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Flange Squeal

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Road/Land Trains, call them what you will, are still a fairly common sight across mainland Europe, but I was wondering if there were still many in regular use across Britain? Looking at documents online, it sounds like there are a lot of hoops for operators to have to jump through to get them authorised over here these days. The only one I know of off the top of my head is Stagecoach’s ‘Dotto’ service in Eastbourne, which is run with a pair of 2007-registered tractor units with three trailers each, plus an older set in reserve/store.
 
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One ran in Weston super Mare (off road) however it's latest operator ceased last year so I don't know if anything is running this year.
 
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Bournemouth and Exmouth ran them, don't know if they are running this year
 
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There are quite a few i'm sure. My home town of Llandudno has two routes

A quick Google - land train UK brings in plenty as well as info on Ivo Dotto. Even the NRM has one
 
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There’s one in Exmouth, and I’m sure I’ve seen others down here.

Edit - beaten to it by ajs.
The Exmouth one was definitely running last year.


(I clicked on this thread hoping to see a huge Mack with roo bars on the front pulling three massive trailers through the Outback.)
 
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Hengisterbury Head Noddy Train in Dorset, Running between the main car park and Mudeford Spit. Run for 50 years by the Faris Family without a single accident . Bounemouth council take over and the service has not run since the end of October last year after a crash. Replaced with a minibus
 
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Midnight Sun said:
Hengisterbury Head Noddy Train in Dorset, Running between the main car park and Mudeford Spit. Run for 50 years by the Faris Family without a single accident free service. Bounemouth council take over and the service has not run since the end of October last year after a crash. Replaced with a minibus
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Why were they allowed to run it so long with if they had an accident on every run?
 
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One operates daily (Weather permitting) in Stonehaven just south of Aberdeen. Never tried it, but seen it a number of times.

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Newquay has one , got stuck behind the poxy thing in my car. Bleddy nuisance.
 
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Angus Council operate one in Arbroath, it’s usually empty. Out of interest does anyone know what driving license category you require for a road train... C+E? D+E?
 
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1990 - Gateshead Garden Festival had a "Dotto" service that went between Riverside and the southern entrance. IIRC there were seven units available most days. Tractor and up to seven trailers (last one had a "guard"). There was a smaller version that puttered to & fro between the overspill carpark and the Riverside site entrance.
 
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Been a while since I took that shot! Latterly there has been a different road train in use, I probably have a picture somewhere, but it has been absent on the last couple of visits.
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Aye, the FiG Scania dates it just a little bit lol Ah I see; cheers for the update. As I say, I've not visited Balloch & the Lomond Shores for some time now, so am not quite up to speed on things like this. Need to reacquaint myself with the area sooner rather than later lol
 
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Torquay now has two Land Trains. The original red one operates on a circular route around the town, the new green one commenced a couple of years ago and links Torquay with Cockington Village.
 
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ajs said:
Bournemouth and Exmouth ran them, don't know if they are running this year
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Bournemouth land train runs April-October along the promenade from Boscombe to Bournemouth pier and from Bournemouth pier to Branksome Chine.
 
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