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tommorrow morning that train will be gone-burried under all the snow that is due overnight , you can watch the clouds here:-
http://www.raintoday.co.uk/
BA wanted the crew on a 747 reduced from 15 to 14 !!
KLM operate the same planes with a crew of 13 !!!
this company is on its knees and the unions are cutting its throat .
A new video, I think they are starting to grow on me the more I see them , I think they look like a hard working loco - powerful , fuel efficent and eco freindly- what more do you lot want ??
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Et9upu56JI4&feature=player_profilepage
I also think the quality of...
Here is a cracking video:-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfPoG8I5HBw
My Grandad is on it at 5 minutes and 6 seconds . The loco I most dislike is a ....sorry cant think of one lol.
Plug is a bit harsh on the goofy lad in the Beano comic :)
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more photos on this video:-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDU3kDjzM5g&feature=related
you will get a friendly driver if you catch him on a good day , i was on Central Station Newcastle and a Reading cross Country train pulled in 10 early, I asked the driver what was quickest on acceleration , this or a 91 , he said they were about the same, he then invted me into the cab for a...
Tyne Dock for me, the Brockley Whinns station in Boldon, followed by Central Station in Newcastle. Also Tyne Yard,after this lot I would then visit Teeside or North of the Tyne (Blyth or Ashington area)
PS I can get into Tyne Dock any weekday to see what is loading!
I got my interest off my Granda , he was a train driver for 46 years, he used to drive the 9 fs up to Consett from Tyne Dock on the Tyne,now they are bringing Russian coal in to the port and taking it out up the same incline.He finished up on the top link driving HSTs to london and Edinburgh...
have edited the post , I thought you were saying I had posted the video link earlier, but the guy only videoed it on Wednesday, the 5 American locos were running with there regenerative brakes on to simulate a heavy load.
Got some video today of one of the new units. I talked to somone from GE today and he said 6 locos are done with two painted. The order is for up to 30 locomotives. They will all be shipped out on flatcars with the trucks removed. He said the locos are going through extensive testing before they...
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