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Post by retired on Feb 9, 2015 13:30:00 GMT
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Post by filair on Feb 9, 2015 14:41:06 GMT
That is an amazing piece of film.
But could it handle wet leaves on the line?
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Post by yorky22 on Feb 9, 2015 16:52:59 GMT
Great video Chris ..well found
Reminds me of the Pickering to Whitby line in 1962 !! though the train is slightly longer !!
JC
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Post by Jeff on Feb 15, 2015 8:11:20 GMT
That is an amazing piece of film. But could it handle wet leaves on the line? This might sort the leaves out  "During the 1960's a number of MiG-15's were used by the Polish State Railways to clear the tracks of ice and snow (the rear fuselage and wings were removed and the engine was operated from the cockpit)" Similar set-ups were used to remove ice from railroad tracks and railroad switches in the permafrost areas (in Siberia, and even in East Germany during the harsh winters) - theaviationist.com/2014/11/01/mig-15-deicing-railroads/ |
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Post by graham on Feb 15, 2015 9:29:09 GMT
Amazing footage, how long was that train, unbelievable.
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Post by retired on Feb 15, 2015 12:48:18 GMT
Hi Graham,A bit like a truck,get it moving and that sort of weight will get it through most drifts,but very impressive,puts Network Rail to shame? chris
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Post by graham on Feb 16, 2015 7:11:14 GMT
Our locos and rolling stock would be stuck in the sidings with just half an inch of the white stuff on the rails, or the "wrong type of leaves"...;0)
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Post by retired on Feb 19, 2015 13:03:07 GMT
That is an amazing piece of film. But could it handle wet leaves on the line? This might sort the leaves out "During the 1960's a number of MiG-15's were used by the Polish State Railways to clear the tracks of ice and snow (the rear fuselage and wings were removed and the engine was operated from the cockpit)" Similar set-ups were used to remove ice from railroad tracks and railroad switches in the permafrost areas (in Siberia, and even in East Germany during the harsh winters) - theaviationist.com/2014/11/01/mig-15-deicing-railroads/Hi Jeff,this loks like a more recent model,with swiveling nozzle no less!................chris |
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"During the 1960's a number of MiG-15's were used by the Polish State Railways to clear the tracks of ice and snow (the rear fuselage and wings were removed and the engine was operated from the cockpit)" Similar set-ups were used to remove ice from railroad tracks and railroad switches in the permafrost areas (in Siberia, and even in East Germany during the harsh winters) -
