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Victorian Railways G class (686 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

introduced in 1926 to increase train sizes, eliminate the practice of double heading NA locomotives and reduce losses on these lines. Their tractive effort

South African Class NG G11 2-6-0+0-6-2 (1,749 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

South Africa. The challenges of Africa resulted in the regular need for double-heading of steam locomotives on heavy trains. While West Africa found its solution

MGWR Class K (319 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

expresses such at the limited mail with some of the heaviest requiring double heading. After the turn of the century they were displaced by 4-4-0 types to

South African Class 3E (1,093 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

was a powerful locomotive, it invariably worked as single unit and double-heading was rare. In 1951, after the Cape mainline west of Johannesburg was

CGR 0-6-0T (923 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

separating the back-to-back engines and running them in the conventional double-heading manner with both locomotives facing in the same direction. The downside

South African Class NG10 4-6-2 (912 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

capacity of the limestone trains throughout the steam haulage era was that double heading by Garratt locomotives was not permitted to protect their pivots from

Trawsfynydd Camp railway station (1,705 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

They were routinely much the longest trains to use the line and needed double-heading or the use of more powerful locomotives normally excluded from the route

GWR 4900 Class 4930 Hagley Hall (780 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

with a hotbox while working a railtour from Bristol to Plymouth while double-heading with fellow SVR resident 7819 Hinton Manor (7819 while working the same

NZR EC class (874 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

of the Railway. EC 7 is periodically operated at the Park, usually double-heading with EO 3. This is due to the lack of electrification on the Moorhouse

South African Class GA 2-6-0+0-6-2 (1,031 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

limit of their possible power. Alternative solutions would either be double-heading longer trains or rebuilding and re-aligning large parts of the lines

South African Class GCA 2-6-2+2-6-2 (1,135 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

from where they still worked the light rail Underberg branch, often double-heading. By April of that year, however, the number had dropped to five. They

South African Class 4E (1,516 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

already withdrawn from service after having spent their entire careers double-heading trains across the Hex River rail pass. The Class 4E was delivered in

South African Class 16B 4-6-2 (1,191 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

remained on the Witwatersrand, working the suburban to Springs and Nigel, double-heading with Class 15ARs on Pietersburg-bound trains out of Pretoria, as well

South African Class NG G16A 2-6-2+2-6-2 (1,261 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Note the clear exhausts in the picture below of numbers 141 and 155 double-heading on the climb from Bongwana to Nqabeni. One visible difference between

South African Class Experimental 2 2-8-0 (1,245 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

train loads had outgrown the power of the locomotives of the day and double-heading of trains had become common. H.M. Beatty, Locomotive Superintendent

JNR Class ED78 (455 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

ED78 4 double-heading a local passenger service with a class EF71 in the 1980s

South African Class 10A 4-6-2 (1,367 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

sister locomotives could handle almost 25% more load, so much so that double-heading of passenger trains in the Orange Free State became unnecessary with

CSR Qishuyan SDA2 (573 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

used on the Toll North to the Port of Townsville cement shunts, often double heading. On one occasion an 88 lead 8CP1 from Townsville to Cairns. With minimal

NBR K Class (945 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Double heading D34s, nos. 62496 Glen Loy (the pilot engine) and 62471 Glen Falloch (the train engine) about to start the trip from Glasgow Queen Street

South African Class NG G13 2-6-2+2-6-2 (1,500 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

capacity of the limestone trains throughout the steam haulage era was that double heading by Garratt locomotives was not permitted to protect their pivots from

South African Class H 4-10-2T (1,497 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

with its sharp curves and severe 1 in 30 (3⅓%) gradients, necessitated double-heading of the NGR's Dübs A 4-8-2T locomotives on the heavier section of the

South African Class 16C 4-6-2 (1,780 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

remained on the Witwatersrand, working the suburban to Springs and Nigel, double-heading with Class 15ARs on Pietersburg-bound trains out of Pretoria, as well

South African Class 10B 4-6-2 (1,792 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

more load than their saturated steam sister engines, so much so that double-heading of passenger trains in the Orange Free State became unnecessary with

