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The Chester & Liverpool Explorer 26/05/18 Class 66/0

Discussion in 'What's Going On' started by Talking to Bears 00, May 26, 2018.

  1. Talking to Bears 00

    Talking to Bears 00 New Member

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    The Chester & Liverpool Explorer 26/05/18 British Rail Class 66/0
    British Rail Class 66 0 - 26.05.18.jpg
     
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    Talking to Bears 00, May 26, 2018
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  2. pjhliners

    pjhliners Member Friend

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    Mods, Talking to Bears seems to be widening the scope of this forum by opening topics on diesel tours.

    Is this encouraged,or should it be nipped in the bud?

    Peter on a dull and breezy morning in Manchester
     
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  3. Big Al

    Big Al Nat Pres stalwart Staff Member Moderator

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    It's a 'What's Going On' thread. But this is a heritage forum so that's the clue. Judging by the 'read' count diesel trips except when they are with a Deltic do seem to be a minority interest on here.
     
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  4. MellishR

    MellishR Resident of Nat Pres Friend

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    This was queried and resolved some time ago. There is indeed a lot less interest in diesel-hauled trips, but where one is of sufficient interest for someone to start a thread, according to my understanding that belongs here rather than in Diesel & Electric Traction which, like the parallel Steam Traction section, is for threads where the focus is on the locomotive rather than the train. There is of course some overlap.

    Personally I have been on five railtours so far this year of which one (29-4-2018 Welsh Borders Explorer) was steam hauled, one (14-4-2018 The Ebor Flyer) was steam hauled but not for very far, one (15-4-2018 The Mayflower) should have been steam hauled but wasn't because of availability and gauging issues, and the other two (10-3-2018 The Valley of the Witch and 12-5-2018 The Worcester Sorcerer) were purely diesel, though the last-mentioned offered a road coach connection to the GWSR.
     
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  5. acorb

    acorb Part of the furniture

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    With some class 66's now over 20 years old some might consider them heritage now!
     
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    jsm8b Part of the furniture

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    Even if not the stock certainly is heritage !.
    There's no reason to discourage someone from sharing their observations with the forum, you can always just pass it by if it's not of interest to you.
     
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    henrywinskill Well-Known Member

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    I agree Scott, I like to take the chance to phott diesels when out chasing Steam.
     
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    60017 Resident of Nat Pres Friend

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    +1
     
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    Passing it by, appeals to me. Diesels don't!!
     
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