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71000

Rasprava u 'Steam Traction' pokrenuta od chilldude111, 25. Listopad 2009..

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  1. marton

    marton New Member

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    71000 Made a welcome return to the mainline today on HF Railtours Cumbrian Coast Explorer. The Duke was immaculately turned out and performed well, a credit to all those involved. Hopefully this was the first of many more mainline outings to come.
     
    marton, 4. Srpanj 2010.
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  2. Martin Perry

    Martin Perry Nat Pres stalwart Staff Member Moderator Friend

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    Great News - a fine machine.
     
    Martin Perry, 4. Srpanj 2010.
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  3. KentYeti

    KentYeti Guest

    Anyone know what plans there are on the main line for this loco over the next few months?

    Not much I can find anywhere at present.
     
    KentYeti, 4. Srpanj 2010.
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  4. Groks212

    Groks212 Well-Known Member

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    The trip to Bristol on the 15th of this month , plus 2 Torbay express runs in August seem to be the only planned mainline outings so far.

    Dave B
     
    Groks212, 4. Srpanj 2010.
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  5. Paul42

    Paul42 Part of the furniture

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    Replacing Tornado on 2 Torbays in July, according to the A1 website
     
    Paul42, 4. Srpanj 2010.
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  6. 782sirbrian

    782sirbrian Member

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    It would be good if the Duke got some work on the VSOE trains seeing as there is a shortage of class 8 locos for the job.

    Brian
     
    782sirbrian, 4. Srpanj 2010.
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  7. KentYeti

    KentYeti Guest

    Rather it was on a train in a non fire risk area that I could travel on!
     
    KentYeti, 4. Srpanj 2010.
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  8. chilldude111

    chilldude111 New Member

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    Thats brilliant news that the Duke is out and fine on the main line again. I cant wait to see it again on the torbays
    :)
     
    chilldude111, 4. Srpanj 2010.
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  9. malc

    malc Part of the furniture

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    The income from the VSOE would be useful after such a long time off the mainline, but God forbid that 71000 should end up like 35028, working on the VSOE to the exclusion of proper tours.
     
    malc, 5. Srpanj 2010.
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  10. KentYeti

    KentYeti Guest

    There are good reasons for that malc. So we MNLPS members are told anyway! If I have this correct, it is a combination of ensuring a steady income stream that allows each major overhaul to be done reasonably quickly. And the fact that the MNLPS do not have suffucient human resources to operate more than a couple of normal railtours each year above the core income work with the VSOE.

    To me that means we so need another mainline MN working in the South of the UK. But I will grab some runs behind 71000 as soon as I can: she seems to be a superb steam locomotive. Wonderful video sequence shown above climbing to the tunnel.
     
    KentYeti, 5. Srpanj 2010.
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  11. Matt35027

    Matt35027 Well-Known Member

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    The VSOE is a proper tour but it is taken for granted because it runs regularly throughout the year on largely the same 2 routes.

    Edit - Sounds like we need 35027 then, Bryan :tongue1:
     
    Matt35027, 5. Srpanj 2010.
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  12. KentYeti

    KentYeti Guest

    I thought you'd appear! LOL!

    Yes, bring on 35027.

    VSOE aren't really tours for head bashing steam freaks. It took long enough for us to educate the Pullman car staff on the Bournemouth Belle. "No, I don't want posh nosh or champers, just some decent bloody Merchant Navy thrash through an open window. So get them other dudes to take off their diamond tiaras and put on overcoats and gloves so they don't die of the cold. And give them a decent sized mug of coffee, none of this thimble sized cups rubbish."
     
    KentYeti, 5. Srpanj 2010.
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  13. ADB968008

    ADB968008 Guest

    Or maybe 34046 ? (Isnt this planned to go mainline ?)
     
    ADB968008, 5. Srpanj 2010.
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  14. Matt35027

    Matt35027 Well-Known Member

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    I believe there was something on the WSR site that mainline testing would be in the Autumn. Is she air braked?
     
    Matt35027, 5. Srpanj 2010.
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  15. gwr4090

    gwr4090 Part of the furniture

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    see www.braunton-management.co.uk
     
    gwr4090, 5. Srpanj 2010.
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  16. 46118

    46118 Part of the furniture

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    Was the CCE working the first time the "Duke" has been out on the main line since the winter work on the middle cylinder? There was a report in Steam Railway towards the end of last year that a "misalignment of steam ports" had been discovered on the middle engine, and was being corrected.
    If this SR report was correct, it will be interesting to see some performance reports when 71000 gets a real test on the main line.
    71000 has arguably been a long time "in development", starting with the faulty draughting arrangements discovered by the current owners. Certainly it was never fully developed under BR ownership.

    Do we at long last see the full potential of this locomotive?
     
    46118, 6. Srpanj 2010.
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  17. RalphW

    RalphW Nat Pres stalwart Staff Member Administrator Friend

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    Since when was a blast up the WCML to Carnforth, then a southbond S&C not a real test on the main line, not forgetting Lindal bank and the rest of the coast route and storming up Whilpshire.:confused1:
     
    RalphW, 6. Srpanj 2010.
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  18. Jon Martin

    Jon Martin New Member

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    with the speed limits in effect, probably never !!

    unless they want to have another set of races up to Shap again ... the Duke v Tornado, a Dutchess, an A4 that works, and a King (maybe even a MN if it doesn't get nosebleeds from being that far north!)
     
    Jon Martin, 6. Srpanj 2010.
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  19. KentYeti

    KentYeti Guest

    Oi! Watch it. The MN class would be very happy to go North from time to time, except for what was done to 35029 when she went to York.

    (wink).
     
    KentYeti, 6. Srpanj 2010.
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  20. 46118

    46118 Part of the furniture

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    RalphW: I humbly stand corrected sir, but do we know if this "remedial" work on the middle engine was a fact or a "Steam Railway" fantasy?

    46118
     
    46118, 6. Srpanj 2010.
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