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    Brush Classes 89, 60, 9 (Eurotunnel) & 92: More info on these and the end of loco building in the UK

    Splendid to see! Thanks.
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    Brush Classes 89, 60, 9 (Eurotunnel) & 92: More info on these and the end of loco building in the UK

    Great stuff! Thanks to all for replying. I am a little overwhelmed but much food for thought here. Clearly there had been ups and downs in locomotive building, and Brush's later experiences were one of those, rather than a fall from some golden age. Market changes also matter a lot. I assume...
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    Brush Classes 89, 60, 9 (Eurotunnel) & 92: More info on these and the end of loco building in the UK

    Thanks. I am looking at loco builders (glad to see one survives) but of course need to place this in the wider market change to MUs. Some of my thinking may be coloured by a holiday in central Europe where there seems to be a lot more traditional locomotive power used than in the UK. I do...
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    Brush Classes 89, 60, 9 (Eurotunnel) & 92: More info on these and the end of loco building in the UK

    Hi, I am new here. I am looking into the UK's loss if loco building capacity as part of a wider academic study of how manufacturing has changed over the last 30 years. As Brush built the last locomotives I am looking at them first. In particular how the Class 89 may have shared components with...
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