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Justin Smith replied to the thread Class 309 EMU v Class 47 on 8 coaches.On the subject of maximum power v continuous power the following has been written by an Railway performance Society member with driving... -
Justin Smith replied to the thread Guards vans on fully-fitted freights.Funnily enough I was investigating this just the other day. My N gauge layout has two sets of locos/coaches, essentially rail blue and...
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Justin Smith replied to the thread Hastings units Class 201 to 207 : 500hp to 600hp ?.I do not think we have discussed the Northern Ireland DEMUs (the class 70s, 80s and 450s). As I understand it they have the same engine...
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Justin Smith replied to the thread Caledonian Sleeper.Better a slightly shorter train than no train at all !
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Justin Smith replied to the thread Caledonian Sleeper.What about a generator car ? Not a new idea, I believe some Class 27s had an additional diesel engine fitted to provide ETH for Mk2...
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Justin Smith replied to the thread Caledonian Sleeper.I see what you did there, very good.
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Justin Smith replied to the thread Has Doncaster Works actually closed yet ?.OK, thanks Gordon.
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Justin Smith replied to the thread Caledonian Sleeper.What ! There's a 26 to 30 rail card ! ! I can remember as a child in the late 70s having to pay full price over the age of 14 !
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Justin Smith replied to the thread Caledonian Sleeper.What's changed since, say, the construction of Mk3 coaches ?
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Justin Smith replied to the thread Caledonian Sleeper.Alright, the great majority of peopel between 25 and 60 travelling on ther own, cannot have a Railcard. 1790767878 Can you double head...
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Justin Smith replied to the thread Caledonian Sleeper.Are we saying they have never had the right couplers ? If so why did CS limit their choices so drastically when they ordered the carriages ?
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Justin Smith replied to the thread Caledonian Sleeper.Those between 25 and 60 travelling on their own have not got a railcard....... 1790765545 Why can't they use class 90s, or even class...
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Has Doncaster Works actually closed yet ? Simple question one would have thought, but Google does not appear to give a definitive answer !
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Justin Smith replied to the thread Railway Performance Society "Fastest Times" over the "main" main lines (Jul 2026 edition).Looking through Milepost* 32/2 (Oct 2011) I read a very interesting article by Jeremy Harthill which complements the above quoted stats...
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Justin Smith replied to the thread Most expensive loco nameplates.I thought it did, but careful rereading of the (small) text on (slightly browned paper...) reveals the advert (which I read in poor...