Records of Derailments

rich20166 · Post by **rich20166** » Sat Oct 21, 2006 5:42 pm

Has anyone got any knowledge of any records kept by BR or the present rail companies on the subject of locomotive derailments?
How many there have been, which locomotives went through life without derailing (the majority i should imagine). Of course a derailment doesnt have to be a catastrophic disaster like many tabloids would have you thinking, i seem to remember a preserved Peak working a freightliner not all too long ago because of a derailment that 'trapped' Freightliners locomotives on the shed! If anyone has any idea id be interested.
i have a photo of 58020 derailed at Redditch station of all places on our site. see link http://britishrail.fpic.co.uk/p35325955.html

rich20166 · Post by **rich20166** » Sat Oct 21, 2006 5:43 pm

another derailment picture we have is 37265 after banking a train up the lickey.

http://lickeyarchive.photobook.org.uk/p31006667.html

AlistairW · Post by **AlistairW** » Sun Oct 22, 2006 4:35 pm

Sorry I don't have a clue where you could find such data. BUT the number of locomotive derailments is huge; think how many 08's come off bad sections of track each year.

My Dad used to be Derailment Investigator until a few years ago and he attended many derailments that you just wouldn't know about, numerous ones a year happened and the loco would simply me re-railed.

I know there is one class 37 that is notorious at coming off sets of points.

AlistairW · Post by **AlistairW** » Sun Oct 22, 2006 4:58 pm

37178 for the record. 6 Times.

patkins03 · Post by **patkins03** » Sun Oct 22, 2006 7:16 pm

Does anyone know which 37 came off the rails on the north bound points at Lancaster a few years back.
Made an intresting sound as it came off.

Ghostcav · Post by **Ghostcav** » Sun Oct 22, 2006 10:50 pm

Didnt 40's & 45's fall off the track quite often (lead wheelset) ?
Although not a loco but.......
I know we have a 158 on ATW named Damien that has derailed in canton a few times at least,its also the same unit that threw a prop shaft about 140 foot into a field on the salop-crewe line once. Hence the name.

allypally · Post by **allypally** » Sun Oct 22, 2006 11:47 pm

That would be 158820 - had it die at Wolverhampton. Left the north bay (now platform 6) and just collapsed going over the pointwork and stopped the job.

ForburyLion · Post by **ForburyLion** » Mon Oct 23, 2006 6:34 pm

There's a video on yourtube of a massive derailment in Kent a few years back, no actual footage just the aftermath as per local newsflash.

Totally destroyed a station and there's a class 47 on it's side. Driver arrested, nobody hurt.

ahardy · Post by **ahardy** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 12:26 am

That was probably Maidstone East. Driver was speeding and drunk if I remember correctly. Got some pictures of it somewhere. My local station.

Andy

ForburyLion · Post by **ForburyLion** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 4:13 pm

That's the one.

I remember it from when the newstory first aired.

Ghostcav · Post by **Ghostcav** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 12:48 am

I remember that,first driver to get done under the new at the time drink & drugs policy I believe. Was it alcohol though,had a feeling it wad drug related?