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North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion

Discussion in 'Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK' started by The Black Hat, Feb 13, 2011.

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  1. Chris86

    Chris86 Well-Known Member

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    We had a similar thing last year, an email suggesting we had been "selected" for a small business award for South Yorkshire.

    Got as far as speaking to them on the phone, realised it was a pay and get some recognition type event, as opposed to actually being based on merit- wasn't cheap either!
     
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    Gladiator 5076 Resident of Nat Pres

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    Although in fairness I was stewarding a DCE, where when we arrived at Basingstoke NR suddenly said a bridge just East of Wool was not able to stand the weight No 9 crossing it. A fine time to decide, especially as the same loco had gone over twice either the week before or the previous week (forget which). Anyway after many phone calls and about a 30 minute delay a 5 or 10 mph pass was agreed, and stayed in place for the rest of the DCE programme that year.
     
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  3. Steve

    Steve Nat Pres stalwart Friend

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    I'm not a bridge engineer but can understand why RA9 locos were/are permitted on what was an RA5 line. It is more than simple weight; dynamics have a large effect, especially hammer blow, and that goes up by the square. Thus, an A4 at 30 mph (the old line speed) as compared with the present 10mph would exert a load of 900/100 =9 times more. There's more to it than this simple calc but it illustrates the point.
     
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