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Old 23rd April 2010, 22:18
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Originally Posted by klordger1900 View Post
I've recently spent time inside a class 47's cabs and engine and electrical compartments in some of the coldest days we have seen this winter and I can testify to the absolutely dire conditions inside a dead loco, especially when the engine isnt operating and your tools are really cold to touch. I now know first hand why some of these locos were so hard to keep running and why obsolete stock is just scrapped and re-cycled. You cant keep things like that going for ever its sad to say - there arent enough hours in the day or pounds in the pocket unfortunately.
Did you solve the electrical problems on the Mangaps 47 ?
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