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Old 6th January 2015, 09:51
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Just looking a heritage sites ,so i can plan a few trips in 2015 and it got me thinking how much does it cost to run diesel locos at heritage railways
Is it more for coal ,just wondering !!!!

With all Heritage Railways it all depends on who buys their diesel occasionally they can get a sponsor to fill up but when you consider a class 37 can hold between 4000 and 7000 litres it isn't going to be cheap
Consumption is expected to be around 4 litres per mile

likewise steam coal is a specialised fuel and suppliers are not many the NYMR claim to use 2500 tons in 2013 for their services and todays price is £328 a tonne
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