0603 and 2232 on Monday 25th
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Oh, and whilst it will be a pair of 47s, dont expect a double header. They will be top n tail, with only the leading loco working.
Which Locomotives and Coaches will be used tomorrow. Don't know if I can be bothered to go down. Thanks
Sam.
They do sometimes! Check out this photo:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/60516955@N08/5638072071/in/photostream
Do you mean exact loco numbers? If so, I dont know. But it'll be two WCRC 47s (barring failure), probably top n tail, with a rake of WCRC Mk2s.
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But thats the DRS boat train. We are just on about the railtours operated by WCRC, namely the ones organised by Railtourer.
0603 and 2232 on Monday 25th
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Oh, and whilst it will be a pair of 47s, dont expect a double header. They will be top n tail, with only the leading loco working.
They do sometimes! Check out this photo:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/60516955@N08/5638072071/in/photostream
What about having the trailing loco providing ETH - as in electric train heat? The extra man in the back class 47 to supervise may be cheaper than running both off a single class 67.
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It might need the extra power for a run on the ECML to keep within its slot ("path" in rail industry terms?)
Single class 67? Do you mean 47?
Anyway, ive no doubt theyve looked at the costs, and if a single 47 has adequate power to power the train and provide ETH, then its no doubt cheaper than running the rear loco just for ETH.
Also whenever ive been with Railtourer, the single 47 performs admirably. No problems at all, hauling the whole train, plus dead 47. Always enough power for the ETH as well.
Actually, I wasn't sure about the power requirements. I meant if the power required to keep to time and provide heat was just above that which a class 47 could give - let's just say that I was thinking what if a train needed the equivalent of 2500hp to keep to time (especially on major main lines) and electric train heat on top; in particular I was thinking of a scenario where a single class 57 (57/3 spec.) would just do, but there weren't any and, all-in, the 2580hp from a single class 47 wasn't quite enough (a class 67 being the alternative, somewhere north of 3000hp and able to provide train heat).