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ac6000cw replied to the thread Why doesn't North America have train sheds / pleasant platforms?.It was. The route into it from the north was also sunk below ground level (and electrified) to allow - very valuable - property... -
ac6000cw replied to the thread All cross country services suspended 23/08/26.Not needed today (as XC is running Peterborough - Cambridge - Stansted), but Peterborough - Cambridge via Hitchin/Stevenage is a good...
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ac6000cw replied to the thread Banking trains in the UK.You mean Kingswinford Junction (near Brierley Hill) I assume? In the early/mid 1970s, Stourbridge Junction was one of my favourite...
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ac6000cw replied to the thread Banking trains in the UK.Thanks :) - my earlier post now edited.
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ac6000cw replied to the thread Banking trains in the UK....except there's little visible evidence that the mid-train loco is contributing much (no visible exhaust haze etc.), so I suspect it's...
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ac6000cw replied to the thread Pros and cons of Continuous Welded Rail (CWR).When the forces within the rails get too high for the fastenings/sleepers/ballast to resist, is it more common for the whole track...
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ac6000cw replied to the thread GBRf Class 99 - 30 locomotives now ordered.AFAIK, the double-heading is mainly so there is enough powered-axle adhesion to cope with the worst weather/railhead conditions on Shap...
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ac6000cw replied to the thread Pros and cons of Continuous Welded Rail (CWR).AFAIK, it's been a very long time since Amtrak trains have run at more than 90mph on the ex-ATSF/Santa Fe mainline in the southwest, and...
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ac6000cw replied to the thread Freight train derailment caught on live stream - Pennsylvania, USA.According to - https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/news/phmsa-rescinds-ecp-brake-mandate-after-ria-finds-costs-outweigh-benefits and...
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ac6000cw replied to the thread Pros and cons of Continuous Welded Rail (CWR).Yes e.g. a discussion here - https://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?2,272314 There's still plenty of 39ft 'stick rail' (their...
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ac6000cw replied to the thread Freight train derailment caught on live stream - Pennsylvania, USA.They're definitely both EMDs - I think the one nearest the train is an SD70ACU (rebuilds of ex-UP SD9043MACs, 80ft long, with three...
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ac6000cw replied to the thread Freight train derailment caught on live stream - Pennsylvania, USA.This video maybe?: The description on that video outlines what I also suspect caused the string-lining (unintentional emergency brake...
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ac6000cw replied to the thread Freight train derailment caught on live stream - Pennsylvania, USA.It was in Santa Fe days (as I mentioned in post #20 above) - the summit was the main problem. Interestingly, despite having almost...
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ac6000cw replied to the thread Lewes derailment - Thursday 13th August.Based on listening to the interviews on the BBC with people who were travelling in the derailed carriages, basically they rolled over...
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ac6000cw replied to the thread Freight train derailment caught on live stream - Pennsylvania, USA.Yes. I've visited that area twice, and not seen any mid-train helpers, but rear (and sometimes front as well) manned helpers were...
