not to do with modeling, but did anyone hear about when they was unloading some new class 70`s... they dropped one back into the boat. seen the pictures in 'express magazine' and it dont look great. 

Any pictures???  Hope there wasn't too much damage!   

i tryed looking for pictures online, but cant really find any. rail magazine think it mite be a write off

Yikes!  What a short 'life', and a huge waste of money.  I bet the crane driver got a ticking off!   

Thar ye go:-

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=191&t=949972&mid=0&nmt=Brand%20new%20loco%20dropped%20from%20crane...

Thanks Oscar.  A lot of damage.  Here is another picture of it....

What's the latest on this? Did it goes back to the US or did FL keep it for spares?

Still they could strip the meat off it and shove the power unit and some of the gubbins into a dead Class 60 they could buy from EWS and bring it back to life! .

would friegtliner just lease them? so its more of a issue for the company that owns it and the dock owners to deal with?

Lets hope its insured! .

what a shame, where are these running? not come across any local to me. are they going to take over from the class 66? better more powerful engine?

Quote from: findus on February 04, 2011, 12:24:23 AM
where are these running? not come across any local to me.

If you take a look at http://www.railwayherald.org/imaging.centre/gallery/?gallery=83 the photo descriptions will give you an idea of where you might catch them.

this is them being loaded in the u.s.
from what I have found out, the route back to were they were loaded is now closed till March due to ice
http://www.yidio.com/beluga-endurance-lifting-a-locomotive/id/3012847419