On Mon, 16 Jul 2007 18:46:34 +0100, Adrian Stott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >The cost of keeping just one pair of significant rail-mounted cranes >in the whole country would not cost very much when split among all the >operators. And just that one set would probably do the job, given the >frequency of times they are needed. It could be trundled to the site >overnight, and thus be at work within 24 hours of the incident >occurring. By which time the road lot would still be working out the >alignment for the new access route. > >I bet that the rent on the kit planned for use at the Ouse incident >would more than cover a year's worth of storage, depreciation, etc. of >the standby set. > The point you seem to be ignoring is that when the derailment occurred, it damaged many dozens/hundreds of meters of track before the train could to be brought to a halt, and therefore a large amount of track destroyed - including the adjacent line. It also badly damaged the bridge - so no line could be re-laid to allow any other train/ crane to get close enough to lift the loaded wagons & damaged infrastructure out of the way to make the area safe. If you know of a way to do it, have you offered to be a consultant to Network Rail to get this problem solved quicker. ??? -- Malcolm
