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Looks like 70006 failed this week on S&C. Although reported that there could be TWO Class 70 diagrams on the S&C next week!

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Mick

70004 made the class debut over the S&C today with 6M32 Killoch-Ratcliffe. It's rumoured to be on this for the rest of the week and the corresponding northbound run. An observer remarked that it was going better than a 66 southbound at Kirkby Stephen

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Mick

Surprised no ones mentioned/put photos up yet but 60096 came down to Eastleigh yesterday (23rd) with 6X15 Scunthorpe to Eastleigh LWRT. Managed to get a shot of it at Shawford.

 

 

Looks like 096 has been on tour around England/Wales in the last week. South Wales on the 20th, Carlisle 21st, then Scunthorpe to Eastleigh on 23rd! Quite a few pics on fotopic of it in the last few days.

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Mick

 

There is also less flexing within a locomotive with a substanial framing than you think, rail veicles seldom see the stresses in the frames that you would expect in a piece of mobile plant, the stresses being more longitudinal rather than tortional.

 

 

A big problem for rail traction usage is the thermal stress created as the engine is cycled between idle and full power over relatively short time periods creating short term heat build up and decay.

This was a huge problem for the Valenta in the HST as well as general over-heating in high summer temperatures. I have read that the HST is the most arduous usage of any diesel engine in the world!

The Mirlees in the 60 suffered this way until someone realised that the cylinder heads weren't actually tightened down to the required spec.

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Mick

60096 is on a short 6K05 Carlisle-Crewe today. Passed my house about 15 mins ago sounding very rough.

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Mick

 

 

Perhaps EWS might have been better off buying 59/3s, but new engine, electronics etc etc, along with self steering bogies made the class 66 a new whizzy modern design. The fact remains though that 59s are shifting 4000t trains up from Somserset several times a day. I imagine they would easily handle the supertrains of oil with comparative ease but are not as comfortable as the Brush built products. i certainly wouldn't describe 59s as over rated.

 

"Normal" 66's are a "go-anywhere for weeks without needing maintenance" design. EWS sacrificed lighter-rated electrical systems for higher fuel capacity and 75mph capability. Early on in the 66 life, the eminent Roger Ford suggested modified 66's with lower gearing and hence higher tractive effort and not long after the 66/6 appeared. I can certainly see the difference between 66/5 and 66/6 on 20xloaded HXA's coal trains outside my back door on a 1 in 86.

W.r.t. to fuel, Freighliner intermodal don't like the low-emission 66 as the range is lower than a normal 66. DRS suffered problems with lack of fuel on LE 66's on some of the Mossend-Daventry long-haul runs as other on here have mentioned.

Why are 59's struggling on the Liverpool Bulk Terminal trains? - sharp curves and steep gradients together. As I've always said, a 60 is superior to a 59.

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Mick

 

 

Have heard of a couple of occasions where the 59 has struggled, seems a bit strange as they have superior pulling power?

Keep catching up with this thread every few days........

The 60's are slightly superior to a 59 when it comes to pulling - I guess they would be far better than a 59/2 with the higher top speed, thus lower tractive effort. There was some extensive comparison testing done with 59 and 60's in South Wales over Stormy Bank and the 60 came out on top. But as I've said before, the 59's were given some TLC and the 60's weren't!

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Mick

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Mick

You can't have too many fan wagons.

 

Cheers.

Does that mean you're a fan wagon fan?

Mick

Saw this thread yesterday and then the thing passes my house today!! How coincidental is that?

Fotopic doesn't always find the number on its own - also try DE901720 and ADE901720

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Mick

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Streets of London - Ralph McTell

I have doubts about clearances as there's a huge amount to get into a very small space. This could well be the first powered OO item from Dapol and will therefore need a lot of proving tests etc.

Hi Chris,

Didn't they make a L&Y Pug??

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Mick