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Yep me! I work at HNRC & been spending a while here, and all this week. Getting rebuilt as a working depot. Fencing is phases one, and to make the site secure to keep the chav patrols out. Bits of line getting lifted is being replaced, as roller coaster track isnt good for the customers, infact...

I was born at Doncaster in 1980 & lived 5mins walk from the station until 1984. My first memories (as 3 or 4 year old) was going down the subway at Donny & hearing the old BR triple dong announcement on the tannoy & being petrified by the screaming valentas, but at the same time fascinated. Can...

Horses for courses with engines. More friction & thus wear with small engines versus large. There's a reason cars with 4k revs 1 liter petrols fall apart at 120k miles v 300-400kmile 2k rev diesels (mines currently at 315k miles).

There's an 0-6-0 austerity & coal wagons buried in Wigan.

Leeds to Doncaster day return child fare in BR days (1992/93) for me was about £5 iirc.

A very interesting read through all the comments. Whilst on the subject of 'colonialism' & of times past, poverty & all the rest, i found this a very intriguing watch that ties into the 'colonialism' aspect. Any thoughts? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFC18pFvo1g

The 60 due out tomorrow has a 'Shanghai Surprise' on it too apparently ;)

Put a battery bank in place of an 08 engine. Instant battery shunter. Sorted. Been tried before with 1st gen DMU's> http://www.railcar.co.uk/type/battery-multiple-unit/operations

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Watch this film to figure it all out> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8Nxr4Psg_o

They returned to Barrow hill for a bit of a refurb & went onto other sites across the country.

New is great for 'showboating' (look at my nice shiny new loco). Its not good for business when the cost of new exceeds the money it generates. :lol:

The 5mile branchline from Scunthorpe steelworks to the docks at Flixbrough. I ma have been one of the last to traverse a small section of the line in an 08, as i work for HNRC & we recovered the last 2 08s that worked the docks in May2014. I recall it just looked like the 08 was going through a...

Use Google earth -it has a public transport bus/train or walking planning feature to get from destination A to B you type in.

Firstly, don`t look at what either side promises you, whether it be "a return to sovereignty", or "less terrorism risk". That`s all lies and propaganda. Look at past history, because how they work in the past will be how they proceed in the future. 1) The Scottish referendum, all three...

All the whys & whatfors about the EU aside, Whilst doing some digging about the EU, i was suprised to hear of these things? > :?: https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=north+american+union&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&gws_rd=cr&ei=bcq3VpXSOKXhywPS9pOADQ...

A month or two maybe :wink:

37s get the job over 66's as they have a greater route availability. And cheaper to run (for infrastructure trains).

116 just made its debut yesterday: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMocjAhZabs

Given the fact that banks have been colluding with the EU for a long time (think the Goldman sachs scandals) i would say they're given preferential status. Even so, the bank bailouts wasn't long-term (offloading as soon as poss). Here's the guff...