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I can't help thinking E Bay ?

I would be very interested to know what that's on sale for !

So we come ack to the old argument, which I believe Robert Adley campaigned on, if they insist on closing lines stop them building on the trackbed so it can be reversed at reasonable cost if that ever proves necessary.

I have often thought it was a mistake to close the Lincoln avoiding line, it seems an even worse decision now the joint line has been upgraded for freight (particularly container traffic).

Why don't the Police, or even NR, do "sting" operations then ?

I believe theft of signalling cabling etc is still an issue, so my question is why ? How are the thieves getting rid of the scrap "no questions asked" since the 2013 Scrap Metal Dealers Act meant that all scrap must be paid for by a traceable method and in addition ID must be taken for all scrap...

I have "Line By Line" East coast, I like it. It has track layouts, gradient profiles, miles and chains distances, sites of closed stations and OS map extracts of some locations. It was first published in 2002 but most of the infrastructure is still the same...

Does anyone know why ? Is it a distribution arrangement or simply a fall off in demand ? Whatever the reason it's a bit sad really....

Quite..... 1772013452 I feel more calculations coming on..... Standard Class 309 EMU = 6.6 hp/ton 10 car Class 309 EMU = 7.7 hp/ton (both at continuous rating, maximum - for a short period - would be higher ? ) Class 40 + 11 = 3.1 hp/ton Class 40 + 8 = 3.9 hp/ton Class 47 + 11 = 4.1 hp/ton...

Sounds very interesting.....

Does anyone know the peak power that class 309s could pull out of the wires, or is it not like with locos (which have two ratings peak and continuous) ? 1771926472 A class 47 on 7 : O S Nock would be having kittens...... I wonder what he'd have thought about a 4 coach HST !

I was musing on the performance differential between a Class 309 EMU and a class 47 hauling 8 coaches. The class 47's rail horse power would be about 80% of it's rated power (i.e. 2064 hp) and total train weight about 400 tons : 5.2hp/ton Interestingly O S Nock would probably have described 8...

Thank you for that !

Brilliant !

Does anyone know how to "return to search results" (i.e. not having to restart with a new search) from a search result ? Thanks

O S Nock had similar views about locos with "noses" being safer. That said statistically speaking a train driver is a very safe job. 1769001313 They did sell BR the Class 50s remember, though I seem to recall they were originally "owned" by EE whilst being operated by BR. I think it's fair to...

Oh I see your argument. Are you saying HS basically risked the cost of developing and building Falcon hoping to get the sale of the engines ? Bearing in mind the well known antipathy of J F Harrison - BR CME (effectively) - to "quick running diesels" that was quite a long shot I would have...

I can understand how BR might be interested in the direct comparisons, but why would a private business pay for it ?!? 1768904272 We usually hire cars when we go away on holiday and I can always tell if it's a three cylinder without even opening the bonnet.....

>>better primary and secondary balance<< That's ironic because, anecdotally, every three cylinder car I have ever driven has been rougher than pretty much any four cylinder one !

I thought three cylinders was preferred so as to lessen frictional losses (albeit at a cost of less refinement) ? I remember reading an interview with J F Harrison (Chief Mechanical Engineer for British Railways 1958 to 1966) who expressed a strong preference for slow running marine type...