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Well it obviously recovered as it was driven later by my Grandfather Walter Wright.
This picture appears in Steam on the Road, by David Gladwin, published by B T Batsford 1988. The text says that the load forced the engine off course.
Photograph shows an accident involving Wilson Bros Fowler 10328 'Dawn of the Century' and Switchback load on Wooler Bridge, Northumberland on 18th June 1908. The engine is precariously positioned over the edge of the bridge. If it had moved another 6 inches forward , the whole train would have toppled over and ended up in the River Till. Fowler 10328 was a B6 class showman's engine built in 1905 for John and William Wilson who were Scottish amusement providers. The engine was later rebuilt and sold to Henry Irwin, another Scottish showman and gained the name'One of the Best'. Whilst with Henry Irwin, the engine travelled with his Whale Scenic Ride alongside an ex War Department Fowler 14114 nicknamed ' The Tiger'.
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