A Stock withdrawals - Discussion

Very strange indeed, a lack in forward thinking at best.

The basic structure of an auto-coupler is the same for all Stock.
Differences would be the wiring of the electrical connections and how the air ports are configured.

Agreed, but my point was, why send them out of London in the first place.

When I saw 21146s photo of 5232 being taken away, its wedgelock seemed to be as it was when in service, leading me to think that it may be a crowbar job on adjoining cabs.

Some of the wedge engines were recovered recently for re-use elsewhere (can't remember who requested them). In the early stages of disposal some complete couplers were recovered for A-stock use due to the small float of spares.

Souvenirs that have been recovered on behalf of the museum: non-OPO t/op's seats, destination blinds, green flags, temporary seat covers, and emergency ladders, plus some of the brake handles, master controller handles and number plates. There were also a very limited number of treadplates recovered in the end.

I've no idea how they'll be distributed/sold.

Visited CF Booths in Rotherham this morning. Wow! It is so odd to see all those units you havn't seen for ages and never think you'd see again.

5020, 5016, 5116, 5180, 5070, 5134, 5168 and 6056 are all there still, but i'm not sure about whether all cars out of the units there were there, some have gone to Eastleigh etc. Sorry it's not in order, just wrote them down as they came to my head also there may have been some more but I may have forgotten.

Unfortunately no photographs as they were not allowed for some reason.

Any questions, dont hesitate to ask!

Yeah, off its chassis and just the bodyshell with interiors pretty much stripped down to its bare components

Gosh, 5070, didn't go that long after 5130, so perhaps 5130 was only destroyed a short while ago (and I'm sure it went to Booth's (please advise if wrong)).

EDIT: I was thinking of 5076, sorry for that moment of blithering idiocy.

I hope I find a faded 5130 on the side of my washing machine one day...

6057-5057 went to Eastleigh.

5056 must have been gone then by the time we got there then and 6056 remaining

My betting is that it'll be 5034/5063! Thanks by the way for informing us of the date of the forthcoming end.

Now that the Olympics are over, lets get some A Stock out

(Says he with tongue firmly in cheek!). ;D ;D

to right,where they should be.