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Thanks. I’m not a driver at the ELR. It was a private event for DMU drivers from other heritage railways. I can definitely recommend their DMU events

I was thinking something similar. How were the BIGs numbered? 70xx? Or were they 73xx? The VEGs (79xx) were modified VEPs with extra storage for Gatwick?

It's definitely a BEP. I used to keep an eye out for them when studying in Portsmouth in the late 80s. Always gravitated to the buffet car on trios up to London. Great trains

I don’t think its so much about being permitted, as it is the sheer cost of installation, upkeep & insurance liability.

@@DavidDewis Heritage railways will never be able to pay for a 3rd rail electrification.

They can they don't have the money to I would allow them to do it but if it was diesel and steam stock the third rail goes off and current off if its just electric trains they can run on there own power with no diesel or electric near them.

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I'm no Financial Expert but it would've been alot , more than 3 million likely. most companies didn't even change anything. (As seen in Alot of Services Out of Waterloo in the Early years of Privatization.) Some Companies did Repaint most of their Fleet (Connex SouthEastern) And some didn't. Southern did a little bit but that's it because most companies didn't bother. About the Cost , it would've been around 9 Million since Repainting is A Little costly. And Yes , Alot of companies in the first 4 Years did slap their logo onto BR Paintworks just like EMR With EMT in the Late 2010s.

When the tynemouth station was originally built there was a third route that ended at tynemouth when traffic was lower on the other 2 routes. Over time they stopped using it because they went with twin routes in order to maximise the number of available rolling stock. Plus tynemouth has one of the biggest markets in the entire north east of England on the station every week. The reason that the tynem platforms are way bigger than the trains is because the original station building was built by LNER during the 1920’s in order to allow access to tynemouth docks back in the day and it was used extensively in world war 2. Also the total department of transport figures are 35 million right now and it was a copyright infringement issue for the logos. It’s immaterial anyway because the railways are being renationalised in the uk under the name Great British railways on the 1st of January 2025 and the old br logos are coming back in full not just on preservation based services. The Twin Directional logo otherwise known as the double arrow will be back in force.

Batteries in the MLV.

East Kent Railway

Yes, Gorse has the same engine 😊

@@TheScpotter I have a drip on the water pump and am wondering what it might be Trying to find someone to look at her

@@backseatmitzi5914 possibly one of the seals has perished. Definitely worth getting it looked at before the cooling water stops circulating properly

@@TheScpotter thank you, I am trying to find someone but not easy around here

@@TheScpotter Is your engine raw water cooled

The MLV on the front of the set is battery-powered so able to haul the set over the flat section into Eythorne station. A 09 shunter was attached for the steep gradients.

@@TheScpotter I didn't notice it was an MLV. I remember they were used on boat trains to Folkestone Harbour where the end of the line at the quay was not electrified.

@@tenterdentown2452 MLVs were regularly used on boat trains to and from Victoria. Sometimes the 12 coach trains had two MLVs as well.

@@TheScpotter and to think, "old" technology like that is now being used on the converted D-stock LU trains

No transformer or rectifier..they ran on DC..unlike their OH cousins north of the Thames

@@paulking9734 my mistake

Thanks Josh

Thanks David. The drone definitely gives it a better perspective

Thanks Mark

Cheers Andrew

Thanks Tim!

Thanks Josh!

Thanks for the comment

Narrowboat Clips thanks for the comment. Frogall was a great experience and as you know, the canal is stunning!

@@TheScpotter one of our favourites. Dorado looks an interesting boat as well