Post by metman on Aug 30, 2008 1:03:22 GMT
I am quite interested in the T stock at the moment considering as I am building a unit for my model layout!
In the early days the T stock or MV/MW stock ran in 7 car trains M-T-T-DT+DT-T-M and from the 1930s in 8 car trains. These sets were regularly uncoupled into 4 car trains with a driving motor at one and a driving (control) trailer at the other.
It seemed after the war (WW2) that uncoupling ended, and T stock trains ran as either 6 or 8 car trains. What happened to the Driving Trailers? I have seen pictures of T stock trains in the 50s and to be honest the DTs are randomly dotted in the units! Some trains are M-T-DT+DT-T-M, some are M-DT+DT-T-T-M and others are M-T-T-DT+DT-T-T-M! Can anyone shed any light or give any thoughts?
Cheers
Metman
In the early days the T stock or MV/MW stock ran in 7 car trains M-T-T-DT+DT-T-M and from the 1930s in 8 car trains. These sets were regularly uncoupled into 4 car trains with a driving motor at one and a driving (control) trailer at the other.
It seemed after the war (WW2) that uncoupling ended, and T stock trains ran as either 6 or 8 car trains. What happened to the Driving Trailers? I have seen pictures of T stock trains in the 50s and to be honest the DTs are randomly dotted in the units! Some trains are M-T-DT+DT-T-M, some are M-DT+DT-T-T-M and others are M-T-T-DT+DT-T-T-M! Can anyone shed any light or give any thoughts?
Cheers
Metman
