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[Debs.]

....further to Mark`s recent post about the piston/cylinder of a diesel-locomotive embedding itself in an American house.

It was clearly not a one-off event. :-/

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=54b_1277715481

[Kevin Wood]

Ahh, that was the video I tried to find at the time. Now I know why I couldn't find it on YouTube.

Kevin

[Lizzie_Zoom]

Nice find Debs

[PhilRich]

Should've checked the oil Hank, Holy Crap! I told ya tu check the goddamm oil!

[hoofing it]

That guy standing near it when it blew was lucky.
I bet he lost a few pounds down his trouser leg

[Lizzie_Zoom]

I have shown this before, but for those who may have missed it; this is piston failure:



 

[The Red Baron]

ouch.

[hoofing it]

I have shown this before, but for those who may have missed it; this is piston failure:



 

That wasn't Blue Peter by any chance Lizzie

[SJKOO01]

Wonder if his 'Trade card' will help cover cost of repairs 

[Lizzie_Zoom]

I have shown this before, but for those who may have missed it; this is piston failure:



 

That wasn't Blue Peter by any chance Lizzie

No Hoofing it.  That was a complete motion wrecking 'incident' when the regulator was 'locked' out fully open and no one could close it before severe damage was done.

This was Standard 5 73096 on the Watercress Line back in March 2009!!   In this instance it was no doubt due to priming with excessive water entering the cylinder with the steam; bang!  £200,000 worth of damage

[Kevin Wood]

I have shown this before, but for those who may have missed it; this is piston failure:



 

That wasn't Blue Peter by any chance Lizzie

No Hoofing it.  That was a complete motion wrecking 'incident' when the regulator was 'locked' out fully open and no one could close it before severe damage was done.

This was Standard 5 73096 on the Watercress Line back in March 2009!!   In this instance it was no doubt due to priming with excessive water entering the cylinder with the steam; bang!  £200,000 worth of damage

.. and I think they then set fire to the traction motors on 33208 , which was sent to recover it. "One of those days". 

Kevin

[Sixstring]

mmm....bet they lost their NCB for that one...............

[Dishevelled Den]

I have shown this before, but for those who may have missed it; this is piston failure:



 

Very impressive indeed but frightening

[Lizzie_Zoom]

I have shown this before, but for those who may have missed it; this is piston failure:



 

That wasn't Blue Peter by any chance Lizzie

No Hoofing it.  That was a complete motion wrecking 'incident' when the regulator was 'locked' out fully open and no one could close it before severe damage was done.

This was Standard 5 73096 on the Watercress Line back in March 2009!!   In this instance it was no doubt due to priming with excessive water entering the cylinder with the steam; bang!  £200,000 worth of damage

.. and I think they then set fire to the traction motors on 33208 , which was sent to recover it. "One of those days". 

Kevin

I had heard that bit Kevin, but didn't realise it was the same day as the 73096 incident