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Direct Rail Services' Class 57/3 57 307 "Lady Penelope" buffers up to the block at Euston having rescued 92 020 after a serious incident involving a collision with collapsed Overhead Line Equipment (OHLE) in Kensal Green Tunnels.
Locos do not usually buffer up to the block in this way, but due to there also being two Class 92s and 16x Mk5 sleeper coaches to fit into Platform 15, every inch was needed to keep 92 014 at the other end just about within the signal.
92 020 at the head of the Caledonian Sleeper Up Lowlander (1M11) collided with the OHLE that had come down in the tunnels just after 0617 that morning. After several hours, passengers were detrained and 57307 arrived from Rugby (via Euston) as 1Z99 (Thunderbird) to rescue 1M11 (now 5M11). The 57 dragged the stricken train into Euston to allow further inspection and passengers to collect their belongings.
Fortunately the driver of escaped injury, however the 92 suffered various equipment and bodywork damage, including broken windscreen, ripped off horn and various dents, scratches and scorch marks.
Touch Tight Thunderbird
Direct Rail Services' Class 57/3 57 307 "Lady Penelope" buffers up to the block at Euston having rescued 92 020 after a serious incident involving a collision with collapsed Overhead Line Equipment (OHLE) in Kensal Green Tunnels.
Locos do not usually buffer up to the block in this way, but due to there also being two Class 92s and 16x Mk5 sleeper coaches to fit into Platform 15, every inch was needed to keep 92 014 at the other end just about within the signal.
92 020 at the head of the Caledonian Sleeper Up Lowlander (1M11) collided with the OHLE that had come down in the tunnels just after 0617 that morning. After several hours, passengers were detrained and 57307 arrived from Rugby (via Euston) as 1Z99 (Thunderbird) to rescue 1M11 (now 5M11). The 57 dragged the stricken train into Euston to allow further inspection and passengers to collect their belongings.
Fortunately the driver of escaped injury, however the 92 suffered various equipment and bodywork damage, including broken windscreen, ripped off horn and various dents, scratches and scorch marks.