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Post by Deleted on Dec 27, 2013 19:46:40 GMT
There are a number of London Underground Tube Stock numberplates included in Railwayana Auctions catalogue for Stafford on 11th January. The numbers on them are 23529, 21141, 22639, 21121, 23248, 23542, 13249 and 14057 and they can be seen via the links to the on-line catalogue below: www.ukrailwayana.com/20140001/l101.htm and www.ukrailwayana.com/20140001/l201.htmThey are all described as originating from 1938 tube stock. The first 5 numbers are obviously from R38 / R47 / R59 stock but does anyone know what vehicles carried 13249 and 14057? Thanks. Greg Sargent |
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Post by Dstock7080 on Dec 27, 2013 20:32:01 GMT
13249 is Metropolitan P Stock.
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Post by norbitonflyer on Dec 27, 2013 22:50:42 GMT
does anyone know what vehicles carried 13249 and 14057? ....and 14057 was numerically the last D-end DM of O stock. Both O and P stock DMs were renumbered in the 53xxx (A end) and 54xxx (D end) series when converted from Metadyne to CO/CP stock in the late fifties/ early sixties so if these numberplates are genuine they were removed from the vehicles in question over fifty years ago. 1938 tube stock was numbered in the 10xxx, 11xxx, 12xxx series, together with a few in the 90xxx, 91xxx 92xxx series. Trailers of both O, P and 1938 stocks had a leading zero added e.g 012345. O/P trailers remained numbered in the 01xxxx series when the DMs were converted to CO/CP. |
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Post by melikepie on Dec 28, 2013 12:11:34 GMT
How exactly do number plates work here? If trains are speeding, do they get fined?
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Post by norbitonflyer on Dec 28, 2013 13:06:13 GMT
There are more sophisticated ways of detecting speeding. Vehicle numbers are primarily used to keep track of which members of the fleet are doing what, which unit is rostered for which duty etc, and which ones are due for maintenance, etc. These plates are displayed internally - usually above the end doors - and can be used for example to report a fault. The modern examples do not include the roundel - here's a 1967 stock[/a] example (As I am sure you know, the numbers are also applied, usually using transfers, to the exterior of the car) In days gone by, the numbers displayed on wagons were monitored by professional number spotters in order to track their movements around the network - this is now done by computer. Can someone enlighten us as to why 14059's plate is in a different style to the rest? |
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Post by metman on Dec 28, 2013 17:09:38 GMT
Not sure but as suggested the O and P stock were renumbered in the late 50s and early 60s so it may be an old design. The other factor maybe the o stock was built first in 1937 and had an earlier design. Thirdly, the lack of ventilators on the O stock may have allowed a larger plate?
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