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... And the doom and gloom merchants (aka the British media) are now rubbing their hands together at the prospect of flooding. Bad news is good news as far as newspaper sales goes.

It may have kept people in work when the MR used multiple engines it but I doubt that many modern railways would adopt a multiple locomotive policy for heavy trains if each extra unit brought with it an extra two man crew. If that were the case I think there would be some v-e-r-y big locos in use, making the Union Pacific Centennials look small.