Egg Centric
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Suppose a multi-millionaire rail enthusiast wants to take their train simulator enthusiasm to a next level and start driving real trains on the real railway (preserved lines are out because 25mph just doesn't cut it and besides said enthusiast wants the thrill of flying through stations at 90mph+ with passengers standing just behind the yellow line).
How do they go about this? Let's say as an example they want to regularly go about driving a class 37* with a rake of 6 mk3s between Kilmarnock and Skipton. I've chosen those stations because there is a credible bit of WCML action, the entire S&C which surely every multi-millionaire enthusiast fancies a go on, and also sidings at each end to sit in and have Prince Andrew over to your private consist or whatever it is bored multi millionaires do.
Things I know they need:
1. Locomotive + Coaches (assume that is the easy part)
2. Route Knowledge (how?)
3. Pay for track charges (how?)
4. Get paths (how?)
5. Some kind of general sign off akin to a driving licence (how?)
6. Piles of paperwork (what and how?)
7. Lots of other things I don't know about (what and how?) (maybe duplicate of 6).
For clarity I am not a multi-millionaire, otherwise, I would have already done this. However, if hypothetically I were, who would I approach to figure out 1-7? I ask because I am getting better at choosing lottery numbers every week and intend to be in this position shortly.
*I realised after posting this than a class 37 doesn't do 90mph legally but ignore that
How do they go about this? Let's say as an example they want to regularly go about driving a class 37* with a rake of 6 mk3s between Kilmarnock and Skipton. I've chosen those stations because there is a credible bit of WCML action, the entire S&C which surely every multi-millionaire enthusiast fancies a go on, and also sidings at each end to sit in and have Prince Andrew over to your private consist or whatever it is bored multi millionaires do.
Things I know they need:
1. Locomotive + Coaches (assume that is the easy part)
2. Route Knowledge (how?)
3. Pay for track charges (how?)
4. Get paths (how?)
5. Some kind of general sign off akin to a driving licence (how?)
6. Piles of paperwork (what and how?)
7. Lots of other things I don't know about (what and how?) (maybe duplicate of 6).
For clarity I am not a multi-millionaire, otherwise, I would have already done this. However, if hypothetically I were, who would I approach to figure out 1-7? I ask because I am getting better at choosing lottery numbers every week and intend to be in this position shortly.
*I realised after posting this than a class 37 doesn't do 90mph legally but ignore that