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    Tyne Dock

    how many paths do they have now ?
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    Tyne Dock

    Heard rumours of another bulk carrier berth getting built and another biomass storage shed going up , the one we have now can hold 65 000 tonnes + . And plans to double the number of trains to 25 a day !! --- old post above --- --- new post below --- Saw another DB coal train in the Dock today...
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    Closure of Rio Tinto Alcan in Northumberland

    The trains to Fort William are still running for now.
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    Tyne Dock

    TVHH , I bet you get sick of this climb ;) , my granda used to drive the iron ore trains up there to Consett :- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TchlO6uW4Wo&list=UUHcXrDZWgOWroRZWepDnUYw&index=30&feature=plcp How many trains a day are leaving Tyne Dock and are they planning on increasing this ?
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    Tyne Dock

    Thats over a half a full ship load shifted in 18 trips WOW , A normal shipment is about 68 000 MTonnes in a ship 225 metres long . Average coal train carries about 1700 Tonnes.
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    Tyne Dock

    Thanks for the info , I saw the afternoon one loading today, never got on id on the loco.
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    Tyne Dock

    I noticed a DB coal train heading into TYne Dock , must have been the first one in a long long time . Anyone know why ?
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    Tyne Dock

    thanks very much Freightmaster
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    Coal freight

    ON the Tyne today is a vessel that came from New Orleans with coal ! Also outside the piers at anchorage is a ship that came from Vystock in Russia ,we get ships from Murmansk and also Ust Luga In Russia , Also we get a lot from Riga which is in Latvia.We have received a few shipments from...
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    Tyne Dock

    Will they be using covered wagons ? As biomass must be kept dry. They stop unloading it at any sign of rain here at Tyne Dock. I thought GBRF only used one set of covered wagons , does anyone know anything different ?
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    Tyne Dock

    Just heard from a green driver who is now team (blue)Tyne Dock and I asked him how many trains are running from Tyne Dock , he said 12 a day approx , but they are wanting 25 a day !! I was also speaking to the cargo supervisaor and he told me Drax can ask for 4 trains a day which equates to just...
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    Tyne Dock

    These are the biomass wagons and they only have one set though the loading facilities can load 8 trains a day as it takes 3 hours to load the silo :- http://www.gbrailfreight.com/news.php?&newsid=911 --- old post above --- --- new post below --- Thanks for the reply Freighmaster . At 70...
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    Tyne Dock

    It was the Biomass storage shed 'where about 200 tonnnes caught fire :- http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/north-east-news/breaking-news/2011/10/30/firefighters-battle-biomass-blaze-in-south-shields-72703-29688092/ The pellets come from here :- http://www.fibreco.com/about.htm and look...
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    DRS order 15 'Eurolight' Bo-Bo diesel-electric locos from Vossloh

    Thanks to its locomotive platform design, the EUROLIGHT can be equipped with two different Caterpillar engines: CAT C175-16 (2800 kW) and CAT C175-12 (2300 kW). 2800 kw is 3753.3512064439996 horsies and 2600 kw is 3083.109919579 Horsepower
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    DRS order 15 'Eurolight' Bo-Bo diesel-electric locos from Vossloh

    I am not bickering , just talking about the class , is there any need for your comment ? It does look like a 67 though This looks like the loco and rated power is 3553.70792544 horsepower is this higher than a 66 ? :-...
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    DRS order 15 'Eurolight' Bo-Bo diesel-electric locos from Vossloh

    Surely the class will depend on the rated power of the engine. I cant get the link to work also.
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    First loco onto the new York PSD and 37610

    like :d
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    66s at Barnt Green/Longbridge

    Both of the ones on hire to GBRF at Tyne dock at 1130 today
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    Tyne Dock

    Hello guys, Wonder if anyone can let me know how many trains per week are leaving Tyne Dock as I have noticed the coal stock piles are dramatically reducing.I often go into the dock as I do work as a volunteer for Mission to Seafarers and have noticed that not too many trains load coal during...
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    Busiest level crossing in the country

    Tallington North of Peterborough seems busy.

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