Route Grain Line Grain Foster Yeoman Grain Oil Etc

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  1. rob#7614

    rob#7614 Member

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    So, I don't know if I've said this already but if dtg did this it would include scenarios
    Hoo junction to grain oil terminal (RHTT)
    Grain oil terminal to colnbrook baa gbrf vis dartford
    When it releases grain oil terminal to colnbrook baa gbrf via medway valley
    Grain foster yeoman to hoo junction up yard
    Grain foster yeoman to many other places!
    I hope you all like this thread and I hope dtg take this into consideration.
     
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  2. jedi247

    jedi247 Well-Known Member

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    The Foster Yeoman Class 59 is needed for FY operations. The 59s are basically the older version of the Class 66 with the same body and frame and an EMD 645E Prime Mover instead of the Class 66's 12-Cylinder 710G Prime Mover.
     
  3. OldVern

    OldVern Well-Known Member

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    IIRC the 59’s have different gearing and a lower top speed which gives them the grunt to move the massive jumbo trains out of the Mendip quarries without the need for double heading or banking operations.
     

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