It used to be quite common for locos to rescue failed DMUs (which could be done with first generation DMUs), but I also believe that some services, such as the summer-only Derby-Llandudno in the late 1980s, were occasionally worked by a pair of Class 20s hauling, or "dragging", a DMU.
Does anyone know of any other examples of services that were worked by a DMU that was being used as hauled stock, and was this done because the DMU had failed or because no conventional loco-hauled stock was available? Or were the locos just added to attract more enthusiasts to travel on that train?
Does anyone know of any other examples of services that were worked by a DMU that was being used as hauled stock, and was this done because the DMU had failed or because no conventional loco-hauled stock was available? Or were the locos just added to attract more enthusiasts to travel on that train?
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