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Here's a Silly personality quiz for you ... well - can't be too silly as I tried it out. https://www.playbuzz.com/chrisdonald10/what-sort-of-british-railways-first-generation-diesel-locomotive-are-youUnder the provisions of the modernisation Plan of 1955 British Railways commissioned a series of diesel locomotives which were intended to replace ageing, inefficient steam traction. Some of these designs proved successful, whilst others did not. [snip] So which first generation diesel locomotive type does your personality most reflect? I'm proud to announce that I'm one of the most successful designs, and still in active service on the national network |
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« Reply #1 on: February 11, 2015, 18:18:23 » |
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Well I'm 'Hawker' Brush 4, class 47 diesel electric type 4, probably the most successful of the first generation diesel locomotives  |
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Starship just experienced what we call a rapid unscheduled disassembly, or a RUD, during ascent,”
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« Reply #2 on: February 11, 2015, 18:21:00 » |
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Would you believe it I am a class 52 what else could I be.
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« Reply #3 on: February 11, 2015, 18:36:59 » |
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Class 08 for me  |
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Red Squirrel
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There are some who call me... Tim
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« Reply #4 on: February 11, 2015, 18:43:43 » |
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I seem to be a Clayton... Is this just random? Did I just join a botnet?
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Things take longer to happen than you think they will, and then they happen faster than you thought they could.
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« Reply #5 on: February 11, 2015, 19:41:44 » |
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DELTIC !!!!
Get In!!!!
Class 55 'Deltic'
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You are a Class 55 'Deltic' diesel-electric express passenger locomotive, with a Co-Co wheel arrangement and twin Napier D18-25 engines. 22 of you were built to haul express passenger trains between Edinburgh and London Kings Cross. Your name might be Tulyar or The Black Watch.
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8 Billion people on a wet rock - of course we're not happy
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« Reply #6 on: February 11, 2015, 19:55:05 » |
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I am a slow, reliable 08
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I like to travel. It lets me feel I'm getting somewhere.
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« Reply #7 on: February 11, 2015, 20:07:57 » |
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Class 08 for me as well.........  |
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« Reply #8 on: February 11, 2015, 22:00:40 » |
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08. No surprise but disappointing to have it confirmed  . |
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« Reply #9 on: February 11, 2015, 23:48:28 » |
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Hmm. Class 08 shunter for me, too. |
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William Huskisson MP▸ was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830. Many more have died in the same way since then. Don't take a chance: stop, look, listen.
"Level crossings are safe, unless they are used in an unsafe manner." Discuss.
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« Reply #10 on: February 12, 2015, 06:55:33 » |
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No "hmm" about it, a perfectly accurate survey, best I've ever seen Did I mention.... DELTIC !! ha ha |
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8 Billion people on a wet rock - of course we're not happy
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« Reply #11 on: February 12, 2015, 10:47:32 » |
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Well it the Metrovick Co-Bo for me. 'Co-Bo' Class 28 diesel, built by Metropolitan Vickers and also known as 'Metrovicks'. This was the only BR▸ main line diesel built with an asymmetrical wheel arrangement, having six wheels at one end and four at the other. During the sixties they featured in pairs on the Anglo-Scottish 'Condor' overnight express freight service, however they were deemed 'non-standard' during the rationalisation of the fleet and all were withdrawn in the late 1960s.. What an Odd-Ball.....  |
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« Reply #12 on: February 12, 2015, 11:15:31 » |
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Well it the Metrovick Co-Bo for me. What an Odd-Ball..... Fascinating locomotive ... one preserved and undergoing major restoration work http://www.elrdiesel.info/fleet-d5705.php |
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« Reply #13 on: February 12, 2015, 11:40:22 » |
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Red Squirrel said ... I seem to be a Clayton... Is this just random? Another fascinating locomotive ... one preserved and running. Come and see it on the Chinnor and Princes Risborough Railway. If I am on duty, you are welcome to a tour of the Signalbox as well http://www.chinnorrailway.co.uk/d8568 |
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« Reply #14 on: February 12, 2015, 11:52:00 » |
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I was another 08, but a Clayton would have been good because I actually drove one once (under close supervision), in the station goods yard at Alnwick - so must have been in the sixties just before closure.
Paul
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