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Originally Posted by colchesterken
I would have thought they could take it back to the factory strip it down and rebuild the parts on the nexr chassis
I was reading it is constructed on a unit basis so they could reconnect the bogies engine and control equipment on the next chassis
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Possibly. But it came down with a hell of a thump, and all its parts will have been affected by the shock. Every single component would have to be completely stripped down and rebuilt to be sure it was OK to re-use. Probably cheaper – and safer – to scrap them and start again.