Class 46

 

 

97 403 "Ixion" at Coalville Open Day 1985

   
     

The CEGB Nuclear Fuel Flask Crash Test

Old Dalby 17th July 1984

 

   

 

The day before the test standby loco 46 023 stands

 

45 123 arrives with a special train of invited guests

outside the British Rail Test Centre workshop

   
     

 

46 009 being prepared for the test on the 16th July.

 

 

The remains of 46 009, the nuclear flask only had scratched paint!

     

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