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North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion

Discussion in 'Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK' started by The Black Hat, Feb 13, 2011.

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  1. Steve

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    How do you fill and empty an ISO container? I’ve yet to see one with an open top and a means of tipping the contents. Having said that, I’d be happy to be told that they exist.
    The coal landed at Immingham will come in something like 30,000 ton bulk carriers and be offloaded onto the dockside. From there it will be loaded into lorry’s for onward transport to the buyer.
     
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    I don’t think any record is kept of people walking away when they discover a diesel on the front end. However, anecdotal evidence from booking offices says it is not insignificant.
     
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    I don't know about the emptying, but I've been stood on the platform as a trainload of opentopped containers sped by, leaving a trail of dust in their wake.
     
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    Seems there is equipment out there that’s not dissimilar.
     
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    It's not just those walking away- it will be the disappointing experience for a number who do travel, including people with advance bookings, leading to people not returning, negative word-of-mouth or reviews etc


    Jon
     
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    35B, Spitfire and Jamessquared like this.
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