LMS Garratt (1,038 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

trains being double-headed by 0-6-0 locomotives. It was realised that double heading was uneconomical so a Garratt locomotive, designed by Fowler, was ordered

British Rail HS4000 (1,953 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

twin-engined vehicles, and that the very high power would mean that double heading for freight trains would be unnecessary. Brush employed Sulzer's 16-cylinder

South Australian Railways (2,234 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

engine, and was the most powerful locomotive in Australia. Henceforth double heading 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm) broad gauge trains became a rarity in South Australia

GER Class S69 (1,719 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

proportioning valve" to allow the driver of a local pilot engine (used where double heading was necessary because of gradients) to control the brake throughout

GWR 4900 Class 4953 Pitchford Hall (429 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the Great Central Railway. It then visited the Llangollen Railway, double heading with GWR 3717 City of Truro, and operating at the West Somerset Railway

SBB-CFF-FFS Re 620 (847 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

heavy passenger trains over the Gotthard route (as an alternative to a double heading of Re 4/4). In freight traffic they are used all over Switzerland for

GWR 6000 Class 6000 King George V (1,095 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Paddington to Plymouth via Bristol was booked to be worked by No. 6000 while double heading with No. 7819 Hinton Manor. Both engines we're to double head the train

Atlantic Coast Line class R-1 (598 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

passenger cars without double-heading. The R-1s handled passenger trains up to 21 heavyweight cars, eliminating the need for double-heading and ran extra sections

GWR 7800 Class 7819 Hinton Manor (490 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

being "The Great Western Limited" on 7 Apr, the trip was to see 7819 double heading with 6000 King George V which was being steam worked from Bristol to

South Maitland Railways 10 Class (2,356 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

27's boiler and tanks, and made its return to steam in September 2005, double-heading a train to Newcastle and return with 3801. The locomotive made three

Prussian P 8 (3,185 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

CFR (Căile Ferate Române, Romanian Railways) 230.000 class, built in Romania, double-heading at Sălişte near Sibiu, 1972

LNWR Improved Precedent Class (744 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the same year it made a special run on the Settle - Carlisle railway, double heading with Midland compound 1000, to celebrate the line's centenary. During

Inverness and Perth Junction Railway (2,797 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

gradients on the line, both via Dava and via Carrbridge, required extensive double-heading of trains. The Highland Railway constructed a number of 0-6-4T locomotives

LMS Ivatt Class 4 (1,170 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

engine saw use on a limited number of railtours, on some occasions double heading with fellow SVR based engines including: 5000, 7812 Erlestoke Manor

Meon Valley Railway (3,146 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

length of the line – the last train to do so. It was hauled by two T9s double-heading. From 7 February 1955 goods services were to continue with a once-a-day

Kent and East Sussex Railway (3,921 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Robertsbridge with a carriage between them to reduce the weight on the bridges. Double-heading was prohibited between Rolvenden and Robertsbridge. Two freight trains

Jeep train (816 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

speed of 20 mph (32 km/h). Membukut Special in Beaufort, Borneo, 1945 Double-heading on a long jeep train American jeep train in Burma Jeep train on a portable

Rhaetian Railway Ge 4/4 II (899 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

245 tonnes (241 long tons; 270 short tons) on a 3.5% gradient; with double heading it is a maximum of 400 tonnes (390 long tons; 440 short tons). The first

DB Class V 162 (1,279 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Archived 2009-02-24 at the Wayback Machine Statistics: Class 217 v160.de Double heading was required, but two Class 217s could not produce their electrical

Manila Railroad 170 class (1,223 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Railroad 170 class Two MRR 170 class locomotives; Nos. 173 and 177 double-heading the inauguration of the second Bicol Express to Legazpi on May 8, 1938

Victorian Railways R class (3,972 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

July 2012, R711 operated its first mainline tour open to the public, double heading with R761 to Traralgon as trailing engine, as part of the annual Snow

South African Class 1E (2,665 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

the following pictures illustrate unmodified locomotives. Class 1E double-heading a passenger train in Natal, c. 1930 Class 1E triple-heading a coal train

Louisiana Eastern Railroad (630 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Former Louisiana Eastern #98, returned to service after a massive overhaul, double-heading with Wilmington and Western #58.

