Where's this?

[Captain Pegg]

4 hours ago, dmr said:

Its a scary ride, I reckon the track was laid in the days of steam trains chugging along at 15 miles an hour and the old underground trains went much much faster, its amazing they stayed on the rails. The bit of that line that is now a steam railway is wonderful, a proper branch line where they still rattle along at a fast walking pace.

 

.................Dave

Lack of compatibility between track and train. London Underground trains are designed with very stiff suspensions and the track standards have very low maintenance tolerances. They have to fit within the tunnels and you can’t have them bouncing around.

 

Heavy rail trains have much softer suspensions and accordingly the track has more generous tolerances.

 

Mix the two and it never quite works. Try the Stourbridge Town branch train if you want a lively ride.

[Neil TNC]

On 27/11/2020 at 13:47, bizzard said:

 

That's it. Did you mean the steam operated system? it is still running.

And another. Photo by Laurence Sly.       Hint.  It's crossing a creek beginning with C.    Second letter Y

818 & 820 cross Cypress Creek whilst hauling FEC121-20 from Jacksonville Bowden Yard to Miami Hialeah, 21 Nov 2017. On 9 November 2017, the Florida East Coast Railroad officially unveiled its modified fleet of 24 GE ES44AC locomotives, to run on LNG, which operate in pairs with a purpose-built fuel tender supplied by Chart Industries, United States.

[matty40s]

28 minutes ago, Neil TNC said:

818 & 820 cross Cypress Creek whilst hauling FEC121-20 from Jacksonville Bowden Yard to Miami Hialeah, 21 Nov 2017. On 9 November 2017, the Florida East Coast Railroad officially unveiled its modified fleet of 24 GE ES44AC locomotives, to run on LNG, which operate in pairs with a purpose-built fuel tender supplied by Chart Industries, United States.

Close, but looks like 808 to me....

[bizzard]

58 minutes ago, Neil TNC said:

818 & 820 cross Cypress Creek whilst hauling FEC121-20 from Jacksonville Bowden Yard to Miami Hialeah, 21 Nov 2017. On 9 November 2017, the Florida East Coast Railroad officially unveiled its modified fleet of 24 GE ES44AC locomotives, to run on LNG, which operate in pairs with a purpose-built fuel tender supplied by Chart Industries, United States.

Correct but definitaly 808.

[Neil TNC]

That will teach me to cut and paste. I was intrigued by the obvious fuel car, so Googled it that way.