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the Depot but none came so my Mate went in & made a fuss & brought some out with him & the QM promised more today next day. I forgot to mention that at 23 oclock on Saturday Evening a Train hauling trucks of stone was stuck on the bank outside of St Jean Station & on trying to start about 8 trucks broke away & ran back & stopped between the cutting of the Canal Yser Canal. The guard was on his way up & did not see the rear lot get away, an Eng from the yard came down & coupled on to the Train Eng & on starting about 12 more trucks broke away & off they went & struck the ones at the Canal, & what a Mess, on coming home at Midnight I had to climb up the Canal Bank to cross over as the trucks were piled one on top of another, I counted 12 smashed up & Traffic was stopped. The Big Crane came up from Borre during the Morning & by 15 oclock they had cleared the line &