Class 59

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  1. brfan#9132

    brfan#9132 Well-Known Member

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    I really would like to see a class 59 it looks like a class 66 but they have a different front design
     
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  2. OldVern

    OldVern Well-Known Member

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    See mysuggestion a couple of weeks ago for a route focused on the Mendip Quarries. The de facto motove power!
     
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  3. driverwoods#1787

    driverwoods#1787 Well-Known Member

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    Another Shed locomotive like the GWML Class 66.
     
  4. OldVern

    OldVern Well-Known Member

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    Well the 59s are a slightly different beast. They have more pulling power despite being rated 3300hp same as the 66s, due to lower gearing for 60MPH rather than 75. Only a 59 can haul the “jumbo” trains out of the Mendip Quarries and up towards Savernake.
     

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