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TURKISH 8F'S & YANKIE TANK LOCOMOTIVES.

Discussion in 'Steam Traction' started by 50044 Exeter, May 28, 2010.

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  1. RalphW

    RalphW Nat Pres stalwart Staff Member Administrator Friend

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    Wow that's a fascinating site..
     
    RalphW, Dec 9, 2010
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    Hello,

    You are welcome. But I think our thanks really have to go to Güven Oguz who took the photographs and Erkut Baykal who posted them on Drehscheibe-Online in the first place.

    Kind regards

    Christoph
     
    Christoph, Dec 9, 2010
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    richards Part of the furniture

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  4. Christoph

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    Richard,

    a quick internet search revealed the following:

    "Euro-Med Service

    A regular, direct and fixed-day maritime service, the Euro-Med is dedicated to the transport of cars, vans and other type of rolling cargo as well as containers.

    Five large container ro/ro car carriers are deployed on this service, linking Northern Europe to the whole Mediterranean area, with a weekly frequency.

    The ports served are Salerno, Savona, Setubal, Bristol, Cork, Esbjerg, Wallhamn, Antwerp, Southampton, Malta, Piraeus, Izmir, Ashdod, Limassol and Alexandria."

    from: http://www.grimaldi.napoli.it/en/ps_euromed_service.html

    I think it's save to assume that the boat will go from Alexandria to Salerno to restart the cycle, so the locos will visit Ashdod (Israel), Limassol (Cyprus), Alexandria (Egypt), Salerno and Savona (Italy) and Setubal (Portugal) on their way.

    A few more minutes revealed the timetable: http://www.grimaldi.napoli.it/pdf/schedule/1287057780_euro_med_service.pdf

    The next journey of the boat from Salerno in Italy is not listed but a simple calculation will reveal that the boat will leave Bristol on 24 December, so it will arrive on 23 or 24 December. Hey! A Christmas present!

    Regards

    Christoph
     
    Christoph, Dec 10, 2010
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  5. TonyMay

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    Must be the first time an 8F has visited Cyprus and Portugal.
     
    TonyMay, Dec 10, 2010
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    Afternoon everyone,

    The link that I previously gave to the position of the Grande Scandinavia only related to that moment in time.
    If you go here, http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/shipdetails.aspx?mmsi=247018700 -then click on the lat/lon position to show on map, that should provide the latest reported position of the ship.

    Very Best Wishes,
    Bob.
     
    bristolian, Dec 12, 2010
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  7. m0rris

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    Looks like the ship is heading towards Spain... getting closer!

    m0rris
     
    m0rris, Dec 21, 2010
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    bristolian, Dec 23, 2010
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    martin butler Part of the furniture

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    are they still due to be at bristol tomorrow?
     
    martin butler, Dec 23, 2010
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  10. RalphW

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    Not exactly rushing at 11.6 knots is she.....
     
    RalphW, Dec 23, 2010
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    Ships arrival information will be posted here - http://www.bristolport.co.uk/shipping-information/forward-movements

    You will often note these vessels vary speed depending on schedule and berth availability. I assume they are on this ship - have not looked at the cargo manifest.

    I will endeavour to get a few shots of the 8F's at work but will have toi see how things go - it is my annual leave period after all!
     
    channel, Dec 23, 2010
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    Yes, the 8Fs are aboard the Grande Scandinavia...
     
    bristolian, Dec 23, 2010
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    There will be an update to her ETA around 1000 tomorrow. The pilot order time is the one to watch for arrival, takes approx 1.5 hours to pass Portishead Point from pilot station.
     
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    acording to latest news ETA wont be until boxing day.
     
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    Must be running late, 17 knots now.
     
    RalphW, Dec 25, 2010
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    THEY'RE ALMOST HERE!!!

    .....
     
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    This is a fascinating site................tracking shipping.
     
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