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    'China freight train' in first trip to Barking

    Most of containers belong to the transportation companies. As you may have noticed in the photos of the train, those which arrived Barking bear the logo of China railway . If you look at the photo of some loaded container ship like this you may notice that most of containers belong...
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    Hi Mojo, there's a problem with my post at...

    Hi Mojo, there's a problem with my post at http://www.railforums.co.uk/showthread.php?t=139804&page=5. Unlike 4 previos ones, it did not appear un the thread immediately. In about 20 hours after I wrote the private message at the UCP of ainsworth74, yesterday morning the post was shown. However...
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    'China freight train' in first trip to Barking

    It could be useful to compare the data from the link to shippo.co.uk provided by ac6000cw, with the delivery terms offred by GCL operator at the first leg, between China and Russia — see at containers.ru. I was shocked with the crazy handling time spending on the border point — 2-3 days! Also...
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    'China freight train' in first trip to Barking

    Dear friends! Due to the abovementioned reason I would appreciate your assistance in the possible correction of the following text I've just added to the article British Rail Class 92 in Wikipedia. On January, 18, 2017 the specially branded 92015 locomotive hauled the first train of...
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    'China freight train' in first trip to Barking

    Thanx! I'm just answering questions from non-specialists at my end. To be more exact, No. 66 038 appears in view at 06:45 of this 10:21-long video --- old post above --- --- new post below --- Just found the answer to my previous question: "The two breaks of gauge between China and...
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    'China freight train' in first trip to Barking

    Sorry, I don't know English to the proper extent. Do you mean that the train arriving to the place of the official welcome ceremony was pushed with another locomotive from behind? (I've just asked above about the BRC 92 No.92015 which I see in front of the train)
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    'China freight train' in first trip to Barking

    Hi, everybody! English is NOT my first language, so excuse me in advance for possible misprints :roll:. Also, I'm neither technician, nor a specialist in railways, so my questions may seem stupid to some gurus. Anyway: The information I have upon the yesterday arrival of the freight train...

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