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Post by ronturner on Jul 20, 2022 21:12:10 GMT 1
I notice often a diesel loco tagged onto the rear of these heritage trains on day trips. Breakdown insurance.
My question. Are these diesels being hauled as dead weight, or are they providing any motive power and if so how is this coordinated?
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Post by davel on Jul 25, 2022 11:30:32 GMT 1
From my understanding on some specials they provide power and heating if required. Their main purpose is to provide back up should anything go wrong with the steam loco and for ease of shunting etc at their destination. Some times Network Rail insist on having them as backup.
They are towed as dead weight normally.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 25, 2022 13:13:40 GMT 1
A good friend of mine works in the rail industry and he tells me that Network Rail (or Notwork Rail as he calls them), does not really like having heritage trains on their tracks, and insists, as a minimum, that a fully capable diesel locomotive is supplied, as per davel's post. I gather that the whole situation with heritage train operation is currently under review and that the outcome might not be favourable, ie fewer permits being granted for 'specials'. The reason NR are giving is that the tracks (or paths as they call them), are so heavily utilised with regular traffic.
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Post by ronturner on Jul 27, 2022 7:45:53 GMT 1
Thanks for the replies.
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