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It is preservation and education of skills that will become increasingly scarce with the continued level of de-industrialisation of this country. What was the last British designed and built 1500hp to 3000hp locomotive for use in mainland Britain?

Fair comment Stevieboy1 This is the type of thing I miss seeing being middle aged, and being pretty much "Career Accomplished" I would say that ti is not out of the realms of possibility for an organisation like the HRA to create some sort of Railcard scheme for the likes of young and willing...

Indeed recompense can come in many forms, for me it is when the start button is pressed and the offending item I have been fighting for the last six weeks actually works like a sewing machine. Or the the white metal bearing I have recently blued into to shape from the journal it will run against...

Ahh the good olde days of the Heritage railway having an ex BR sleeper coach for volunteers have gone indeed many a volunteer would have travelled to the railway free gratis on the national network with the excuse of where they were heading and why! Indeed the ELR and lots of others could...

LMS 10000 The project to re build the First Mainline Diesel Locomotive in Great Britain with the sight, sound ,performance and presence of the Ivatt designed D16/1 locomotive can be found at www.LMS10000.org Facebook group is www.facebook.com/groups/137936046302771/

I would like to suggest the Ivatt Diesel recreation Society (LMS 10000) to kick start the purchase of the main component in the design a class 58 chassis. An "as new English Electric" Mk1 16SVT engine has been bought already and we are discussions with the owners of two ex EM2 electric loco...

The most realistic and originally accurate is utilise the equipment from a redundant class 46 or early 47 (the 45s are 220v dc), obviously class 47 would be the easiest route as there is no such thing as redundant 46 and neither should there be! The original hand brake is the favoured route...

Her comes the paint froth............................... Suprised one hasn't ended up WCR maroon by now with an eggshell stripe!

Reduce the mk4s to seven And I would imagine the combo of 91 and 68 would be a useful one out on the network somewhere. Indeed that would give more capacity at rush hour between Newcastle and Liverpool stopping at major stations only. Obviously there is more to it than that with pathing etc...

I don't know about acceleration combined with an HST power car they set off like a porsche! Possibility for an electric diesel hybrid set yet again to the right destinations? No matter how many miles and how obsolete some of the electronics have become I am sure they will find further use...

E and W Lucas, You're comments are very true and I have not been detailed enough about the brake system. Indeed the 58 compressor, frame, drive motor, belts has to go. A. It was not the best set up in the world by a long way. B. The main feed system was indeed extremely heavy in...

In the meantime many tradesmen will become unemployed, the lights will go out and we will carry on utilising foreign gas at an astronomical rate. (Anyone seen the sinkholes in Siberia that are occuring on a regular basis?) Oh and if a temporary interuption of the "Atlantic Conveyor" occurs we...

Indeed it is real food for thought Coal and biomass does account for a real chunk of freight operations. As for 2025 if th government does not u turn on its carbon tax it will be way sooner. They pay £30 per tonne and £40 per tonne carbon tax now. Indeed they may have to give the Power...

[U]Class 58 frames The 58 utilised the same principle chassis ie fully load bearing. The 58 chassis is 300mm longer (in real terms with buffer wear less than this 58016 is 250mm longer) The 58 chassis is proven, tested by RTC Derby (now Serco) fit for purpose as a rail going vehicle. The...

Yeh he aught to put some Tulyar plates and 55015 to match the tour! Only chance of seening 55015 running in 2016!