Pendolino cars scrapped

have seen much of the redundant rolling stock that had been kept for training purposes at the Fire Service College, Moreton-inmarsh, disposed of to Sims Metals at Newport Docks for scrap.

The most notable departures came in the first week of January when Class 390 Pendolino cars 69633 and 69733 from unit 390033 City of Glasgow were sent for scrap along with Mk3b DVT 82149. These three vehicles had been positioned together on a short length of track in recent years and used to simulate level crossing collisions. 390033 was the Virgin West Coast Pendolino that derailed on the West

Coast Main Line, close to Grayrigg in Cumbria, on February 23, 2007, with one passenger suffering fatal injuries and many other passengers injured in the accident.

The damaged vehicles from the train were scrapped following the completion of the investigation into the accident, while a couple of other undamaged vehicles from the train were also retained to be used for staff training purposes.

Also removed from the site before Christmas was Yorkshire Engine Company 0-4-0 shunter 2732 – which was most recently RMS Locotec’s H004 – and at least five wagons.