Captain Pegg Posted November 27, 2020 Report Share Posted November 27, 2020 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil TNC Posted November 29, 2020 Report Share Posted November 29, 2020 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty40s Posted November 29, 2020 Report Share Posted November 29, 2020 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.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bizzard Posted November 29, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2020 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil TNC Posted November 29, 2020 Report Share Posted November 29, 2020 That will teach me to cut and paste. I was intrigued by the obvious fuel car, so Googled it that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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