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what kind of goods is it delivering to humberstone road?

what are they going to use the sleepers for in preservation?

congratulations and i look forward to seeing this coach on my next visit to the gcr

great news!

oh well at least they are getting the 2 production power cars now when emr / porterbrook are finished with them

58023 is going to leicester depot for possible return to mainline use could be the start of something if ukrl could buy some other 58s to create a small fleet of them

are there any diesel locos going surplus in europe that would fit our loading gauge? not class 66 but some others from one of the former state operators that are not seeing much use. for hs2 work could we use locos that don't fit our loading gauge but could at least get from a construction...

I saw 3 of the episodes and overall i thought it was quite good really. better than a lot of other train documentaries on other channels. I haven't seen the final episode yet but when it's repeated I'll probably look. Tim

that's great news it's not been scrapped then i often walked round the back of the shed to look at it and the other items stored there on visits to the gcr tim

maybe one day some preserved electric units and locos can be converted to battery power? if battery powered trains start to run on the mainline successfully, and if this technology becomes cheaper, then it is perhaps an option for the future. Tim

ok thanks for the update Tim

didn't know they had a class 31 there again?

Peak Rail and The Heritage Shunters Trust have some events where a large variety of shunters operate but not running on the full line

ok great thanks for previous reply and subsequent update Tim

a spirit level and a ruler perhaps? or just someone with a good eye for getting stickers level...?

yup... they need weathering...

just wondered did the dmu have to run wrong road for any of the journey on the gcr? how did they timetable it to get out the way of the other services that day? Tim

ok thanks for replies on new build options and manufacturers seems like class 60s cheapest and quickest option anyway and as an enthusiast hope that happens Tim

If they went for new build, which manufacturers would likely be in the frame? Stadler we'll say would be GEC too with class 70 with emissions compliant engine if they have one Would Siemens, Bombardier or Alstom be interested or do they have enough on their plates without taking on small...

are stadler in the heavy freight loco market or likely to be in the future? have they taken on making the euro 4000s? just wondering if they could have anything new to offer the uk loco market given the experience built up through 68 and 88 build