Class 13

[stewartingram]

 

C'mon Colin, you know the drill - Midland or Western

 

Need a deposit from each of us 1st though I believe.....

[Colin_McLeod]

I was thinking more of a North Eastern "might have been"

 

All advance payments gratefully received

[The Stationmaster]

The problem being that if anyone is going to do any of these 'replica' type things which is going to be capable of moving under its own power, let alone actually pulling anything, they are going to have to first produce a mountain of paperwork which is probably going to weigh as much as a traction motor. I suspect that might put a lot of people off the idea

[AMJ]

The paperwork can be not too onerous. When the Wickham 4w railbus (aka Elliot Track recording machine) was at Middleton for the conversion and use for passengers it was argued rightly that the original passenger carrying versions had an identical body sat on a less substatial frame and "grandfather rights" were granted.

 

There will obviously a shed load of paper if you want to go mainline (just look at Tornado) but easier on preserved lines.

 

The main thing that you need to prove is that you can stop the train - just like the MOT for your car they don't care too much about getting moving only safely stopping.

[The Stationmaster]

The paperwork can be not too onerous. When the Wickham 4w railbus (aka Elliot Track recording machine) was at Middleton for the conversion and use for passengers it was argued rightly that the original passenger carrying versions had an identical body sat on a less substatial frame and "grandfather rights" were granted.

 

There will obviously a shed load of paper if you want to go mainline (just look at Tornado) but easier on preserved lines.

 

The main thing that you need to prove is that you can stop the train - just like the MOT for your car they don't care too much about getting moving only safely stopping.

 

 

Preserved lines are now subject to ROGS (or very soon will be if they've hung on for the full changeover period from the old regime) so the whole thing will have to be documented, explained, and 'proved' (on paper) if it is to be done legally. And it's subject to 'inspection' should an Inspector call - which one no doubt would as soon as it becomes public knowledge

 

Not too difficult a job for a steam loco but once you start getting involved with anything else it soon builds up although passenger coach conversion work can usually be dealt with fairly easily (e.g a conversion etc to carry wheelchairs). As for a diesel just imagine all the material specs - everything from wiring and switches to brakeblock composition, braking rates, engine control systems, engine components and even the hotplate in the cab for keeping the teacan warm.

[Pennine MC]

 

 

There will obviously a shed load of paper if you want to go mainline (just look at Tornado) but easier on preserved lines.

 

 

 

 

Well, when I build this 'Kestrel' it won't be trundling up and down at 25mph, it'll be belting up the ECML

 

 

[The Stationmaster]

Well, when I build this 'Kestrel' it won't be trundling up and down at 25mph, it'll be belting up the ECML

 

Are you collecting Royal Mail elastic bands to power it - I've got some spare ones if it would help