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« Reply #15 on: April 18, 2018, 11:54:17 »
Is it possible that a driver got over-enthusiastic about the rebranding of HSTs▸ (High Speed Train (Inter City class 43 125 units)) as 'Castles', and set fire to some coal?
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« Reply #16 on: April 18, 2018, 19:24:00 »
Probably a turbo charger at fault, used to be a regular occurrence in the early days of the 125's the turbos on the Paxman engines were notorious for spontaneous combustion   Grin
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« Reply #17 on: April 19, 2018, 21:00:47 »
Quote from: Electric train on April 18, 2018, 19:24:00
Probably a turbo charger at fault, used to be a regular occurrence in the early days of the 125's the turbos on the Paxman engines were notorious for spontaneous combustion   Grin

Yea, Turbo problem but cause not known.  MTU▸ (Motor Traction Unit) investigating and set still at Long Rock Depot
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