gronk the shunter

Fantastic collection of loco's Brian I'm incredibly envious! On your website there's a picture of illuminated dials (in a class 20 I think) which looks incredible, where did you get the dials from? And (sorry to ask so many questions) are the handles on the jltrt engine compartment doors replacements? or do they come with the kit? Keep up the fabulous work - it's inspiring:)

That s why I said initially the last DIESEL loco/train. Hydrogen fuel cells/hybrid-electric/battery locos, something like that will take over pretty soon I'd think. Atomic powered trains anyone? Anyone think that in 40 years when the last diesel runs (wonder if 66's or 70's will last that long) there'll be the same nostalgia as in 1968 when the last steam train ran?

I'm interested as to why you think loco's would come from a european manufacturer Burkitt. Apart from the 67's being built in Spain with GM bits and the romanian 56's have any locos ever been built and designed by a european manufacturer? I still think that the 70 may be the last ever new diesel, (but maybe we'll see another batch for DRS or someone,) after all which bank will put up the money for an oil burner with a 30 year life when oil reserves are due to run out in its life time in addition to the PR problem of emissions during climate change. Who knows what financial penalties future governments will impose on emissions?

Seems a bit weird to think about this but with climate change and the sudden swing towards electrification are we looking at the last new diesel locos/ trains ever for the UK?