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HM181 you are correct. The 350 has a useless radiator heating system which always gets air locked so you are constantly bleeding the system. The cooker left on high helps supplement the heating although the number of holes in the floor to allow fitting of pipes, wires etc it is a hopeless task making the cab warm in colder weather. As for sleeping, the braver souls would kip on the floor in the past but risked having their head caved in by someone opening the door. When I was a lot younger, more supple and very tired I would get 40 winks on the desk. As now long in the tooth the 08 is completely worn out, unreliable, has slow compressors for releasing the brakes and not up to shunting today's heavy trains (i.e Freightliner 1800 ton lifts). I hope a new shunter is built for there is a market still for these humble workhorses.
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