RESCUING TANGMERE!
47802 and 34067 Tangmere
Kirkby Stephen and Garsdale
22 Sep 24
Note I may have used the wrong term for the Piston Rod in the captions.
On its southbound run over the Settle Carlisle Line with the Cumbrian Mountain Express Tangmere suffered a serious failure. I'm told the piston rod on the driver's side had broken with the piston being forced through the head of the cylinder (sorry not my specialist knowledge). Other stories are out there but needless to say the Piston Rod had to be removed!
The failure occurred just south of Kirkby Stephen.
Tangmere was put into the Up Refuge Siding at Kirkby Stephen alongside the old goods shed.
The train was taken back to Carlisle by 47802 (which had been on the rear) with the intention of returning to London via the West coast Main Line. This plan was abandoned as the stock had got wheel flats from the emergency stop. I hear that the loco had them too - but carried on with several journeys. The Charter was cancelled at carlisle with passengers being put on an Avanti service to London.
86259 Les Ross / Peter Pan was sent from Preston to retrieve the stock to Steamtown.
For some reason 47802 made another run to Kirkby Stephen but returned that evening.
I was not in full understanding of what had gone on when I rushed to catch the 0924 Carlisle - Leeds with the intention of seeing if anything was at Kirkby Stephen. I knew a light engine was scheduled to that station but at the time nothing to suggest which way it would proceed if this was to be the rescue.
In the end a train appeared on RealTime Trains from KS to Hellifield and Carnforth just after a southbound service train.
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