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Re: Bags of power

Post #11 by modelman093 » Sun Oct 20, 2013 4:33 pm

B100 LOADER wrote:With heavy Cats they could have damaged the track more than the derailed wagon. In the UK they use hydraulic jacks and beams.Much easier and quicker. Good video , must be a specialist re rail gang on that job with track pad fitted to the tractors.I guess that happens a lot in the USA. On tank trains you have to be very aware of spark risks. Last Thursday we had Network rail managers and firefighters asking us about the wagons. It seems that the don't do many rail incident training days any more :dizzy: .This is not good and alarming.
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