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Liam_Murph
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Three different forms of propulsion to enter service
Liam_Murph replied to spudfan's topic in Letting off Steam
I have been seeing those Dr19 diesels popping up on test runs over the past year and they are odd looking machines. Apart from the cab, the body of the locomotive is surprisingly low which gives it a 'toy train' aesthetic. Will be interesting to see if they make a difference to the old Dv12 clag in the local yards -
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Has anybody experience with using magnetic couplings like accurascale magnetic chain couplings or the selection of couplings from glr? If so which are most functional/easy to use or are they not worth the effort of changing?
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Seen this announcement sent me back to trawling through the 1960's photo album on flickr to get inspiration for tying in these coaches to a scene. Is the coach here one of the full brake 6 wheelers or a brake 2nd?
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Growlers at Goring and other Freight!
Liam_Murph replied to leslie10646's topic in What's happening on the network?
Seeing big ten wheelers and pacifics trundling along a preserved branchline really does not do justice to them like a proper run at speed out on the network -
Classified - Murphy Models - Class 201 - NIR Livery (MM0209)
Liam_Murph replied to ShaneC's topic in For Sale or Wanted
While everyone I dealt with also has been super helpful etc., it does leave a grain of suspicion in the back of one's mind for future dealings when someone consistently active in the forum community has been cheated -
Seems though that since we passed some other form of grace period in June/July for this season of Brexit, there have been greater checks and controls on anything coming over from UK into the Nordic countries at least, regardless of its price tag.
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Are these the trains using the Siemens Taurus locomotives that have the tuned engine starting to 'do re mi'?
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From this week: a mixed freight movement from Ruokosuo - Hangonsaari (T4036) passing through the former station in Vaajakoski, Central Finland. It was running a couple of hours behind schedule but summer nights are very forgiving in providing enough light for recording this far north.... 20210716_215552.mp4
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Growlers at Goring and other Freight!
Liam_Murph replied to leslie10646's topic in What's happening on the network?
Making time to watch a Jubilee storm through is always worthwhile! -
As it was too wet to collect insect samples for work over the midsummer holiday, the next best thing I could think of was head to the nearest station during lunch. Double headed Dr12 diesels were a bit OTT considering the trains were exceptionally short (midsummer is second only to christmas in terms of holiday importance in Finland so very little industrial activity occurs). T3639 (Hanko harbour to Hämeenlinna) passes T3534 (Karis to Hanko harbour) at Lappohja. The red livery on the locomotives is very slowly being replaced around the country, with locomotives in the old livery being allowed to build up lovely levels of grime and dirt compared to newly liveried ones. 20210623_151259_Trim.mp4 20210623_151550_Trim.mp4
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Looks like someone has already modeled such a station:
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As it is a smaller secondary road and it is the end of a private siding for the harbour, there are no advance warning lights or barriers. The main running lines in the area have lights and barriers, but there are plenty of small roads which literally have only a stop sign. Outside of larger towns, one can access all accept the fastest mainlines relatively easily, and walk along the trails used by maintenance workers adjacent to the lines thanks to strong right to roam laws. There is generally a very different approach to health and safety in Finland, where there is a greater onus on the individual to not do something reckless (personal injury claims are prohibitively expensive processes for minor accidents and so are almost unheard of). As such very little 'safety padding' around railway infrastructure which allows for some great views/exploration.
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It's been a hectic few months of work but it didn't stop me getting a few chances to take in some railway sites. Last year, Estonian operator, Operail, entered into the Finnish freight haulage market. This was my first chance to see one, moving empty coal wagons (of Russian origin) from Koverhar harbour to Lappohja for that afternoons T7305 Lappohja - Kouvola. The Dr20 locomotive is very much like an updated version of the 201s I thought..... 20210623_154250.mp4
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Another Sr1 led train; this time a movement of empty timber wagons from Äänekoski to Pieksämäki just up to speed. The 24 wagons of this train is the usual length for longer distance timber trains. Only local movements of timber wagons that are being moved from loading sites to/from the marshaling yard are longer this. 20210415_205645.mp4
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They have gone a step further in most of Finland, with signalling and points changing all being done remotely. The nearest signalman (or computer) to my hometown is roughly 150km away
