| Fleet of diesel trains for sale - any uses in the South West? Posted by grahame at 09:03, 13th August 2025 |     |
This graphic came up on a Facebook feed:
One of the problems that heritage and small independent operators have is that almost all of their operational stock is unique, making spares, expertise and service robustness a very serious concern. With a fleet of 3 units, could this make a difference somewhere? Perhaps to connect into Network Rail / GBR lines for an off-tourist-peak service?
In the South West ... totally detached running ... Bodmin General, Kingswear, Buckfastleigh, Parked. And with through running into a GBR station ... Minehead, Swanage. Contentious extension - would an open access operator locally find them a useful fleet and/or would an otherwise track-isolated branch run well with them?
| Re: Fleet of diesel trains for sale - any uses in the South West? Posted by ChrisB at 10:12, 13th August 2025 | |
Go-Op might afford them....
| Re: Fleet of diesel trains for sale - any uses in the South West? Posted by TonyK at 17:31, 13th August 2025 | |
Go-Op might afford them.... 
They'll be just the job when they finally start their slimmed-down first route, Bedminster to Parson Street.
