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    HSTs to Nigeria

    Wow, thank you!
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    HSTs to Nigeria

    Thank you
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    HSTs to Nigeria

    Thank you 1707745487 So reviewing information from here https://www.railway-centre.com/mtu-not-correct.html about which C43s received MTU engines, taking away the ones written off due to accidents (43173, 43011, 43019, 43140 and 43030) and then sorting the data shows that 46 received VP185s...
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    HSTs to Nigeria

    Impressive you managed to collate that as, as you say, it's hard to find a clear picture what's going on. Do you know of a summary list of the locomotives and rolling stock they have? Wikipedia suggests 75% is unused due to lack of maintenance. But would be interesting to see the bigger picture...
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    Class 58s

    Thanks
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    Northern Rail Class 319s

    Thank you, that's great.
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    Northern Rail Class 319s

    Hello, Does anyone have details of the Northern / Northern Rail routes that the Class 319s are operating? I tried to spot one at Manchester Piccadilly and then Stockport but unsuccessfully! Thanks C
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    Class 58s

    Hello The following post is closed for replies https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/spanish-class-58s-scrapped.200342/ but does anyone know who the owner is of the Class 58s in Spain? Thanks C
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    Class 66 drawings

    Hello I'm planning a Class 66 model (UIC 1 version) and wondered if anyone knew of any published scale model drawings or other drawings available for this loco? Suggested sources most welcome or if anyone has a copy of such drawings that they could copy and share then that would be great too...
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    Class 66 types

    Thank you both! I'll collate all that and may be back with more questions!
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    Class 66 types

    Thank you
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    Class 66 types

    Wow! Thank you Is this engine assignment to emission standard therefore correct? 12N 710 G3B-EC for UIC I 12N 710 G3B-U2 for UIC II 12N 710 G3B-T2 for Stage IIIA I'm very impressed with the assignment you have for loco numbers to emission type. There's considerably less Stage IIIA than I...
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    Class 66 types

    Hello I'm also researching the Class 66 at the moment and see there appear to be three types based on the type of engine they received. 12N 710 G3B-EC for UIC I 12N 710 G3B-U2 for UIC II 12N 710 G3B-T2 for Stage IIIA Platform 5 (British Rail Locomotives and Rolling Stock) only lists them as...
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    BR Train Crew Manuals / working instructions 33056 + C37 and C73 notches

    Hello Happy to be corrected but I so far understand that there is a BR publication numbers 33056 which is Train Crew Manuals or Working Instructions which, it seems, contains sections for all rolling stock. I'm completing some research into the Class 37 and 73 and wondered if anyone had copies...
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    The shortage of rolling stock

    Hi re "The DfT haven't exactly helped matters, by cancelling a sizeable government-backed procurement when a proven DMU type was still in production". Sorry, what DMU order/stock was cancelled? thanks
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    Beacon Rail buys Colas Rail fleet

    Hi I have the following list for the Colas fleet (from Colin Marsden's Rail Guide 2017) 11 x Class 37/0 1 x Class 37/9 3 x Class 47/7 10 x Class 56 10 x Class 60 (now sold to GBRF and then onto Beacon Rail as a sale and leaseback) 5 x Class 66/8 17 x Class 70/8 Making 57 Colas' "Our Fleet"...
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    Beacon Rail buys Colas Rail fleet

    If they are dropping railfreight operations then makes me wonder what they (if leasing back) or Beacon will do with their locomotives
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    Beacon Rail buys Colas Rail fleet

    Here's a link to the article in Rail "https://www.railmagazine.com/news/fleet/gb-railfreight-to-lease-ten-class-60s-from-beacon-rail GB Railfreight to lease ten Class 60s from Beacon Rail 17/08/2018 Rail Magazine"
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    Beacon Rail buys Colas Rail fleet

    Hello As per Railway Gazette https://www.railwaygazette.com/news/traction-rolling-stock/single-view/view/beacon-rail-buys-colas-fleet.html The 67 locos is the entire Colas fleet so what does this mean for their continued UK operations? Are they selling them and then leasing them back from...

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