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Unread 12-11-2007, 00:12   #5
Mark Gleeson
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Some investigation shows

17:05 is due to stop Killucan at 17:55 to depart at 17:59:30

The rescue locomotive left Connolly sometime after 19:15, the RTE report says 18:30 as the time of breakdown so the 17:05 was in trouble anyway so it took over 45 minutes to dispatch rescue and some genius allowed a railcar to get out ahead as well further delaying matters

Of course its not impossible for 29k to drag a locomotive hauled set, just it would have to be air braked which the Mk2 is not. Up north railcars have rescued locomotive hauled set
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