PM47079 Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 Lend you my freightliner ear defenders! Sensible to get them ploughs tested out, may get a bit colder Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted January 30, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 30, 2017 They have to be ran at least once a year with a fitter and a traction inspector and as I'm a traincrew leader I get the job. At least the 57s are warm for the run back to Norwich! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted January 30, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 30, 2017 If Freightliner are having such issues with their 70s why is it that Colas are acquiring new ones? The Colas 70s have appeared to be more reliable that those built for FL. Maybe it's because the Colas fleet had a number of modifications incorporated into the new build, rather than retrofitted as the FL locos were? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PM47079 Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 I think it's possibly how they are used. Freightliner really do sweat their assets doing more miles at higher speeds for longer. Generally on arriving at a terminal it will straight back out on another working. The air intake has improved their performance but obviously in the earlier days some locos didn't have all the mods some did etc... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PM47079 Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 They have to be ran at least once a year with a fitter and a traction inspector and as I'm a traincrew leader I get the job. At least the 57s are warm for the run back to Norwich!Sounds a bit more interesting than my day on Wednesday which will be sitting next to the shark at Shenfield! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted January 30, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 30, 2017 Sounds a bit more interesting than my day on Wednesday which will be sitting next to the shark at Shenfield! And there isn't even a stove in it to fall asleep by! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PM47079 Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 So I see... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted February 2, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 2, 2017 A cold shark, and before anyone asks the stove is not in my shed! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PM47079 Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 Or mine! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
YesTor Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 Because they don't have a lot of choice. No more 66s can be built due to emissions regs and Caterpillar have not offered up a replacement. The 68s are less if a 'heavy freight' loco, more like a mixed traffic machine with features Colas doesn't need. Also rival FOCs are not in a rush to sell traction to their competitor. Finally lots hinges on finance - the 70s may come with very attractive financial package. ...and we, in the UK, do not seem to be able to design and build our own traction anymore. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted February 3, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 3, 2017 ...and we, in the UK, do not seem to be able to design and build our own traction anymore. Yet we design and build plenty of traction packages for use in Europe and elsewhere......... Alstom in Preston always appears to be busy whenever I pass by. Trainbuilding (and lots of other engineering/building projects) is no longer a "one-country" industry in this world that we live in.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PM47079 Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 Oddly enough in the last week I have had both 70005 & 70007 (both performed well) and seen a few others knocking about. In January I saw very little 70 activity Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted February 5, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 5, 2017 How many 70s is there? I've not been south of Norwich much lately so haven't really noticed they have got scarce Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
royaloak Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 Freightliner have 19 of them, Colas have 10 with 7 more on order. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PM47079 Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 Of the 19 five are sidelined, so you are talking about 14 in use around the country. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted February 5, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 5, 2017 Haven't had a lot to do with then other than been shown round one at Ipswich and seeing an almost new fire damaged one in Brush . Strangely the one in Brush was deliberately hidden and not even shown on TOPS as being there. I think GE were very embarrassed by it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jjb1970 Posted February 5, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 5, 2017 The Class 70 doesn't seem to have set the world on fire (well, the world outside their own engine rooms). They've been around for quite a while now and seem to have made very little impact. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
plarailfan Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 I was just, idly wondering, which type is generally considered to have better fuel consumption - a 66 or a 70 ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PM47079 Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 I believe the 70 is more fuel efficient than a 66. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PM47079 Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 Haven't had a lot to do with then other than been shown round one at Ipswich and seeing an almost new fire damaged one in Brush . Strangely the one in Brush was deliberately hidden and not even shown on TOPS as being there. I think GE were very embarrassed by it Yes I can imagine they were. Trouble is the social media policy the company have obviously prevents me from giving you a blow by blow account of them. You will have to wait until I leave before I can write some memoirs.! Got plenty of material on everything.... 47s 57s 66s the electric locos... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted February 5, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 5, 2017 Our social media policy is also very strict. I'm only on this forum and a classic car one I don't bother with Facebook as people have got into a lot of trouble on it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted February 5, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 5, 2017 How many 70s is there? I've not been south of Norwich much lately so haven't really noticed they have got scarce Photographed 3 yesterday on the Fen diversions. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PM47079 Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 Did you see me? 66557 on 4m20? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted February 5, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 5, 2017 I believe the 70 is more fuel efficient than a 66. Aren't most things more fuel efficient than a 66............? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted February 5, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 5, 2017 Did you see me? 66557 on 4m20? Do you lads go west of Peterborough now? I understand you don't go Wilton anymore, there is a lad on here who is a heavy haul driver at Wilton told me they now do L79 One of my favourite jobs in BR days Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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