Edinburgh Waverley and Burntisland MGR derailment. 4th and 8th July 1998

[@JBFlytography]

Remember being taken down to watch MGR hoppers being lifted when I was a bairn. Never actually realised until now where it was 😂

[@tristacker]

The locals were slow off the mark. Should have been quicker with sacks and shovels.

[@nelson408.]

😆

[@Supersonic8984]

I'm sure I remember the news reel of that showing a local filling a bucket or bag with coal. Typical Fifer.

[@nkt1]

Probably not many coal fires left, even then.

[@TheSynthnut]

Too fine to use in most domestic fires or stoves. Needs a fluidised bed or you can't get enough air in it and it won't burn well.

[@stephensmith4480]

It`s amazing how quickly things are back up and running once the wagons have been cleared away. I used to be a member of the Breakdown gang and I have attended some bad ones, but once everyone knows what they have to do and gets stuck in, it soon gets cleared up.

[@thebrummierailenthusiasts5329]

It’s 24 years since that famous derailment took place nelson

[@ianjones4116]

As long as nobody was hurt. Nice bit of Overtime for the Local Pway gang 👍😂

[@fatwalletboy2]

Was the cause identified? Made a right mess.....

[@dct1]

Poor fastenings basically.

[@johnbirtley7148]

Road spread, broken axle, wagon jumps rail, could be anything

[@dieseldave3879]

👍