Bus and steam engine in a collision.

Bus and steam engine in a collision.

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23 September 2015 at 14:36 #205464
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Not really model engineering related but I though this news article may be of interest to some members.

A bus collides with a lorry transporting a steam engine :-

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23 September 2015 at 14:36 #24131
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23 September 2015 at 14:57 #205466
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Oh dear.!

But you could fix that on a Myford and milling slide – No problem.!

But the bus will have been made from steel originating from China so that will not be worth fixing.

Nick

Edited By Nick_G on 23/09/2015 14:59:09
23 September 2015 at 15:06 #205468
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We should remember that "Eighteen people were hurt, five seriously".
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