Phoenix
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Well I haven't created a thread for a while so now is a better time than any for me to see how fellow enthusiasts feel about the following view.........
Without a doubt we need more electric locomotive's in this country and with the recent talk of putting the wires up around the country I belive traction investment is needed.
We do have electric locomotives in this country but each one has it's own issue which I belive is the following......
86's = Fl are running out of spares and at the current rate of use these loco's will last for around another 5 years before problems begin to arise and considering that the boys at Long Marston are not prepared to yeild spares and the fact they will be either 50 years old or damn close.
90's = now these locomotives do sterling work on the GEML but in general they are becoming a pain for those who use them and DBS are in the process of withdrawing the whole fleet.
92's = although there are many of these locomotives about and never seem to cause to many problem's they appaear to be our newest kit so in time will all be utilisied and considering DBS is testing the class on sleeper work it is likely they will be fully used to replace all class 90's on DBS's fleet list.
Now there are various short term solutions which would involve the success of class 92's in replacing class 90's for DBS and the sale of all 90's and parts to FL so that in turn the class 86's can bow out gracefully after the current 5 year contract.
But if we want to increase electiric locomotive usage we will without a doubt need a new build of locomotive.
there is around 16 86's that need replacing and there are 23 90's with some being very close to never returning to service so realistically the 90's would easily fill the gap and slightly augment the FL fleet.
But there is only 20 class 92's available which leaves DBS with a small electric fleet if all are used.
So your thought's then people it would be really great to have a discusion on the matter.
Without a doubt we need more electric locomotive's in this country and with the recent talk of putting the wires up around the country I belive traction investment is needed.
We do have electric locomotives in this country but each one has it's own issue which I belive is the following......
86's = Fl are running out of spares and at the current rate of use these loco's will last for around another 5 years before problems begin to arise and considering that the boys at Long Marston are not prepared to yeild spares and the fact they will be either 50 years old or damn close.
90's = now these locomotives do sterling work on the GEML but in general they are becoming a pain for those who use them and DBS are in the process of withdrawing the whole fleet.
92's = although there are many of these locomotives about and never seem to cause to many problem's they appaear to be our newest kit so in time will all be utilisied and considering DBS is testing the class on sleeper work it is likely they will be fully used to replace all class 90's on DBS's fleet list.
Now there are various short term solutions which would involve the success of class 92's in replacing class 90's for DBS and the sale of all 90's and parts to FL so that in turn the class 86's can bow out gracefully after the current 5 year contract.
But if we want to increase electiric locomotive usage we will without a doubt need a new build of locomotive.
there is around 16 86's that need replacing and there are 23 90's with some being very close to never returning to service so realistically the 90's would easily fill the gap and slightly augment the FL fleet.
But there is only 20 class 92's available which leaves DBS with a small electric fleet if all are used.
So your thought's then people it would be really great to have a discusion on the matter.