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Post by christopher125 on Mar 20, 2016 18:05:07 GMT
Is that whistle on the 38ts the same as the 485? Perhaps they were transferred? As mentioned on the previous page some of the whistles were indeed transferred alongside some new ones made to the same design.
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Post by christopher125 on Mar 20, 2016 1:47:29 GMT
.........so, to get back to the original question, if the class 71s could only provide enough whistles for ten units (twenty cabs), what did the other five cabs get their whistles from. IIRC the 3TIS were only ever used as single ended units for strengthening purposes until 1987, when the DTS of 486031 was brought into use. There was never any need for all 12 trainsets to have a replacement whistle at both ends.
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Post by christopher125 on Mar 17, 2016 15:30:53 GMT
Apparently they only needed 19, the DTS came over as trailers and so kept their LU whistles.
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Post by christopher125 on Mar 17, 2016 1:59:18 GMT
What about the 38ts? The ones on the Isle seem to have one mounted on the corner column of the cab, which I can't see on pictures of them in service with LU or on the Museum's set. Was this a modification when they crossed the water? According to a topic on the SEMG yahoo group the Standard Stock received redundant whistles from Class 71s before they came over - these were then fitted to the replacement 38TS at Eastleigh alongside some new examples made to the same design.
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Post by christopher125 on Jan 23, 2016 1:43:31 GMT
I see Claire Perry also visited on Thursday.
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Post by christopher125 on Jan 19, 2016 2:14:55 GMT
Is that as bad as it looks, because it looks pretty bad...
Prospects for the AIT aren't looking too healthy either...
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Post by christopher125 on Nov 11, 2015 1:49:41 GMT
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Post by christopher125 on Oct 24, 2015 0:59:47 GMT
"Chiltern line drivers will continue to see either a red, yellow or green aspect and will drive accordingly. Their trains will retain trip cock apparatus to trigger any signal overruns"
Why not install AWS/TPWS and do away with tripcocks entirely? Given the restraints it places on rolling stock it seems such an obvious thing to do, especially as the Wimbledon branch will surely need to be signalled in this way.
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Post by christopher125 on Sept 27, 2015 18:48:29 GMT
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Post by christopher125 on Sept 17, 2015 13:02:52 GMT
Sarah is there to act as a braking converter Wasn't the whole rake vacuum-braked?
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Post by christopher125 on Aug 24, 2015 17:35:42 GMT
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Post by christopher125 on Jul 5, 2015 18:34:47 GMT
There is nothing about ex-LT surface stock which would make it more suitable for the IoW than, say, a 313, if the clearances in Ryde Tunnel were improved to allow normal sized stock through . Vehicle length is as much if not more an issue for the reverse-curved Ryde Tunnel as height (apparently some of the overbridges around Ryde remained the greatest restraints on height even after the track level was raised) and would be much more difficult to address - this makes the typically shorter LU designs better suited to the Island than 20m+ long mainline designs. It seems the unusually short/low Merseyrail 503s were considered, and believed to in-gauge, for this reason - a photo of testing with a mock-up can be seen here
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Post by christopher125 on May 31, 2015 15:06:21 GMT
It says the next plan 'for the Overground' will be 24hr travel, I don't see anything to suggest that specifically means West Anglia and I think that's highly unlikely.
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Post by christopher125 on May 14, 2015 14:16:38 GMT
FGW have been given a Direct Award to operate the franchise, including these branches, until April 2019 - as for electrification, Windsor and Henley will be wired but the Marlow branch will not.
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Post by christopher125 on Mar 29, 2015 2:06:29 GMT
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Post by christopher125 on Mar 8, 2015 12:21:41 GMT
There there already; someone posted a photo of some cars minus bogies on the IOW sometime ago. Those spare vehicles were scrapped some years back, all the remaining units are in the depot.
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Post by christopher125 on Mar 2, 2015 17:31:25 GMT
How do you read para 5.2.2.4 - "These must be newly-built (not re-using components from existing rolling stock)" - to allow the use of D-trains? The 120 brand new vehicles can't involve D-trains, but it doesn't appear to rule out their use as part of the wider fleet.
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Post by christopher125 on Feb 20, 2015 22:17:14 GMT
I can't see how it'll work on lines where NR need access to their infrastructure, but a Dalston Junction to New Cross/New Cross Gate service could work where TfL own that part of the ELL. According to Railnews "24-hour operation will be extended to the Highbury & Islington to New Cross Gate section of London Overground in 2017"
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Post by christopher125 on Dec 28, 2014 16:23:58 GMT
"cravens unit at all that caused it." ...and in English?
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Post by christopher125 on Nov 9, 2014 13:34:54 GMT
If interested, David Harvey (handle "unravelled") has posted a few pics of works on the CRL on fl!ckr. Alas I can't see any of the current work. Chris
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Post by christopher125 on Oct 17, 2014 12:57:26 GMT
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Post by christopher125 on Sept 25, 2014 1:59:27 GMT
Thanks to an eagle-eyed poster on London Reconnections a new map of the Crossrail-WCML link has appeared as part of HS2 Ltd's community consultations: assets.hs2.org.uk/sites/default/files/event_speakers/LWM-HS2-EN-MAP-010-000002-P06.pdfIt appears to be an evolution of TfL's proposal, with the link now fully segregated from the Dudding Hill line and with added turnback sidings and will presumably form part of the upcoming consultation. Chris
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Post by christopher125 on Sept 23, 2014 21:57:46 GMT
It appears the next Heritage Railway Magazine (available Thursday) will have news of a 5-year deal for the continued use of the Bluebell's Metropolitan carriage set in London. The latest Commissioner's Report has also revealed that over 2700 tickets were sold for heritage trains in August.
Chris
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Post by christopher125 on Sept 21, 2014 15:07:12 GMT
Fancy a luxury meal in a London Underground train?Despite sounding like an early April Fool, it would appear that TfL really have been seeking a partner to help operate dining services on the Underground - this would use the Inspection Saloon currently under restoration at Eastleigh. I can't decide if this is genius or madness! Chris
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Post by christopher125 on Sept 16, 2014 12:42:14 GMT
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Post by christopher125 on Aug 23, 2014 0:43:39 GMT
Don't forget the white gradient posts all along the reopened ELL which should confirm the gradients.
Chris
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Post by christopher125 on Aug 16, 2014 12:53:55 GMT
It would be great if the connection could be reinstated for an overnight stock move, but presumably everything will be going by road?
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Post by christopher125 on Jul 25, 2014 15:48:22 GMT
So how long is it until the DfT point out that it would be cheaper to mothball the railway and replace it with a bus service? Especially if they promise that the money saved will be reinvested in the island (though obviously it wouldn't). Buses can't use the pier, one of the reasons for retaining the line in the first place, and the roads can be very congested in summer - with no real political appetite for closing any line there's really no risk of closure in the foreseeable future, but further rationalisation is a possibility when the signalling is renewed. Chris
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Post by christopher125 on Jul 20, 2014 11:07:17 GMT
I had thought the Brading loop would replace that at Sandown. If so, what would happen in summertime when surely something more than 2tph is needed? 2tph is the normal frequency in Summer so that shouldn't be an issue, and I'd imagine any loop at Brading would be accompanied by the singling of the line through Ryde anyway. Chris
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Post by christopher125 on Jun 14, 2014 1:26:51 GMT
Will trains run a more regular service north of Corby to Melton? Not as a result of electrification, which will only reach Corby. Chris
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