British Rail Class 59 (4,129 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

locomotive to operate the heaviest Foster Yeoman trains which would enable double-heading to be dispensed with and so just four locomotives were ordered in November

LMS Jubilee Class 5690 Leander (1,420 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

railtour from Chester to Blaenau Ffestiniog via Llandudno Junction while double heading with 48151. It was also covering for the unavailable LMS Royal Scot

Wilmington and Western Railroad (2,386 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

of point, and underwent an interior restoration in 2016. W&W No. 98 double-heading with W&W No. 58 in October 2006. W&W No. 98 W&W No. 4662 Easter Bunny

LNER Thompson Class B1 (6)1264 (499 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

to the mainline in 2014 with a test run in early January followed by double-heading the Winter Cumbrian Mountain Express from Manchester Victoria to Carlisle

Southern Railway 722 (1,486 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Southern Railway 722 Southern Railway 722 with Savannah and Atlanta 750 double heading an excursion train in August 1971

Victorian Railways S class (4,264 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

were built to speed up principal express services, and to eliminate double-heading of services by their A2 class 4-6-0 predecessors. Although designed

LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0 5231 (1,110 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

day of regular steam on BR in 1968), 45231 was given the honour of double heading once again with sister 44932, but this time acting as pilot engine,

LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0 5305 (943 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

LMS 5305 45305 double heading with 70013 Oliver Cromwell hauling The Great Britain IV

LNER Gresley K4 61994 The Great Marquess (708 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

stock had already entered service, and was already resulting in some double-heading of the D34s. An early proposal was to use the new K3s to provide extra

British Rail Class 50 (5,502 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

the electric service was introduced as far as Preston in 1973, this double-heading by Class 50s transferred there, although poor availability often resulted

California High-Speed Rail (20,995 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the ability to operate two coupled trainsets as a single consist ("double heading"), a capacity of at least 450 seats and eight bicycle spots, and a length

LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0 5110 (972 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

While working Day 1 of the tour from Crewe to Glasgow Central while double heading with sister 45157 The Glasgow Highlander (45407 in disguise), the engine

LMS Stanier Class 8F 8151 (1,275 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Quest from Chester to Blaenau Ffestiniog via Llandudno Junction while double heading with 45690 Leander. This trip was run to mark the re-opening of the

4-6-2 (16,863 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

4-6-0 Evolved to 4-6-4 Benefits Larger firebox than the 4-6-0 Drawbacks Required piloting (also known as double heading) when train lengths increased

Tavannes–Noirmont railway line (1,574 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

trains, the two locomotives hauled freight trains and were used when double-heading was needed. The electric supply to the catenary of the two lines was

Mainline Steam Heritage Trust (957 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

the mainline with J 1211 with an excursion to Timaru and Arthurs Pass double-heading with the Glenbrook Vintage Railway's JA 1250. Depots operated by the

Aus Steam '88 (1,257 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

special to Lakeside, hauled by the newly restored Climax locomotive 1694, double heading with an NA class 2-6-2T as far as Menzies Creek. It was the Climax's

DB Class 101 (4,544 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

automatically use the back pantograph in the direction of travel, or, in double heading, where two locomotives are coupled, it would be the front pantograph

Lyme Regis branch line (2,723 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

coaches, which it achieved successfully. Having enough power to obviate double-heading of the heaviest trains on the branch, engines of this class took over

Locomotives of the Midland Railway (2,932 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

suited to the task. Nonetheless the small engine policy remained and double-heading or banking was used to make up for the shortfall in power. The policy

List of Peckett and Sons railway locomotives (2,130 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

37-38. Industrial Railway Society 1976, p. 90. "Pecketts #1426 and 1860 double heading at Brynlliw". Fotopic.net. 1 January 2011.[permanent dead link] Industrial