Re: First British steam locomotive for half a century chugs into action

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From: The Real Doctor
Date: Mon, 04 Aug 2008 06:59

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On 3 Aug, 20:58, Pyromancer <pyroman...@beeching.stormshadow.com>
wrote:

> Much as I wish the new A1 every success on the main line (and it'll be
> interesting to see how she fares, reliability-wise, compared to
> preserved "original era" locos) ...

By and large the repeated failures of steam locomotives on the
mainline seem to be down to incompetent operation, and I can't see why
this new one will necessarily be different. Preserved diesels do seem
to fail, normally, as a result of poor maintenance.

Ian

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