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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


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    Why will it necessarily be a disappointment? 15 years ago I would have agreed, but not so much now. Indeed some non-enthusiasts will comment positively on the use of vintage diesels, and the reaction of the general public to the 150 on the MHR has been amazingly positive. For more and more there is less and less expectation of steam haulage, and I would suggest that outside of the enthusiast provided the visitor sees a steam engine at some point in the visit, they go home happy. Now, granted that might not be true of a railway promoting itself as 100% or nearly steam hauled, but….
     
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    We (as a family) have certainly not bothered travelling on a day at the NYMR when steam has been substituted by a diesel due to a lack of Steam availability as opposed to weather related restrictions.
     
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    The coal containers have a tarpaulin covered top and a front discharge door just like a lorry. The 20ft containers take 28 metric tonnes. Not sure how many there are in the UK but they do exist.
    https://cargostore.com/coal-carrier-container/
     
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