Littleborough Summit Tunnel Fire - 30 Years on

[T42 PVM (Moderator)]

Littleborough Summit Tunnel Fire - 30 Years on
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/n...B-MEN-main

[wirralbus]

RE: Littleborough Summit Tunnel Fire - 30 Years on
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 .

[mbonwick]

RE: Littleborough Summit Tunnel Fire - 30 Years on
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...

[MX12CFE]

RE: Littleborough Summit Tunnel Fire - 30 Years on
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.

[wirralbus]

RE: Littleborough Summit Tunnel Fire - 30 Years on
47125 was the locomotive .

http://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/documen...it1984.pdf

[507022]

RE: Littleborough Summit Tunnel Fire - 30 Years on
As I recall, the crew uncoupled some of the wagons and the loco pulled them out of the tunnel

[wirralbus]

RE: Littleborough Summit Tunnel Fire - 30 Years on
I think it was the locomotive and the first three tanks . Those tanks are the ones that actually stayed on the track.