Popular Post Gazzar Posted June 2, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 2, 2022 Saw this on the way back from breakfast this morning. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miketomcat Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 Doesn't have any signage as such, I wonder if it's privately owned. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 Looking at the road sign, it may belong to the Dean Forest Railway. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retroanaconda Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 From the colour I would guess it’s ex Network Rail. They're quite cool, I think they’ve moved over to pickups now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkie Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 Network rail use the prefix 97 on a lot of their stuff like locomotives they use, this has a 97 number on it. There is this link but little information... https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Network_Rail_Land_Rover_entering_Bridge_of_Orchy_Station_-_geograph.org.uk_-_24990.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escape Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 I'd love one like that as a company car! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arjan Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 "..I'd love one like that as a company car! .." No, you don't. Have driven a few over the years and they're usually sluggish (loads of tools in the back) and the added boogies make them in corners.... interesting. Also, getting them positioned on the tracks is not always easy as the famous steering works against you. However, they do go once on the track 😉 Braking requires a soft foot. Most are limited to 45 km/h on track. Those extra steps are really useful as they are quite high to get into sitting on rails. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escape Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 Yes I would, 'cause now I only get a train ticket. 😉 I know I'd have a very hard time to get authorization to actually use one on the tracks, but it sure would look good when visiting railway projects! 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Arjan Posted June 4, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 4, 2022 Yes, track needed to be closed basically for these to have an outing.. Back in the Nineties, a project was started within NS (Dutch State Railways), to make one of these my office as their Customs specialist. Thinking was that as my work was rail related and all freight offices had rails, I could drive my office there.. I got 3 days training driving these things. These "Motorpostwagens" were made redundant a few years earlier and could be converted by the railworkshop behind my office in Amersfoort.. I seriously doubted the project and eventually it was abandoned. Would have been fun !! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nonimouse Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 Met this vehicle and it's owner a few times. Usually at a road side cafe. I did try to get it approved for an article with LRM - to no avail 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Sparkes Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 1 hour ago, Nonimouse said: ... I did try to get it approved for an article with LRM - to no avail In that context, there is one of these in use by the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway, based around Wirksworth in Derbyshire. I am 'local' but have no practical involvement with the railway, I've just seen occasional pictures in the weekly reports which sometimes cover the Permanent Way team. The website doesn't seem to display a photograph. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkie Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 I just saw this article that folks may find of of general Land Rover/railway related interest. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzar Posted October 26, 2022 Author Share Posted October 26, 2022 Very interesting! Eldest is doing research on this topic at uni. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkie Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 1 hour ago, Gazzar said: Very interesting! Eldest is doing research on this topic at uni. On converted rail going road vehicles or rail head cleaning? Either way, I'd find it interesting to learn more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzar Posted October 26, 2022 Author Share Posted October 26, 2022 Rail head cleaning. Don't know much about it, but it's a combination of scrubbing and smart data to know where and when to scrub. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snagger Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 The latest machines on the drawing boards are using lasers rather than mechanical abrasion. I can’t remember if the article I read said six lasers to do multiple passes, or multiple lasers to do the process six times faster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkie Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 5 hours ago, Snagger said: The latest machines on the drawing boards are using lasers rather than mechanical abrasion. I can’t remember if the article I read said six lasers to do multiple passes, or multiple lasers to do the process six times faster. This is spooky, the algorithm wins again. Look what just popped up in my news feed... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-63399858.amp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzar Posted November 24, 2022 Author Share Posted November 24, 2022 Action shot: 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arjan Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 Nice ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daan Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 Which station? More pictures please! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzar Posted November 24, 2022 Author Share Posted November 24, 2022 Lydney branch junction. No more photos, I'm afraid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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