So where's the Drama ? If the Drama is supposed to be the signalman's instruction's referring to a rough spot, that's all in a days work when you're a Driver. If anything had been serious the signalman should have "Cautioned" the Driver, meaning 15mph through the affected area !
dont be fooled size isnt everything That class of loco GWR class 28 freight can pull 2000 ton plus trains a remarkable feat for an engine designed very early 1900s the prototype to this loco was tested for two years in Pennsylvania pulling coal trains
The sensible, safe thing to do would be to have the track examined BEFORE sending another train full of passengers over it. But presumably the SVR don't do 'safe and sensible'?