On or around Fri, 3 Sep 2004 21:04:21 +0100, "Nige"
<nigel.inceNO****
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>"Austin Shackles" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> looking around the military surplus websites to see what's on offer that I
>> can make into a 4x4 minibus, I found this:
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>> http://212.78.73.141:591/jacksons/gunandrun.htm
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>>
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>Holy ****, wonder if I can fit an Orlikon on me RRC?
>
>BTW, the Deltic went past today, Jesus H Christ on a bike, it's (they actually, as one front & rear) are
>louder than me!
>
>it has a EWB or something similar type brand name on it & it's dark red & dark cream in colour,
>towing/pushing loads of cement wagons etc.
EWS, probably. English, Welsh and Scottish. And I seriously doubt it's a
deltic, there are only about 6 of 'em left and not all of them are running.
They're mostly used for railtours and the like.
links further down, an' all.
from the Deltic Preservation Society site:
"In addition to the three locos owned by the DPS, another three Deltics
escaped the cutter's torch in 1982. 55002 'The Kings Own Yorkshire Light
Infantry' became part of the National Collection and was exhibited at the
National Railway Museum, York. since then it has been partially overhauled
by Brush (Loughborough) and after a sojourn at Wabtec (Doncaster) awaiting
completion of repairs it is was moved in June 2004 to the DPS Depot.
55016 'Gordon Highlander' and 55022 'Royal Scots Grey' were purchased from
BR by the Deltic 9000 Fund, which later became Deltic 9000 Locomotives Ltd.
In 2004 55016 was sold to a private owner and moved to Tyseley while 55022
went to another new owner and is currently located at Hornsey depot. Like
55009 and 55019 both 55016 and 55022 have seen service back on the main line
use in recent years, although the latter is currently out of service
awaiting generator repairs. Both locomotives also await fitting of TPWS
before they can operate on the main line again.
In addition to the locomotives the DPS own the Number 2 end cab from 55008
mounted on a low loader. The cab has been recently restored by DPS
volunteers and converted into a train simulator for the NRM's Railfest 2004
event. Also saved is the Number 1 end of 55021 which is in private
ownership"
http://www.thedps.co.uk/gallery/albums.php
is their gallery page.
Oooh, look: a page full of MP3s of diseasel engines. now where's me anorak
got to?
http://www.brdw.co.uk/sounds.html
you'll want class 55 for deltic sounds... D9019-1 is quite a good'un.
If your freight locos are indeed EWS, then they're as like as not to be
class 66s, although I think they have some class 47s as well.
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