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Discussie in 'Steam Traction' gestart door Leander's Shovel, 20 okt 2007.

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  1. Sam 60103

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    On the Mainline: 13/11/21 Cheshireman from Bristol.
    On Heritage Line: 16/01/22 at the Great Central.
     
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  2. osprey

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    And don't forget they're fitting this new fangled train control system which is taking longer than anticipated.
     
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  3. 5944

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    16th January 2022.
     
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  4. John Merry

    John Merry New Member

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    Thought all the bottom end work on loco and tender were finished on that?
    Rest to be done when boiler was fitted?
     
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  5. ghost

    ghost Part of the furniture

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    It's not a 5 minute job
     
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  6. 242A1

    242A1 Well-Known Member

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    Electrical systems reported as nearly complete 30/09. The refitting of the boiler might hinder the progress of the completion of fitting this system which in itself is a significant undertaking. It is a first and a complicated one at that.
     
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  7. John Merry

    John Merry New Member

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    What isn't a 5 minute job?
     
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    Jamessquared Nat Pres stalwart

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    Unsubscribing from Amazon Prime? Getting a truthful answer out of Boris Johnson? Retrieving your car from Luton Airport car park?

    Lots of things I guess …

    Tom
     
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  9. John Merry

    John Merry New Member

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    Like your humour
     
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  10. 242A1

    242A1 Well-Known Member

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    Please don't mention Luton Airport.

    The recent fire was the best thing that could happen to it. It was regrettable that it was so small.
     
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  11. class8mikado

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    You must have flown here from Paradise....
     
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  12. Eightpot

    Eightpot Resident of Nat Pres Friend

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    Have you worked out how many million £s worth of improvement it did?
     
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    And having cost to date twice as much as the loco cost to build, a very expensive system.
     
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    Well I'm showing my age...the last time I passed through Luton airport was in Freddy Laker's days...it seems it hasn't changed...
     
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  15. osprey

    osprey Resident of Nat Pres

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    I'm perplexed, could you give figures please?
     
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    Refitting the boiler, completing the electrical work, testing, not to mention all the remaining mechanical work once the boiler is back on.
    Patience.
     
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  17. 242A1

    242A1 Well-Known Member

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    And they are expecting the cylinder block for 2007 ditto the boiler. They are busy.
     
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  18. Big Al

    Big Al Nat Pres stalwart Staff Member Moderator

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    Too true but it's interesting how it's actually not been missed as much as say, when the Duchess was out of action for a while. Ask someone else and it will be a completely different answer, of course.
     
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  19. Johnb

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    Don’t knock Luton Airport, apart from the ridiculous car parking charges. It’s only half an hour from me and in my experience is the most efficient of the London airports. Luckily I came back on 30th September and had my son to drive us to and from.
     
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    Quite why they initially expected the overhaul to take around 6 months to complete, I don't know. It's been 21 months now and still it's weeks away from testing. Installing ETCS was never going to be a five minute job, and especially not on a different form to traction to everything else that it's been installed on so far.
     
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