Truck takes train strain
2nd June 1988, Page 6
2nd June 1988
Page 6
Page 6, 2nd June 1988
— Truck takes train strain
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British Inventions, Steam Power, Energy Conversion, Steam Engine, Technology, Hospitality / Recreation
• Everything goes by truck these days, it seems. . . even trains. This 24-metre steam engine, Port Line, was being taken to a Bank Holiday exhibition at Woking, Surrey by Birmingham haulier Mike Lawrence, where it was part of the station's 150th birthday celebrations. Apparently the
reason it could not travel by rail is that its lubrication is steam-powered so it cannot be towed. Besides, British Rail Southern Region bans old locomotives from journeying under their own steam — the last time it happened enthusiasts swarmed on to the track, risking electrocution.