After reading this thread:
I wondered if it might be possible to convert some unused DVTs for use with RHTTs? I'm not sure how much it would cost to convert the DVTs to work with 66s, or how feasible it would be to add the wiring needed to the wagons, and presumably it would be hard to justify the cost for a type of train that's only used for a few months each year. However, it would also save fuel and loco maintenance by not having an extra loco idling at all times, plus a little bit less track wear since a DVT would be lighter than a second 66. Is there any way that this could be feasible?
Short Little Freight Train Spotted today
I wonder if anyone can enlighten me regarding a short little freight train I saw between Coventry and Rugby this afternoon. Looking at Real Time Trains it seems to be "UID H00060, identity 3J01 TSC 95762000", and it seems to go all over the place - Brum-Rugby-Stafford-Bletchley-Bedford-Euston...
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I wondered if it might be possible to convert some unused DVTs for use with RHTTs? I'm not sure how much it would cost to convert the DVTs to work with 66s, or how feasible it would be to add the wiring needed to the wagons, and presumably it would be hard to justify the cost for a type of train that's only used for a few months each year. However, it would also save fuel and loco maintenance by not having an extra loco idling at all times, plus a little bit less track wear since a DVT would be lighter than a second 66. Is there any way that this could be feasible?
