 22/12/2015 13:50
47125 was the locomotive .
http://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/documents/DoT_Summit1984.pdf
RE: Littleborough Summit Tunnel Fire - 30 Years on - 507022 - 27/12/2015 15:39
As I recall, the crew uncoupled some of the wagons and the loco pulled them out of the tunnel
RE: Littleborough Summit Tunnel Fire - 30 Years on - wirralbus - 27/12/2015 19:16
I think it was the locomotive and the first three tanks . Those tanks are the ones that actually stayed on the track.