Does anyone know where I might view the 'crash' stunt some 20? years
ago that was,I think, organised to show safe the flasks were? I am not
sure where it was filmed- but someone is bound to know here
Cheers Robin

"Robin Nicholson"  wrote in 
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> Does anyone know where I might view the 'crash' stunt some 20? years
> ago that was,I think, organised to show safe the flasks were? I am not
> sure where it was filmed- but someone is bound to know here


It was on the Old Dalby test track in Nottinghamshire/Leicestershire. Very 
impressive - I remember it being shown on News at Ten and Alistair Burnett 
or Reginald Bousanquet making some quip about "I wonder how they got the 
cameraman out".

I've seen it on one of the display stands at the NRM in York. I'm not sure 
whether it's available as an MPG on the web anywhere.

Robin Nicholson wrote:

> Does anyone know where I might view the 'crash' stunt some 20? years
> ago that was,I think, organised to show safe the flasks were? I am
> not sure where it was filmed- but someone is bound to know here


The demonstration was held on the Old Dalby test track on 17 July 1984.

There is a very brief animated .gif file of the crash at
http://www.old-dalby.com/crash_animation.htm and still photos at
http://www.old-dalby.com/Crash.htm

-- 
Richard J.
(to e-mail me, swap uk and yon in address)

Not the full video but some bits:

http://www.old-dalby.com/Crash.htm

HTH
Adam

"Adam Aglionby"  wrote in message 
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> Not the full video but some bits:
>
> http://www.old-dalby.com/Crash.htm
>
> HTH
> Adam
>


From the ITN Archive

 16/7/1984
126844.htm

NUCLEAR FLASK TESTS:


}126844      NUCLEAR FLASK TESTS:  The Central Electricity Generating
16.7.84      Board is to stage a 100 mile an hour train crash tomorrow
TX           to show that it is safe to carry nuclear waste by rail.

             Previous tests of a cart crashing into a small-scale model

             of a flask, and of a full-size flask being dropped onto an

             anvil, have  been criticised as not being stringent enough.

             John Baker (CEGB Board Member) talks about the tests.

             McGINTY,LAWRENCE                 VID ex ENG(ITN)/LIB(ITN)/
                                              CEGB
****         RUSHES KEPT
             --------------------------------------------------------------




Location     LA      Railway track, train speeds )
unknown              past R-L                    )  CEGB HANDOUT

Leics        MS      Nuclear fuel flask
Melton       MS      Flask on railway truck in shed
Mowbray      MS      "Retired" diesel locomotive (to be used in test)

                     slowly along track R-L

             LMS     Engineers by nuclear flask ZOOM

Steel        MS      Steel flask being cast,     )
foundry              drawn out of foundry furnace)  CEGB HANDOUT
(location    MS      Red hot flask               )
unknown)

Motor        MS      Test track, test cart       )
Industry             rapidly TOWARDS             )  CEGB HANDOUT
Research     BV      SLOMO SEQ cart crashing     )
Association          into model flask            )

             SV      Ditto                       )

Somerset     TS      Edge of flask as drops away )
nr Cheddar   MS      SLOMO SEQ of flask hitting  )  R 6.3.84
CEGB test            steel and concrete anvil    )  ITN
centre       MS      Ditto 1/4 scale flask and   )

                     full scale flask hitting    )

                     anvil                       )

Leics        MS      Train parked by flask
Melton       MS      Flask behind train buffer
Mowbray      MS      Train chassis

Surrey       MS      JOHN BAKER (CEGB Board Member) INTVW SOF:  "No, you
Woking               see  --  isn't justified"

             VIDEO ex ENG(Garner/West)/LIB(ITN)/CEGB
             TX'D:16.7.84/C4N

             ARCHIVE TAPE & CASSETTE 23725   V84/C4N/FF9172




Sadly this is after Pathe stopped so theres no video on line of it tyhere 
:-(

Martin Underwood <a@b> wrote:

> "Robin Nicholson"  wrote in 
> message news:nmq9h1902h4n5e4p8if1j8fboipgrdqlli@4ax.com...
>> Does anyone know where I might view the 'crash' stunt some 20? years
>> ago that was,I think, organised to show safe the flasks were? I am not
>> sure where it was filmed- but someone is bound to know here
>
[...]
> 
> I've seen it on one of the display stands at the NRM in York. I'm not sure 
> whether it's available as an MPG on the web anywhere. 
> 


It's usually showing on a screen in the Warehouse, though I've not been
in there for a year or two.

pete
-- 
pete@fenelon.com "Obviously crime pays, or there'd be no crime"-G Gordon Liddy

Try and obtain a copy of the video 'Power Of The Peaks', by Transport
Video Publishing.
Virtually the whole footage of this event is featured within, including
setting the loco off from a standing start, helicopter footage and also
cab footage !!!