Train related Oops! or "What went wrong?" Photos

Train related Oops! or "What went wrong?"

Oops!!

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so long as there were no serious casualties or fatalities.

New Pictures * Updated 04-08-2006

Class 15F 3040 versus the electrics,
Germiston's West Yard, 24-08-1988

Electric loco 6E1-E1694 parts company with the
rails somewhere in the Eastern Tvl

Cape Town

2004 - Metro train smashes through wall
Cape Metro Oops 1
Cape Metro Oops 2
Cape Metro Oops 3

S'net 'Submarine' Class 7E3

An artisan, who shall remain anonymous, was testing 7E3 E7290, put foot and hit the one in front which he had been testing earlier and on which he had forgotten to put the hand brake on. He jumped out and tried to catch it, but .... he was too late....... .

They got the other 7E out by sending divers down to un-couple it from its bogies.
This is a difficult enough job on land, imagine doing it in thick mud and sea water.

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