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Linsinger SF06-UK Rail Milling Trains Authorised to Enter Service

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The ORR has authorised the placing in service of 2 SF06-UK rail milling trains.


“THE RAILWAYS (INTEROPERABILITY) REGULATIONS 2011, AS AMENDED AUTHORISATION OF 2 OFF LINSINGER SF06-UK RAIL MILLING TRAINS
I refer to your application for authorisation, received on the 31 August 2020 (dated 28 August 2020). Following review of your application, I can confirm that ORR grants a first authorisation under regulation 4(1)(a) of the Railways (Interoperability) Regulations 2011, as amended. This authorisation is for the placing in service of 2 off, Linsinger SF06-UK rail milling trains -
Train 1
 Carrier DR79102, EVN 99709 127 007-1
 Trailer DR79103, EVN 99709 327 000-2
Train 2
 Carrier DR79104, EVN 99709 127 008-9
 Trailer DR79103, EVN 99709 327 002-0”.

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Is there significance to the "2 off" spelling rather than "2 of", or is it just an embarassing typo?
 
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Is it me or does it look somewhat evil, as if it's planning to murder Thomas and Percy then frame Gordon for the crime?
 
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Tom Maddox said:
Train 1
 Carrier DR79102, EVN 99709 127 007-1
 Trailer DR79103, EVN 99709 327 000-2
Train 2
 Carrier DR79104, EVN 99709 127 008-9
 Trailer DR79103, EVN 99709 327 002-0”.
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Should that second 79103 be 79105 please?
 
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Looks like one of the Transformers ( Megatron ).

How would will call it on the railways - Trainsformer perhaps ?

That one could be Tamperus Prime
 
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class ep-09 said:
Looks like one of the Transformers ( Megatron ).

How would will call it on the railways - Trainsformer perhaps ?

That one could be Tamperus Prime
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I was just going to mention Transformers, it does have that look about it!

It has a little bit of Class 60 about it around the windscreen area, I was going to say Class 60 crossed with X but I can’t think what X could be!

It’s an impressive looking machine anyway.
 
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rebmcr said:
I don't think I understand.
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Usually meaning the number to be made, e.g.:
4 off widget type A
12 off widget type B

and often combined with "no.", short for "number":
8no. off widget type C

Maybe coming from off the order list, or off the production line?
 
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DelW said:
Usually meaning the number to be made, e.g.:
4 off widget type A
12 off widget type B

and often combined with "no.", short for "number":
8no. off widget type C

Maybe coming from off the order list, or off the production line?
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They shouldn’t be referred to as 8no.Off as that’s in effect double counting it’s either 8no... or 8 off ...
 
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Elecman said:
They shouldn’t be referred to as 8no.Off as that’s in effect double counting it’s either 8no... or 8 off ...
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I'm sure I've seen it done with both, but I accept your point that strictly it's wrong :oops:
 
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DelW said:
Usually meaning the number to be made, e.g.:
4 off widget type A
12 off widget type B

and often combined with "no.", short for "number":
8no. off widget type C

Maybe coming from off the order list, or off the production line?
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But why is the correct "4 of" and "12 of" not used?
 
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rebmcr said:
But why is the correct "4 of" and "12 of" not used?
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I don't know how or why "X off" originated, other than the suggestions in my last post. But it's quite widely used, so it's not a mistake.
 
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DelW said:
I don't know how or why "X off" originated, other than the suggestions in my last post. But it's quite widely used, so it's not a mistake.
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As you say, it's absolutely not incorrect to use this form. According to the New York Times, it derives from one-off.

The off in one-off does not, in fact, stem from some corruption of the word of. Rather, this British usage of off typically appears with a number to indicate a quantity of items produced in some manufacturing process. The Oxford English Dictionary, Safire notes, takes this back to a 1934 quotation from the Proceedings of the Institute of British Foundrymen: "A splendid one-off pattern can be swept up in a very little time." Other numbers can fit the bill, as in the O.E.D.'s 1973 example of an advertisement for "Kienzle printers, 6 off, surplus to manufacturing requirements."
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The Origins of ‘One-Off’ (Published 2010)

A reader asks if it comes from “one of a kind.”
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