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Post by neilw on Jul 1, 2013 15:45:38 GMT
Went on it whilst visiting about seven years ago, absolutely brilliant. So cheap we went round twice for fun The closing speed when passing one in the other direction looks stunning!
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Post by neilw on Jun 16, 2013 8:58:54 GMT
basically it is a poor design built to very low quality standards. The first tube stock for many years not built by Met Camm, and it shows. I can't think of any other stock where reliability problems have caused the entire fleet to be "grounded" and the entire line closed for weeks/months. Since that debacle, bogies have had to be replaced, plus large sections of the bodies. Other than that , they are fine
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Post by neilw on May 14, 2013 7:39:46 GMT
superteacher-I heard tale of this incident, where a (presumably) four-car train from Ongar slid through the platform at Epping on greasy/wet rails, and took a left at the trap points and down the embankment. I have never found it "officially" anywhere, though?
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Post by neilw on Apr 25, 2013 14:19:03 GMT
It's to do with the geometry of the door engine arrangement, there is an arm which moves through 180 deg and takes the door with it in a slot. One of each pair of double doors also has a spring which allows an inch or two of movement on the end of the arm. You can see the effect in the speed of the door movement, starts off slowly, speeds up, then slows down again to close. This applies to traditional "inside" doors designs , not externally hung ones.
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Post by neilw on Apr 24, 2013 7:53:43 GMT
no, the switches are on the door actuating mechanisms and make when the doors are fully closed
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Post by neilw on Apr 23, 2013 8:24:29 GMT
I'm not sure it's a nickname, on a 62TS guard's panel at least it is officially labelled as such by cast-in lettering, and is referred to as a pilot light on all the official documentation such as drawings and parts lists
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Post by neilw on Apr 18, 2013 13:06:07 GMT
correct, Metman, the EFE models incorrectly have one on both sides.......
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Post by neilw on Apr 16, 2013 10:43:36 GMT
the 62TS was even better.........
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Post by neilw on Apr 9, 2013 7:38:21 GMT
me too, let's use Croxley WR as a base camp.....
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Post by neilw on Apr 7, 2013 14:12:53 GMT
Nigel, I'll be there on Saturday, I'll poke my nose in!
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Post by neilw on Apr 3, 2013 19:25:24 GMT
Hi there, yes the wiring mods are still present on the back of the car, one day I will get round to un-modifying them! I have un-modified the cab so far. I have the parts in stock to do the guard's panel etc. I was careful to "select" an un-modified car as I didn't want one with the ugly modifications to its "face", easier said than done at the time, a story I can bore you with at some time.........
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Post by neilw on Apr 3, 2013 8:57:19 GMT
Indicator lights on EFE stock are correct except for A end DM which has them at the cab end. I suspect this is because both DMs use the same body moulding, the coupler differences being taken care with on the chassis.
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Post by neilw on Apr 2, 2013 16:49:10 GMT
AFAIU, based on training info I have
Indicator lights at D end of ALL cars
butterflies at A ends except for A end DMs (when fitted at D end)
Not checked EFE models, will need to do so!
Hope this helps
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Post by neilw on Mar 9, 2013 14:00:37 GMT
similar thing happened near Wanstead in 1986, 62TS collided with drill bit from M11 work which had pierced the tunnel. Impact speed about 35mph, driver ducked and luckily avoided the substantial damage to the cab which ensued. Scary..........
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Post by neilw on Mar 3, 2013 14:20:22 GMT
BTW, not sure of the speed, but 3,000 rpm sounds a bit fast to me. I'm sure I've got the info somewhere, but it might take a day or two to find it........
