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Iron Ore Wagons off at Hungerford, 10.11.1971 (2)

Richard Green continues the story:

This photograph shows the scene at Hungerford station on the evening of 10 November 1971, as the wreckage is cleared. Two steam cranes are lifting damaged wagons from the track and placing them to the side. An excavator is loading spilt iron ore into a lorry for removal from the site. In the right background is the signalbox which had been knocked askew by the flying wagons. The skill shown by the railwaymen was amazing.

Roger Cooke advises that the black crane is Old Oak Common's ADRR95211 (ex-GWR 16) and the red is probably ADRR95210.


Photo © Richard Green (Creative Commons Licence)

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  • john hillier on 2016-Mar-19 23:31:26 john hillier said

    I was the next signalman on duty having arrived I could not believe what I was seeing I was just glad my fellow signalman was not hurt I will never forget that day fore as long as I live the medical crew said it was the worst case of shock they had seen not suprising when you see the devastion I am now 67 years old I was only 22 years old when it happened and I will never forget it my only regret is I was sent some photographs which I loned to an ambalance driver who went to australier and I will never get them back I think the photagraphs were from the newbury weekly news I ended my duties at newbury west a year later working at proofpacking quantel and Tesco signig of john b.d.hillier