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Post by harlesden on Oct 15, 2010 20:03:06 GMT
It's taken me a while, but I've just noticed that the Class 20 locomotive usually placed at the opposite end to Sarah Siddons when she's running has only one cab. Is this a unique feature and is there a particular reason it was designed this way?
Who actually owns the locomotives used in conjunction with Sarah Siddons?
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Post by phillw48 on Oct 15, 2010 20:52:24 GMT
The class 20's were one of the 'Type 1' diesel's introduced by BR in the 1950's. Most of the 'Type 1' locos had a single cab. It was not considered important at the time having but a single cab as they were working alongside steam locomotives which mostly had the cabs at the rear. In later years they operated in pairs usually coupled nose to nose with the cabs outwards.
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Post by Chris W on Oct 15, 2010 21:03:32 GMT
Who actually owns the locomotives used in conjunction with Sarah Siddons? To answer your question... I think you'll find that the 20s being used are privately owned by a variety of private collectors/organisations... Having just conducted a quick Goggling of 20189 I understand that its currently owned by a Michael Owen (who also owns 20143)... with 20227 being owned by the Class 20 Locomotive Society |
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Post by norbitonflyer on Oct 16, 2010 10:18:00 GMT
It's taken me a while, but I've just noticed that the Class 20 locomotive has only one cab. Is this a unique feature? Not unique, no. All 228 class 20s were like this ;D The design spec for the Type "A" (later known as "Type 1") pilot scheme designs was single cab, no train heating, up to 1000hp. The other two pilot scheme types to this design (later classes 15 and 16) both had off-centre cabs, which made signal sighting difficult whichever way round they were. Later type 1s (classes 14 and 17) were both single cab as well, as of course were all shunting engines. |
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