This photograph shows the lead loco hoisted up at an angle of forty-five degrees. The earthmover was already in action to fill up the trench or ditch and level the ground under this loco. It was dusk at this moment and, in a few more minutes, the floodlights were switched on with the help of portable generators. The rest of the recovery operations were conducted in darkness with the second loco being retrieved at about 8.45pm.