My guess is the early 1980s recession led to a drop in demand; the job only needed (and probably still only does) DMUs.
Something I was wondering; why did BR retire the Deltics after only 20 years in traffic and keep other stuff of that vintage on? Like the 37s and 47s.
Sorry, thought people were more aware of this. Next to Coventry Airport; here's the URL for the site: http://www.electricrailwaymuseum.co.uk/
I'd thought it was time this got a dedicated thread; I went there yesterday for their monthly open day and was very impressed. Still early days...
You can use a 73 as well of course.
What about that experimental 321 unit? Is that the way to go?
I'm not sure what the legal/H&S requirements are to operate a third rail current system, but they're obviously so high that among heritage...
How hard was it to fit central locking to the Hastings DEMU? Could that not be a possibility with other EMUs?
You can buy single use breathalysers for £2 from Halfords - if you're not sure, you may want to test yourself.
This German series currently airing on Channel 4 features some old DB carriages in a number of scenes - does anyone know where those scenes were...
OK, thanks very much.
A recent episode of the BBC cop drama Cuffs featured an unnamed heritage railway with a Southern-painted steam loco, number 487. Does anyone know...
Sorry, I meant with the loco itself. Also, how do you actually pronounce 'Alycidon'?
Was there a problem previously?
It occurred to me that if you might a Mark 1 on the IOW, the mainline service would get jealous.
Now I'm a regular user of 357s myself and I can't personally say I've had any problems with them.
Oh, these look great. Good job to both teams.
While the Mark 1 is a very nice coach, where would you suggest for something that's a bit different?
If you click on the link, you should be able to to edit it. If not, post here and I'll add you definitions.
Thought it might be a good idea to set up a document with a list of common slang terms etc. used in the heritage community, especially for the...
Separă nume cu o virgulă.