[ccmmick]

A number of years ago i worked a freight to Exeter i went in tavi jct yard and picked up three cargo wagons on the back of the train the shunter gave me a brake test but i didnt boost the brake to equalize the train.
So off i went going up hemerdon bank over the top running down through Totnes bank i was picked on the detectors at Exeter signal box i was stopped at Totnes the signalman asked me to go back and check my train.
The back three cargo wagons brakes were red hot it was summertime and i caught the banks on fire stopped the railways for quite sometime.

The next day when i booked on my inspector gave me a pair of welding gloves to put in my bag.

ccmmick.