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Post by Deleted on Dec 14, 2012 20:48:06 GMT
Evening, Does anyone know what happened to the custom built battery locos that were sent down the W&C for the upgrade work in 2006? Ta!  |
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Post by Chris M on Dec 14, 2012 21:05:08 GMT
I know we've had this question before, a few years ago I think.
From memory I think they went to the Jubilee to do some work on building the extension, but I'm not certain of that.
I'll have a search later if nobody beats me to it (the oven has just dinged to say my pie is cooked!)
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Post by phillw48 on Dec 14, 2012 21:26:14 GMT
Who manufactured them? I have the newest Industrial Locomotive Society listings and can look them up.
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Post by crusty54 on Dec 14, 2012 21:54:04 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Dec 14, 2012 22:06:57 GMT
Blimey they fell into a right state! I remember them in yellow :S |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 14, 2012 22:07:35 GMT
Who manufactured them? I have the newest Industrial Locomotive Society listings and can look them up. I remember reading in a magazine they were built by Bombardier in Derby |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 14, 2012 22:08:09 GMT
I know we've had this question before, a few years ago I think. From memory I think they went to the Jubilee to do some work on building the extension, but I'm not certain of that. I'll have a search later if nobody beats me to it (the oven has just dinged to say my pie is cooked!) Hang on, W&C upgrade was way after JLE  |
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Post by crusty54 on Dec 14, 2012 22:12:08 GMT
Who manufactured them? I have the newest Industrial Locomotive Society listings and can look them up. I remember reading in a magazine they were built by Bombardier in Derby They were built in Derby but by Clayton Engineering |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 14, 2012 22:13:07 GMT
I know we've had this question before, a few years ago I think. From memory I think they went to the Jubilee to do some work on building the extension, but I'm not certain of that. I'll have a search later if nobody beats me to it (the oven has just dinged to say my pie is cooked!) Hang on, W&C upgrade was way after JLE Chris M, I think you are on about the Schoma locos, they are still around. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 14, 2012 22:14:29 GMT
I remember reading in a magazine they were built by Bombardier in Derby They were built in Derby but by Clayton Engineering Knew it was Derby! |
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Post by SE13 on Dec 14, 2012 22:29:27 GMT
What a state they became. They can't have been that old either.
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Post by Chris M on Dec 14, 2012 22:43:28 GMT
Hang on, W&C upgrade was way after JLE Chris M, I think you are on about the Schoma locos, they are still around. Yes, I think I probably was getting confused with the Schomas. Sorry. |
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Post by phillw48 on Dec 14, 2012 22:53:59 GMT
They are owned by Quattro Plant Ltd. of Brownhills Staffordshire. This is a subsidiary of Balfour Beatty. They have four locomotives makers number(s) B4472A/B/C/D and named WALTER, ANN, LOU, and KITTY.
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Post by causton on Dec 14, 2012 22:59:13 GMT
No, no, they're called WALTER, LOU, ANN, KITTY! (if you repeat it enough times in your head the meaning becomes obvious, if not, what is the first word of the thread title?  ) |
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Post by crusty54 on Dec 15, 2012 10:43:13 GMT
They are owned by Quattro Plant Ltd. of Brownhills Staffordshire. This is a subsidiary of Balfour Beatty. They have four locomotives makers number(s) B4472A/B/C/D and named WALTER, ANN, LOU, and KITTY. They were in Balfour Beatty livery but were sold by TfL after the ELL work. If you look at the sales ad link above all is explained |
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Post by Ben on Dec 15, 2012 21:00:22 GMT
Well they got rid of them without much fanfare. Surely for a system with a unique gauge like LUL, if something is new, serviceable, and bespoke, it makes sense to keep it as long as possible? Or were they sold because of standardisation?
All seems a bit odd.
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