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Post by neilw on Mar 3, 2013 14:10:10 GMT
When I was doing the research into getting my 62 TS car lights to work from the mains, I was told by the late Bob Greenaway that the engineers at Acton took an existing DC/DC machine and rewound the driven end with AC coils to produce a motor/alternator. 850Hz just happend to be the resulting frquency, so that' s what was used. The strip lights don't care about frequency or voltage, providing that the right values are used in the ballast/choke circuits. I retrofitted mine with ballast/chokes salvaged from domestic light fittings, and the original strip lights work fine at 230V 50Hz. The only catch is to make sure the ballast/chokes are appropriate for the length of tube, so they are different between the car lights and those for the destination blind, etc. Ben is correct in that the 50V DC is a rectified supply stepped down from the 110V via a transformer. On mine I replaced the original (clapped out and heavy!) lead acid batteries with four 12V "leisure" batteries in series, each with its own charger to keep it topped up. ( a leisure battery is what is used in golf buggies, mobility scooters etc, has the ability go totally flat and still recover, unlike most car batteries). I think that at least a part of the whine is the 850HZ, which would put it just sharp of 5G# for the musically minded amongst you (says the drummer!)
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Post by neilw on Feb 24, 2013 10:12:28 GMT
Must be the same, I know he's in Dorset and he runs a bus company. He owns (I believe) three cars of 59TS including 1304 which he bought off Mike Kelly
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Post by neilw on Feb 23, 2013 8:51:29 GMT
I think it is destined for Roger Brown's collection.....Needs a wash!
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Post by neilw on Feb 19, 2013 10:25:57 GMT
1960TS had MAs, 6KW 220V, 850 Hz, pretty much the same set-up that was used on 62TS
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Post by neilw on Feb 13, 2013 21:15:24 GMT
see you there...........
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Post by neilw on Feb 13, 2013 11:14:48 GMT
Thanks for that, I ought to keep up to date! The red/grey/silver moquette on my 62TS is all fine thanks, plus I've got loads of spare seats and some spare moquette, but I'll PM you anyway.....
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Post by neilw on Feb 13, 2013 9:17:20 GMT
I didn't think Holdsworths existed any more?
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Post by neilw on Feb 13, 2013 9:14:17 GMT
Hi Metman
not sure which Standard stock models you are using and thus weight of train. I use Black Beetles with the high gearing 27:1 which gives better torque and a more realistic top speed, they had to be made to order for the correct wheelbase of 25.0mm but then I'm picky like that! One unit easily pulls a 4-car train Of EFE with the Metromodels bogie mods. I imagine you would get away with it for a 4-car Radleys standard stock, the extra weight helping traction. I've not motorised mine yet, so can't definitely confirm. I model in EM, otherwise I could lend you some items to experiment with first before taking the plunge......
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Post by neilw on Feb 6, 2013 8:43:40 GMT
Sat in the back cab staring ahead? Maybe he's a fan of j doors? wouldn't that be behind him?
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Post by neilw on Jan 28, 2013 12:54:45 GMT
I always thought it was to improve visibility for when the "stop and proceed rule" was being applied.......
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Post by neilw on Jan 10, 2013 11:48:03 GMT
John Polley told me he would be doing an original version of 60TS in due course when I asked recently. Whether this is pre or post ATO I don't know.
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Post by neilw on Jan 9, 2013 12:59:09 GMT
Hi Cesar
John told me about your great work and showed me some samples when I met him lat last year. Looks really good, the only problem is you are now progressing faster than my layout!
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Post by neilw on Jan 5, 2013 14:03:48 GMT
I suspect Brand Image has a lot to do with it. The only cars I can think of intact away from LU are the ones above Shoreditch; these look nothing like any current LU train and are painted completely different - they are obviously "old" tube trains so don't impact LU's modern image of an efficient network. there are one or two in captivity when I bought my 62TS, I spent longer agreeing with LUL that I wouldn't do anything with it detrimental to the "brand image" than I did agreeing a price with the scrap man and David Allely (the latter, incidentally, do a superb job for the price)
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Post by neilw on Jan 5, 2013 10:27:07 GMT
The one I always liked was "Ealing Bdy" on the district line. The old grey/aluminium Central Line describers always had it as: EALING BDWY, which odd using different abbreviations. even though the 62TS trains said EALING BDY I always pronounced this "Biddy" in my head when I was a kid
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Post by neilw on Jan 3, 2013 14:31:29 GMT
I think you are correct that GEC used EP contactors.
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