How that tunnel survived and remains in service to this day is testiment to it's Victorian engineering. Stumbled across the Summit Tunnel Fire whilst reading a local walking guide, thanks for sharing.
"I stake my reputation and my head that this tunnel shall never fail so as to endanger human life" - George Stephenson, engineer in charge of building Summit Tunnel
Very fortunate indeed that no train was approaching, or in, the tunnel at the time. Her Majesty's Inspector Of Railways recommended more and better systems to detect hot/ seized axle bearings.
I recall seeing photographs of the aftermath of this, and bogies were welded to the rails,and the tunnel walls looked like melted plastic, with the intense heat..this was a bad time for oil trains as a collision at Eccles occured on the 4th Dec,which resulted in fatailites as an express hit a tank train stood at a signal,engulfing the loco,and first coach in flames..and on Nov 13th a tanker derailed on Stockport Viaduct,spilling out 100s of tons of crude oil...
How that tunnel survived and remains in service to this day is testiment to it's Victorian engineering. Stumbled across the Summit Tunnel Fire whilst reading a local walking guide, thanks for sharing.
"I stake my reputation and my head that this tunnel shall never fail so as to endanger human life" - George Stephenson, engineer in charge of building Summit Tunnel
@@SirNigelGresley4498Stephenson and Brunel. Two legends.
Brave train drivers who got the locomotive and 3 undamaged petrol tanks out. They didn't have the fire training the fire brigade have
That fire chief saved lives that day. Could have been a lot worse if he hadn't evacuated the tunnel when he did
Very fortunate indeed that no train was approaching, or in, the tunnel at the time. Her Majesty's Inspector Of Railways recommended more and better systems to detect hot/ seized axle bearings.
I recall seeing photographs of the aftermath of this, and bogies were welded to the rails,and the tunnel walls looked like melted plastic, with the intense heat..this was a bad time for oil trains as a collision at Eccles occured on the 4th Dec,which resulted in fatailites as an express hit a tank train stood at a signal,engulfing the loco,and first coach in flames..and on Nov 13th a tanker derailed on Stockport Viaduct,spilling out 100s of tons of crude oil...
Those were the days when the firemen really were heros. No health and safety rules back then.
So they don't do anything heroic anymore ? Stupid comment
Yeah, such a shame that more firefighters don't get killed on the job today, eh?
Moron.
Moira Stuart
White fronted Dennis?
Ex - West Riding FB Dennis F46. They had some white appliances in the early 1970s