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Posted: 18 Feb 2016

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Railfreight 73119 & 73212 - Gatwick - 17.02.2016

Railfreight 73119 & 73212 - Gatwick - 17.02.2016
Two class 73s topping and tailing a very short Network Rail engineers' train, just south of Gatwick Airport station.
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 Tractacus
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Versatile little locos, but it will be weird to see them in pairs on the West Highland Line...
8 years ago.
Phil Sutters club has replied to Tractacus club
They are among the earliest 'dual-fuel' locos, I guess. Although there are other diesel electrics, they generally use diesel to generate electricity, whereas these can use third rail electricity or diesel generated electricity. They must be the longest lived so far. Now of course it's the coming traction option to allow trains to continue to destinations beyond the end of the 'wires'. Many of the 73s have been up-engined, some coming out of the preservation lines to return to mainline duties.
8 years ago. Edited 8 years ago.

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