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Post by Chris M on Oct 2, 2006 22:44:37 GMT
New third-rail stock on National Rail must be capable of being converted to OHLE operation. I believe this is a HSE requirement, and because of it trains like the Class 450s have roof spaces for a pantograph and associated equiptment, and electrical systems designed to be adaptable/convertable.
Does this requirement exist for LU stocks like S and 09?
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Post by prjb on Oct 2, 2006 23:15:46 GMT
In a word, no!
I confess to not being at all familiar or competent with NR stock what-so-ever and my knowledge of them is extremely limited. The area normally reserved for a pant seems to have been utilised by BTUK for the air con system on 'S'. Again though, this is just my uneducated observation here! ;D
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Post by Tubeboy on Oct 2, 2006 23:28:13 GMT
Werent the 365s constructed to meet this requirement [Built 1993/4] The ones on Southern metals were supplied with pantographs, but these were removed and put into store [To be fitted at a later date, if they were put to use on a 25Kv AC Route] There were 41 units built [25 for the Great Northern, 16 for the Southern]
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Post by tubeprune on Oct 3, 2006 6:21:59 GMT
New third-rail stock on National Rail must be capable of being converted to OHLE operation. I believe this is a HSE requirement It is not an HSE requirement. It's not mandatory. It's because the ROSCOs who buy the trains want to be able use them over the widest area possible when renting them to the TOCs. LU aren't in the same setup at all and, anyway, no one would want tube stock would they? Sub surface stock would also be very difficult to use elsewhere.
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Post by johnb on Oct 5, 2006 16:46:12 GMT
Tubeboy: the 365s certainly were designed to be convertible - and indeed were converted! Southeastern's 16 units were all transferred to WAGN (now FCC) in 2003. I'm not sure whether the similar-looking, similar-engined class 465s that Southeastern still operates can be converted as readily - they were specced a few years earlier.
John B
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