User:Mwsmith20/sandbox
- continue referencing of wagons, delete any not on rhrp or WL website
- add 12424, 653, 760337 with photos from 4/10/24
- make rhrp references consistent throughout
- sort our main WL article
- edit incidents info (below, mainly refs)
- merge incidents info
- edit former locos page, consider merging
Derailment at Ropley, 2006
[edit]A passenger train from Alton to Alresford was derailed at Ropley on 25 July 2006. The train was formed of a Class 117 diesel multiple unit, whose front bogey derailed on points approaching Platform 2 at Ropley station. No injuries resulted, and the train and track suffered limited damage.[1]
A subsequent inquiry identified the cause of the incident as an error by the signalman at Ropley Signal box, who changed the points while the train was travelling over them. Various recommendations were made to prevent a repeat of the incident [1]
Passenger fatality at Alresford, 2007
[edit]On 1 December 2007, a passenger fell from the platform at Alresford as he tried to board a departing train..[2] The coroner concluded that the death was accidental and that he was satisfied that the emergency procedures, put in place by the Watercress Line, were satisfactory.[3]
Fire at Ropley, 2010
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On 26 July 2010, a major fire occurred in the newly constructed Carriage & Wagon workshop at Ropley.[4] The cause of the fire was found to be an electrical fault and it was estimated that 50% of the building had been destroyed.[5] Nobody was injured in the accident.[5] The adjacent Boiler Shop was not damaged by the blaze as the building's fire door was closed, however its contents did sustain minor smoke damage.[6]
A vintage wooden LSWR restaurant carriage, a British Railways Mark 1 carriage (Tourist Second Open, S4712), a British Rail Class 11 diesel shunter 12049,[7] and the tender of U-Class 31806 were inside the shed at the time.[6][8][9][10] The vehicles, plus tools and equipment, were lost in the fire.[11][12] The carriages and diesel shunter were irreparably damaged and were subsequently scrapped,[13][14] but the tender was repaired and reunited with 31806.[15] The facility was subsequently rebuilt.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Report 20/2007: Derailment at Ropley". Rail Accident Investigation Branch. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
- ^ "Rail death man named". Petersfield Post. 10 December 2007. Archived from the original on 9 August 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ Coroner's findings - Southern Daily Echo (Nov 2008)
- ^ Ropley C&W Fire – BBC News Report
- ^ a b "Cause of Watercress Line steam railway blaze not known" – BBC News Report
- ^ a b "Service as Normal". Mid Hants Railway. 27 July 2010. Archived from the original on 4 August 2010. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
- ^ Class 11 shunter replacement Archived 14 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 8 March 2014
- ^ "Destroyed by the fire at Ropley on 26 July 2010". Photo:Tony Wood. Steam Tube. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
- ^ "Fire-damaged tender to #31806. Ropley, MHR, UK, 31 August 2010". (Photo: Tony Wood). Steam Tube. Archived from the original on 27 December 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
- ^ "Ropley fire victim class 11 12049. 21/8/10". (Photo: Tim Farmer). Preserved Diesels. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
- ^ "Thank you for your support". Mid Hants Railway. 31 July 2010. Archived from the original on 5 August 2010. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
- ^ "Ropley fire (Flickr album)". (Photos: Dave C1). Flickr. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
- ^ "Remains of LSWR dining car, Ropley, MHR, UK, 24 August 2010". (Photo: Tony Wood). Steam Tube. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
- ^ "Scrap from fire-damaged carriage, Ropley, MHR, UK, 31 August 2010". (Photo: Tony Wood). Steam Tube. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
- ^ "Correct tender refitted to 'U' 31806, Ropley, 19 July 2011 (YouTube video)". (Photo: Tony Wood). Steam Tube. Archived from the original on 27 December 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2014.