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Post by retired on Mar 13, 2015 9:37:09 GMT
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Post by graham on Mar 13, 2015 9:45:32 GMT
Phenomenal Chris, I made that 50 wagons, each of which must have been 100 tonnes
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Post by retired on Mar 13, 2015 9:57:28 GMT
Hi Graham,Cant imagine what the carbon footprint of that lot is!!! What with the Diesel and burning the coal plus the mining,puts my 2litre diesel car in the shade..........................chris
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Post by davidallum on Mar 13, 2015 14:59:46 GMT
Graham,another hobby to indulge in,if you ever get the chance to go to Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International,park yourself on top of the Hibiscus parking garage and look right towards Port Everglades,there is a major freight line that runs round the end of the runway with quite a few trains per day.If you get bored with the planes and cruise ships then count the locomotives and trucks instead.
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Post by terrytoo on Mar 13, 2015 16:30:29 GMT
Come on Retired, you must realise, there are no emissions, when it's all for the great god PROFIT.
But you and your hugely innefficient gas guzzling, poluting car need to be taxed, SOME MORE.
Have fun
Terry
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Post by Jeff on Mar 13, 2015 17:23:42 GMT
Graham,another hobby to indulge in,if you ever get the chance to go to Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International,park yourself on top of the Hibiscus parking garage and look right towards Port Everglades,there is a major freight line that runs round the end of the runway with quite a few trains per day.If you get bored with the planes and cruise ships then count the locomotives and trucks instead. Ah, got stuck at a level crossing coming away from fort lauderdale last year, 20 mins it took the train to pass and it wasn't at crawling speed either  |
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Post by graham on Mar 13, 2015 18:18:52 GMT
A mate of mine from my driving days went to live in Australia and ended up driving Road Trains, pretty much all the way from the south to the north coast. Considering he had a 40(?) foot semi trailer behind the tractor unit, then two further 40ft trailers with dollies behind that, he always said you could NEVER afford to miss a turn because you stood NO CHANCE of ever turning around. OK, no chance to miss a turning once in the outback because the road was straight for 100's of miles but he regularly began or ended a trip in the suburbs of a city.
And all that weight, 120 tonnes or so was pulled with a 500hp Scania although they were fitted with special gearboxes to get the wheels rolling. Once moving, the biggest worry was stopping again.
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Post by retired on Mar 13, 2015 18:56:17 GMT
Graham,another hobby to indulge in,if you ever get the chance to go to Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International,park yourself on top of the Hibiscus parking garage and look right towards Port Everglades,there is a major freight line that runs round the end of the runway with quite a few trains per day.If you get bored with the planes and cruise ships then count the locomotives and trucks instead. Ah, got stuck at a level crossing coming away from fort lauderdale last year, 20 mins it took the train to pass and it wasn't at crawling speed either To Right! The Dollar is king!!..........................chris Sorry Terry,wrong quote! must do better!!.....................................chris |
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Post by yorky22 on Mar 14, 2015 18:43:59 GMT
Fantastic video Chris...you can certainly find em
Didn't realise you were so big into railways...good for spotting though .....6 in 1 go !
Keep em coming
John
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Post by retired on Mar 14, 2015 18:56:31 GMT
Thanks John,I think it goes back to Secondary school at Oldland Common nr Bristol,the Midland Railway connection to Bath,passed the playground in a cutting,and morning play used to coincide with The Pines Express passing on its way to Bath and on to Bournemouth,Good old days! The train,not the school!!...................chris
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Post by Jeff on Mar 15, 2015 20:24:33 GMT
Anyone know how they synchronise the power on all 5 engines ?
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Post by retired on Mar 16, 2015 7:49:13 GMT
Hi Jeff,not really sure,but i would imagine a similar system to that used on the push/pull trains and the HSTs,clever electronics i suppose......................chris
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Post by retired on Oct 7, 2015 13:23:26 GMT
Should have kept my mouth shut!! Seems ive got a guilty VW Tiguan!!!! chris
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Post by dave on Oct 7, 2015 20:11:48 GMT
Anyone know how they synchronise the power on all 5 engines ? hi, wouldn't they all be connected by jumper cables, then centrally controlled from the driving cab...
regards, dave...
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