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Formation of, and particulars of damage to, 9.0 p.m. Express, Penzance to Paddington

Engine No. 6007.

Frames.—R.H. main frame, front end, bent (not cracked), standing off inside cylinders ⅜ in., wants rebolting. R.H. footplate wants renewing, front end and back. R H. front corner brackets bent. R.H. hanging bar, bent front and back. R.H. motion plate bent. L.H. main frame. front end, bent and broken. L.H. corner bracket missing. L.H. hanging bar, front end, bent. L.H. motion plate, outside, bent. Buffer bar, box angle iron, angle irons and screw connection, broken.

Cylinders.—All cylinders good. R.H. back cover, broken.

Valve Gear.—R.H. valve spindle, bent.

Reversing Gear.—Reversing screw and box, bent, will not reverse.

Cab—Weather board, cab sides, leg plates, windows, cab handrails, pillars and T, irons, smashed. 4 cone, handrails, top feed pipes R.H. side, all smashed.

Boiler Mountings.—Good.

Sand Gear.—R. trailing sandbox, smashed.

Brake Gear.—Brake hangers, cross stays and rods, smashed.

Bogie.—Both frames bent. Leading cross stay and life guard missing. R.H. bogie centre controlling spring and case smashed. L.H. inside T. springs and hangers all bent. Bogie centre pin casting broken in two webs only.

Springs.—Engine springs good. Spring hanger hrackeb and spring hangers on L.M.D. bent.

Miscellaneous.—Damper gear and cylinder cock gear on footplate damaged. Cylinder cock gear and cocks on R.H. outside cylinder broken off.

Tender No. 2572.—All axleboxes broken. Brake rods, stays and hangers bent. Brake column broken and shaft bent. One brake hanger bracket miasing. Draw gem side and centre links bent. Four handrails and two lamp irons back of tender bent. Tank water indicator gear column broken. Water pick-up scoop broken. Leading and trailing dragboxes damaged. Number plate broken. Intermediate buffers bent. Vacuum pipes damaged trailing end. Vacuum drip trap plate bent. Toolboxes badly damaged. Draghook bent. Middle wheels slightly out of gauge.

Back and front footplates broken and buckled. Right hand side footplate broken and buckled, back end. Two toolbox angle irons broken, right side. Coal door and coal door top broken, right side. Coal door wing broken, right side. Coal plate bent front end, right side. Shovel plate broken. Footboard supports broken. Tank, back end, badly bent, and broken, right and left sides. Tank, back end, inside plates and top angle irons broken.

Rolling stock, all bogie vehicles, screw coupled, electrically lighted:—