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Discussion in 'What's Going On' started by 2857Harry, Aug 13, 2025.

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  1. Steamie Boxes

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    It is timed at 45mph on the outward journey, so one presumes it is leading tender first
     
    Steamie Boxes, Jun 24, 2026 at 9:57 AM
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  2. charterboy

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    WCRC steam tours will always be top and tail with a diesel loco regardless of fire risk.....until they can find someway of the steam loco operating the CDL or something else within the consist to negate the need for a diesel loco on the rear
     
    charterboy, Jun 24, 2026 at 6:30 PM
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    Not if MK1s return (CDL fitted included) or they use one of the 6(?) generator vehicles they have. Or indeed how they are running the Jacobite….
     
    2857Harry, Jun 24, 2026 at 6:38 PM
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    torgormaig Part of the furniture Friend

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    CDL is not the issue - if it was how come the Jacobite is operating diesel free on most days? The issue is train heat and air conditioning. If the set needs an eth (electric train heat) supply then a suitably fitted diesel loco is needed in the consist.

    Peter
     
    torgormaig, Jun 24, 2026 at 6:40 PM
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    26D_M Part of the furniture

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    A return of mk1s would be no guarantee of diesel free, steam hauled, trains either though ....
    Seems like the generators are regarded as dead weight, there isn't much incentive to use them really I imagine, for a variety of perfectly understandable reasons.
     
    26D_M, Jun 24, 2026 at 6:56 PM
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    26D_M Part of the furniture

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    Or a generator car Peter, but that's dead weight.
     
    26D_M, Jun 24, 2026 at 6:58 PM
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    Not a guanratee but would be more likely? MK1s using the Vintage trains CDL system should allow solo steam?
     
    2857Harry, Jun 24, 2026 at 7:48 PM
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