"Brimstone" wrote in message
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The real cost of moving "dead" rail vehicles is down to Network Rail's
access charges. These are such that even mainline TOCs move locos and
other
vehicles by road because it's cheaper. Stupid or what?

Not entirely true. Shunters, maiinline locomotives and stock unfit to move
at line speed without causing delays are moved by road. Most locomotives and
stock fit to be moved at line speed are still moved by rail - for example
the convoys of slam-door Mark I stock being transported weekly to South
Wales or Immingham for scrapping, or the Class 312 units from Pig's Bay.
Only today a convoy of four class 56s have been moved from Immingham to
Healey Mills for continued storage at that location.