Hi!

On 20.12.2011 10:37, d wrote:
On Mon, 19 Dec 2011 11:10:43 -0800 (PST)
wrote:
The empty Southern Railways service heading towards London broke down
just before Gatwick Airport around 6 am.

This halted north bound services out of Brighton including packed
trains to Victoria. The stricken train was cleared around 8 am but
there were huge knock-on delays.

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442s involved, quelle surprise...

How can an electric train consisting of 2 seperate units completely break
down? Surely even if one unit is declared dead the other would be able
to push/pull?

I had the pleasure of a NoL-Eurostar failing last week. Failing so
completely that none of the motor cars was operative anymore - and in
consequence not even loudspeakers anymore. 2 km outside Valenciennes
station.

Solution applied: send out a Z23500 (2-car EMU:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SNCF_Class_Z_23500 ) as tractor unit, to
drag the errant Eurostar back into the station.

Cheers,

Johannes