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Post by metman on Mar 2, 2012 16:26:53 GMT
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Post by kabsonline on Mar 2, 2012 16:32:08 GMT
Good photos metman. I have to admit I'm a bit of an S Stock man myself but its quite sad to see some of the A Stock in such a poor state in there final years  |
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Post by redsetter on Mar 2, 2012 16:42:50 GMT
there's no guarantee the "replacements" wont be as bad cosmetically after a few years.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 2, 2012 16:45:47 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Mar 2, 2012 17:55:03 GMT
Im judging by Juliang's post we can add our own?
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Post by metman on Mar 2, 2012 18:00:53 GMT
Yes certainly! I think people should add their photos of A stock to this thread. A few pre-refurb shots would be great too.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 2, 2012 18:29:19 GMT
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Post by kabsonline on Mar 2, 2012 20:00:20 GMT
Is there a reason for a fire engine being present in the last picture at Northwood Sidings?
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Post by Oracle on Mar 2, 2012 20:20:02 GMT
Isn't that a LU breakdown tender for the crews splitting the trains and loading the cars?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 2, 2012 20:26:44 GMT
Each time ive been to the A stock scrap runs at Northwood there was a LU Fire Engine in attendance, I assumed it was to cut the couplings?
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Post by astock5000 on Mar 2, 2012 20:28:40 GMT
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Post by phillw48 on Mar 2, 2012 22:14:24 GMT
Is there a reason for a fire engine being present in the last picture at Northwood Sidings? It is one of the TfL breakdown tenders. There is some photographs of one showing the equipment that they carry on the LTSV2 website. www.ltsv.com/sv2/pic_view.php?selpic=3857By the way on the same page (Feb 2012) there is a picture of 69ts being shunted at Eastleigh by an ex DB Kof shunter, one of those diminutive shunters with a low cab that is virtually the same height as the tube stock. |
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Post by rincew1nd on Mar 2, 2012 22:22:17 GMT
Is there a reason for a fire engine being present in the last picture at Northwood Sidings? It's not a Fire Engine, as posters above have intimiated it is a vehicle used by the ERU (Emergency Response Unit). They carry all sorts of gubbins around with them, including equipments to cut 'permanent' couplings between cars. |
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Post by uzairjubilee on Mar 2, 2012 23:23:30 GMT
This is starting to get to me now. I don't want them to go  . |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 2, 2012 23:29:26 GMT
This is starting to get to me now. I don't want them to go . I agree, the last photo I included in my post never used to be too sad but then now since 5010 has also been scrapped its quite abit sadder now to see it |
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Post by ruislip on Mar 3, 2012 6:00:02 GMT
Why are the non-platform doors on 5165 open?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 3, 2012 9:04:39 GMT
Why are the non-platform doors on 5165 open? This was when 5128 + 5164 got gapped outside Harrow, after detraining some engineerrs arrived on scene and tried to find the cause of the gapping, so for someone to be able to get to the other side of the train without crossing any rails they just opened the doors on the other side and got down. |
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Post by redsetter on Mar 3, 2012 18:05:19 GMT
while its a shame and i feel gutted that not more appear to be saved....... If I only knew who to talk to, I know a site that would take at least one vehicle. So it not for the want of trying that so few are saved. The more that saved the bigger the pool of major spares wil be for the vehicle that still operate. see there's on trailered up there,and interest,that could have been saved and only needs paint that could easily have been done by hand instead of being just scrapped. |
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Post by redsetter on Mar 4, 2012 0:51:37 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Mar 8, 2012 21:46:12 GMT
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Post by washingtonmetrofan on Mar 27, 2012 4:37:44 GMT
They can use a fresh coat of paint, but nice pictures!
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Post by alfie on Mar 27, 2012 6:58:02 GMT
No point, S Stocks are replacing them still at the moment.
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Post by allan60 on Apr 1, 2012 18:11:09 GMT
Just wondering, has anyone ever seen An A stock with Hillingdon on the destination blind and is there any photos?
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Post by metman on Apr 1, 2012 18:38:01 GMT
Yes there is a photo on the web somewhere with [HILLIINGDON] on the blind. Think it was a Steam on the Met event!
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Post by allan60 on Apr 16, 2012 14:23:16 GMT
Just looking at some photos of 5173 and there aren't any photos of that unit in passenger service. I only have one quite poor photo of 5173 arriving at Rayners lane on its last ever passenger run before the accident. lul-docklandslightrail.piczo.com/?g=28852052&cr=5It is at the bottom of the page, 3rd last image, if anyone wants to look. So I would be very greatful if anyone found any other photos of 5173 in passenger service before the accident. Thanks in advance Allan60  |
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Post by metman on Apr 16, 2012 18:15:12 GMT
You really don't have long. Off peak it is starting to get difficult to find them! Lovely photos though, thanks for sharing |
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Post by superteacher on Apr 16, 2012 18:51:29 GMT
Found this one, with the train on the left showing Liverpool Street as the destination.  |
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Post by kabsonline on Apr 16, 2012 19:23:13 GMT
Didn't think I would, but I'm going to miss the A Stock |
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Post by superteacher on Apr 16, 2012 19:27:47 GMT
Didn't think I would, but I'm going to miss the A Stock Me too, will be a sad day when the last one runs. The A's are disappearing at a rate of knots now. |
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