OT steam engine accident

Jan 12, 2006 8 Replies

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Dave Croft 20 years ago

Peter asked the question below on the ATIS list.

------------------------------------------------------------------------- I have heard that there was a steam engine accident recently in the UK . Seems a woman lost a leg ......do our UK members know anything re the circumstances? Peter Ogborne Little Grove ,Albany West Australia

--------------------------------------------------------------------------- I haven't heard anything & Google doesn't help so I thought I would ask if anyone here had any information. TIA

-- Dave Croft Warrington England

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Peter Short 20 years ago

If steam engine means steam locomotive - wasn't there an accident in

2005 when a locomotive of something like 2 ft gauge hit a car on a level crossing. If you mean stationary steam engine, I can't help.

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Joules 20 years ago

It was mentioned in Old Glory a while back, a traction engine I believe, slipped it's brake (if it was on) and rolled onto her.

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Joules 20 years ago

Here's the BBC article concerning the incident

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Andy Dingley 20 years ago

"The lady, who was on the _hotplate_ at the time, jumped off... "

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Dave Croft 20 years ago

Thanks Guys, I will pass it on to the USA.

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Kim Siddorn 20 years ago

Yerst. Oddly enough, I was watching a Fred Dibnah programme on cable last week & one of his boys was leaping on and off a steam roller, dropping to the ground immediately in front of the rear wheel. He did this a couple of times in one shot, ending by running around the front of it whilst in motion. It lurched to a halt & it was obvious that he'd choked the wheel away from camera.

"One slip", I thought ..............

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Andy Dingley 20 years ago

You can't chock rollers anyway. Wheels that size will roll clear over a chock, if they have a mind too (with gravity or inertia behind them).

If you're going to lift a roller (such as for replacing the perch bracket) the real chocks for holding it reliably have to be a couple of feet high and take two people to carry them.

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