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    North Norfolk Railway General Discussion

    The latest Carriage & Wagon Blog, which celebrates the return of our main brake vehicle following a year out of traffic: C&W Blog - M35148...
    Post by: M59137, Apr 10, 2024 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Steam v Diesel

    This is correct. If railways ran their diesel fleets on a purely fuel efficient basis then you would continue using DMU's until you had 300 people...
    Post by: M59137, Apr 8, 2024 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Steam v Diesel

    Most DMU's can run in multiple, so if one has a fleet of say two 2-car sets and maybe a 3-car set then 2, 3, 4, 5 or 7 coach trains can be run on...
    Post by: M59137, Apr 5, 2024 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Class 507 to be preserved at Nant Mawr, funding appeal launched

    Happy to be proved wrong, but my understanding from speaking to one of the founding members is that the Quad Arts were not primarily preserved for...
    Post by: M59137, Apr 3, 2024 in forum: Diesel & Electric Traction
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    Swanage Railway General Discussion

    Have to disagree there - I've just spent today driving a DMU and practically everyone I passed away from railway property on the adjacent...
    Post by: M59137, Apr 2, 2024 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Class 507 to be preserved at Nant Mawr, funding appeal launched

    The "one in one out policy" already exists, it's just not always obvious. There are a few railways now where BR standard 4's are regular...
    Post by: M59137, Mar 31, 2024 in forum: Diesel & Electric Traction
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    North Norfolk Railway General Discussion

    The latest Carriage & Wagon Blog, which unfortunately includes news of a graffiti attack: C&W Blog - Graffiti Attacked
    Post by: M59137, Mar 29, 2024 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    North Norfolk Railway General Discussion

    The latest Carriage & Wagon Blog: https://nnrailway.blogspot.com/2024/03/march-news-part-3.html?m=1 Sent from my moto g(8) power lite using Tapatalk
    Post by: M59137, Mar 22, 2024 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Class 503 EMU

    A few comments have referenced the differences between EMU preservation and diesel preservation. One of the things EMU preservation lacks in...
    Post by: M59137, Mar 17, 2024 in forum: Diesel & Electric Traction
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    North Norfolk Railway General Discussion

    The latest Carriage & Wagon Blogs: C&W News - February News Part 4 C&W News - March News Part 1 C&W News - An Empty Bay Road I think it is...
    Post by: M59137, Mar 16, 2024 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    North Norfolk Railway General Discussion

    It's not always so simple as "one in one out" as different arrangements are always negotiated at different times but broadly speaking the gap left...
    Post by: M59137, Mar 13, 2024 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Windcutter Wagons

    I wonder how many fake loaded hoppers there are out there in preservation? At the North Norfolk we have a 16T mineral with a false floor and stone...
    Post by: M59137, Feb 28, 2024 in forum: Heritage Rolling Stock
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    Swanage Railway General Discussion

    So the loco vs D(M)MU economic comparison has several elements, and I apologise for the lengthy post, I hope folks don't find it confrontational...
    Post by: M59137, Feb 12, 2024 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Swanage Railway General Discussion

    The 33+TC absolutely wins for historic local interest, but unless you are shifting two 4-TC sets worth of people, then the DMU will always win on...
    Post by: M59137, Feb 11, 2024 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    North Norfolk Railway General Discussion

    The latest Carriage & Wagon Blog: C&W News - February News Part 2 C&W News - February News Part 3
    Post by: M59137, Feb 9, 2024 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK