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The Great Britain VII

Discussie in 'What's Going On' gestart door steam_mad, 29 jul 2013.

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  1. mrKnowwun

    mrKnowwun Part of the furniture

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    Nitwork Rail has no facility on the planning system for "steam" - Therefore it defaults to "Diesel" as a service descriptor.
     
    mrKnowwun, 5 mei 2014
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  2. osprey

    osprey Resident of Nat Pres

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  3. I. Cooper

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    But with that knowledge in hand you can make an educated guess based on the permitted maximum speed - there aren't too many "diesel" locomotives limited to 60 or 70mph. :)
     
    I. Cooper, 5 mei 2014
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  4. Jimc

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    Thanks folks.
     
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  5. RalphW

    RalphW Nat Pres stalwart Staff Member Administrator Friend

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    As has been said, RTT does not have steam in it's vocabulary so diesel is used for both steam and diesel, it also has a tonnage that is way above what is actually on the train, but that is to do with the way the computer works out the timings. Steam with 11 on equates approximately to diesel with 715 tonnes in respect of performance, ie, speed, hill climbing, etc.
     
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  6. KristianGWR

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    A still from one of yesterday's videos. 46233 in full flight through Grantham.

    The video itself will be going live at five.
     

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    KristianGWR, 5 mei 2014
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  7. KristianGWR

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    And here is said video!
     
    KristianGWR, 5 mei 2014
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    mike1522 Long Time Member Friend

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    I do hope they try to attempt double-headed jubilees north and south next time around. The Cumbrian Coast is a wonderful line.
     
    mike1522, 5 mei 2014
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  9. FlyingScotsman4472

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    FlyingScotsman4472, 5 mei 2014
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  10. Shep Woolley

    Shep Woolley Well-Known Member Friend

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    GBVII 46115 Lindal Bank b.jpg


    Scots Guardsman climbing Lindal Bank

    GBVII 60009 Montrose a.jpg

    Union of South Africa racing across Rossie Viaduct
     
    Shep Woolley, 6 mei 2014
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  11. NickPreston

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    Please excuse the ignorance, but when the Dutchess is standing idle there is obviously something mechanical can be heard working. Pistons or valves, something of the like. I've been wondering this since the MNR Gala last year, what is it that working? Noticed Tornado doing similar at it's Peterborough water stop a couple of weeks ago.

    Nick
     
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    The air pump for the air brakes, I'd have thought.

    Tom
     
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    Yep, even when in Vac mode the air pump is thumping away, the way the Duchess braking system is set up.
     
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  15. RalphW

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    There will also be the irregular clacking of the automatic drain valves.
     
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  16. steamvideosnet

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    My video from the GBVII, including 46115 pounding round the Cumbrian Coast and 60009 on the Forth Bridge:



    James
     
    steamvideosnet, 7 mei 2014
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    Wonderful stuff, you must need to lie down for a week or two!
     
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    Thanks for the info.

    Nick
     
    NickPreston, 7 mei 2014
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  19. KentYeti

    KentYeti Guest

    Nice footage through Grantham although I pretend it's somewhere North of Euston on the route to Glasgow.

    I have to watch it with the sound turned off. You can't have a whistle like that in Grantham, there should be a law against it!

    ;)
     
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    James, brilliant stuff! How many miles did you cover?
     
    Shoddy127, 8 mei 2014
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