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date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:28:11 GMT,    group: uk.railway        back       
Re: Why isn't manual transmission used on railway vehicles?   
On Wed, 9 Jul 2008 14:49:43 +0100, Stimpy 
wrote:

>On Wed, 9 Jul 2008 12:40:00 +0100, Mortimer wrote
>>> 
>>> My Series II still has the starting handle clipped under the bonnet lid 
>> 
>> How easy is it to turn over a diesel engine as on a Land Rover, 
>
>errrr... Most series Land-Rovers have 2.25 petrol engines.  Diesel 
>Land-Rovers for the mass market are a comparatively recent development

My Series 2A was a 2.25 diesel.  And the answer to the original question
is "nigh on impossible!"



-- 
Bill Hayles
http://www.rossrail.com
md@rossrail.com
date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:28:11 GMT   author:   Bill Hayles

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