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Is this one yours Mark DTM?...........
« on: 30 May 2011, 10:28:32 »
......... Deltics make a comeback http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13592652

What, with Steam brought back in the winter to tow out modern trains stuck in the snow, we appear to be going 'rail retro'
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Re: Is this one yours Mark DTM?...........
« Reply #1 on: 30 May 2011, 10:32:14 »
Saw this on TV this morning. What a beauty.  :y

I wonder what other treasures the owner has?
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Re: Is this one yours Mark DTM?...........
« Reply #2 on: 30 May 2011, 11:03:47 »
I've noticed my local line's carrying alot more freight recently, which i think is a good thing :y :y
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Re: Is this one yours Mark DTM?...........
« Reply #3 on: 30 May 2011, 18:49:41 »
Lol, no.

Although I have met Martin a few times (the owner) and have traveled on that unit at ELR.

Its a very nice unit but stands him at many 100K's cash wise.

I have to say, I cant think of a more unsuitable loco for freight use!

But yes, locos are in such short supply they are even reconing some 60's!
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« Reply #4 on: 30 May 2011, 19:15:35 »
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.. and have traveled on that unit at ELR. ....

I thought it looked familiar  ;) ;) ;)
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« Reply #5 on: 30 May 2011, 23:05:36 »
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Lol, no.

Although I have met Martin a few times (the owner) and have traveled on that unit at ELR.

Its a very nice unit but stands him at many 100K's cash wise.

I have to say, I cant think of a more unsuitable loco for freight use!

But yes, locos are in such short supply they are even reconing some 60's!
Crazy isn't it. I seem to remember that there was a graveyard full of them near sheffield as you went down the M1, but I am talking when my son was about 15 (1992 ish). He really loved the Deltic style. I do like them, but as someone who grew up with Steam in the 50's, I never really 'took' to Diesel. My Ian Allen combine was pretty blank in that section.



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« Reply #6 on: 31 May 2011, 09:48:10 »
They were generaly kept at Doncaster.

An odd unit with a pair of complex (but interesting) engines which are know to fail (pretty sure both have been re-built in Martins with one having thrown a rod).

I do like the diesels but that is because they are more interesting from an engineering perspective and way more complex (plus you dont spend 80% of your time having to clean them!)
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« Reply #7 on: 31 May 2011, 21:00:01 »
Amazing to see these back in commercial service!

The engine (IMHO) is an absolute work of art http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napier_Deltic - shame they got the animation a little wrong but still worth a look.

I wonder how much the owner is getting for the hire - hope he gets something like enough to pay for the next rebuild.
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