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Any Deltic fans??

Discussion in 'Diesel & Electric Traction' started by Victor, Sep 18, 2012.

  1. Victor

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    Roll up, roll up, Saturday evening at the East Lancs. gala a QUINTULPE header, 5 Deltics on one train. That should be a fair sight.
    3 of them are going over today via Barrow Hill from the NYMR. Times are on The Royal Scots Grey site.
     
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    I've heard of overkill but that's way beyond that.
     
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    is that viaduct strong enough to handle all that weight in such a limited area ?
     
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  4. 45407&44871

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    It did it last year! :p
    Will unfortunatly miss this event as I'll be at the SVR gala on the Saturday. Hope all goes well!
     
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    Cor! 16,500hp from 180 cylinders if all five locos have both of their Deltic units running!!
     
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    I reckon that needs several thousand tons to do it justice.
     
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    Wrong weekend for me, I'll be bashing some things a little less powerful, aka 2 33s and a 20 at the Churnet Valley Diesel Weekend.
     
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    Maximum for the 5 loco lashup would be 14850 bhp, 9016 runs on one engine only. One good place to watch this spectacle is going across the crossing at Rammy station.
    Local forecast is for sunny Saturday, wet for Sunday, so photting Saturday, travelling Sunday. But as my departed Father-in-law used to say - wouldn't pay weather forecasters with holes out of brass washers! One of the few jobs where you can continually get it wrong and not loose that job.
     
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    Indeed - a trip down to Merehead Quarry might be in order.
     
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    There was a very dark but noisy video on you tube from that run too.

    (edit) Found it:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9Ho0Ktz7Sk

    Richard
     
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    No matter about the darkness - only need earphones!! :music::music:
     
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    They are coming back today down the Calder valley to York, drop one off and then on to Barrow Hill.
    10:25 pass Mirfield
    Times have been published.
     
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