metman
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Post by metman on Oct 7, 2008 18:14:57 GMT
Noticed in the last week or so, that A60/62 units are starting to receive new windscreen wiper housing. I guess this is to protect the motor.
Any thoughts or comments?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 7, 2008 19:23:43 GMT
I wonder if this will be the last mod on A stock? Must have been dozens in the last half century!
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Post by neasdena60 on Oct 8, 2008 15:43:57 GMT
Noticed in the last week or so, that A60/62 units are starting to receive new windscreen wiper housing. I guess this is to protect the motor. Any thoughts or comments? indeed, there are quite a few mods going on at present. |
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Post by metman on Oct 8, 2008 17:23:40 GMT
ohhh, do tell! Whats happening to my favourate trains?
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Post by ruislip on Oct 8, 2008 17:42:59 GMT
I think I'll be more emotional when the last A stock train is retired--compared to how I was when I discovered all the Routemaster buses were taken out of regular passenger service.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 8, 2008 18:40:36 GMT
Just 'salvage' a little memory... as I did with the 59ts! ;D
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Post by metman on Oct 8, 2008 18:45:53 GMT
I'd like to salvage a working train!
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Post by astock5000 on Oct 27, 2008 17:59:24 GMT
I think I'll be more emotional when the last A stock train is retired--compared to how I was when I discovered all the Routemaster buses were taken out of regular passenger service. Routemasters haven't completely gone. There are the two 'heritage routes', that run every 15 minutes, and you can use normal tickets on them, so I would say that they count as 'regular passenger service'. But when the last A stock is taken out of service, you will only be able to ride one a few times a year at most,and you would have to pay a lot to do that, and that's if the LTM get one. |
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Post by littlecog on Oct 27, 2008 19:50:36 GMT
But when the last A stock is taken out of service, you will only be able to ride one a few times a year at most,and you would have to pay a lot to do that, and that's if the LTM get one. It seeming to have been the case that railtours were often cheap/nominal or even free, is it that the Museum have been using money from the Lottery to run special services which has forced the fares to be their current excessive price? (Drifting from the topic a bit, I know...) |
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Post by neasdena60 on Oct 27, 2008 20:13:37 GMT
ohhh, do tell! Whats happening to my favourate trains? wiper housing. cab door hinges. butterfly cocks. speedo drive. whistle switch. All these are under going improvements and mods. |
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