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Pipe dream: reinstate the North- East curve at Hensall and run a Goole to York via Rawcliffe Bridge, Snaith and Selby service. I know lots of people who make the daily drive between Goole and York and points in between (Snaith and Carlton in particular), although I realize that this doesn't...

Just from memory, they were converted from class 25 locomotives at Aberdeen Ferryhill in the early to mid 1980s (1983- 84?) The ETHELs were always intended as a stopgap measure to provide ETH supply to mark 2 coaching stock which had been cascaded to the north of Scotland. No ETH locomotives...

I can't tell if this is trolling or not...

It doesn't run to a specific long term timetable as such, although it will traverse its regular routes a set number of times a year, within a specific window. Frequency is determined by tonnage, speed etc of the route in question. Timings may also be affected by planned maintenance, failure of...

Very interesting- do you happen to have any pictures...? --- old post above --- --- new post below --- Nauseating. Just nauseating... :lol::lol:

Interesting question! As has been said, there have been *many* examples of "fake" or unofficial names applied to diesel locomotives. As far as shunters go, I wouldn't like to guess as to the number applied since the early seventies, mostly by stencil or paintpot of the home depot. Some lasted...