I could be wrong with this guess, but I suspect this isn't a big end or
indeed a motion failure. It is my feeling that a motion failure that
then hit the lagging would have caused more twisting and crushing of the
lagging.
I believe there is a mud hole door on the underside of the boiler
at about this point and I suspect that this door has failed. The resulting
sudden gush of steam and water could easilly be expected to cause just such
a result. I also note the water lying on the running boards at this point
as further indications of this as the cause. |