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« Reply #15 on: April 04, 2009, 12:18:05 »
It's a little known fact that, not so long ago, the "original" FGW▸ (First Great Western), I think uniquely amongst the franchised operators, had a safety case that would have allowed it to operate its own charter trains as well as scheduled services. I think it was very little used, if at all, and was allowed to lapse. As an aside, I think aspect f paperwork is where the summer 2007 Weymouth loco-hauled services fell down: they were being operated on EWS▸ (English Welsh & Scottish Railway Ltd, now known as DB Schenker Rail (UK▸ (United Kingdom)))'s safety case but that only covered chartered passenger charter trains rather than scheduled ones.
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« Reply #16 on: April 14, 2009, 16:46:39 »
Quote from: eightf48544 on March 30, 2009, 10:34:34

NR» (Network Rail - home page) also likes a diesel on the back to push the loco if it runs short of steam or otherwise fails on route.
 

Does anybody know why Oliver Cromwell didn't have a diesel in tow yesterday?
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« Reply #17 on: April 15, 2009, 12:16:46 »
The accompanying diesel is not always attached to the train itself: there may have been a light engine running shadowing the train a section or two behind.
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« Reply #18 on: April 15, 2009, 13:57:32 »
This morning's VSOE▸ (Venice Simplon Orient Express) in the Wylye Valley between Stockton and Codford. Not brilliant weather, but you can't have it all !

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« Reply #19 on: April 15, 2009, 16:17:37 »
Same Train at Deepcut this morning. As you say, bad light.
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