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Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2014 18:43:54 GMT
Hi all, I recently stumbled upon this image of a Railcycle Inc. railbike being ridden on some LU track:  ( source) The description of the image: I found some further information here: All aboard: Railcycle is on the right track Idaho firm sells bikes to London UndergroundI have a few questions that perhaps some of you knowledgable people may be able to answer  - Where was that picture taken?
- What became of the trial?
- Do any of them still exist?
I'm also curious to see more photos, as that one is not the best of quality Thanks |
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Post by John Tuthill on Jan 23, 2014 19:31:21 GMT
Hi all, I recently stumbled upon this image of a Railcycle Inc. railbike being ridden on some LU track: ( source) The description of the image: I found some further information here: All aboard: Railcycle is on the right track Idaho firm sells bikes to London UndergroundI have a few questions that perhaps some of you knowledgable people may be able to answer - Where was that picture taken?
- What became of the trial?
- Do any of them still exist?
I'm also curious to see more photos, as that one is not the best of quality Thanks From the background it looks like London Road Depot on the Bakerloo |
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Post by rheostar on Jan 23, 2014 20:00:07 GMT
They're nothing new.
Have a look at this at around 3:40 into the film...
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Post by norbitonflyer on Jan 23, 2014 21:59:30 GMT
Didn't the vicar in the Titfield thunderbolt use something similar?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2014 7:07:19 GMT
Please please do not let Boris see this.
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Post by John Tuthill on Jan 24, 2014 11:18:25 GMT
Please please do not let Boris see this. Why Not??!! Just re-gauge his bike to run on the rails with the "white bits" underneath.  |
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Post by DWS on Jan 24, 2014 18:38:04 GMT
Please please do not let Boris see this. Why Not??!! Just re-gauge his bike to run on the rails with the "white bits" underneath. His bike should run on the power rails without rubber tyres  |
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Post by bruce on Jan 24, 2014 22:22:12 GMT
The picture was definately taken in London Road Depot.
What became of the trial - nothing, too many adjustments had to be made on the railbikes to take into account curves, track cant etc. In other words every time a curve was encountered the railbike had to be adjusted otherwise on some curves it would had toppled over and as the Bakerloo has a lot of curves some being of a very sharp radius, the railbikes were deemed no good. I believe that there were discussions on if the railbike should be classed as a train and as it would be used in engineering hours it would need a possession. I don't think the discusssons went any further after the railbike was found to be impracticable.
Last time I saw them there were 3 stored in London Road Depot gathering dust, this was about 6 years ago.
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Post by Tom on Jan 26, 2014 0:52:49 GMT
My memory of them is the same as Bruce's; sitting in London Road depot with flat tyres covered in dust. I wouldn't be too surprised to hear they haven't moved.
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Post by bruce on Jan 27, 2014 9:36:37 GMT
They may have been disposed of by now. There was a big clean up in London Road Depot a few years back when everything that was no longer wanted was disposed of, this included staff's work & personal belongings that were stored in large plastic crates.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2014 10:03:57 GMT
Boris does a u turn on Driverless trains - keep the drivers , get rid of the passengers and trains and then redeploy the Boris bilkes.
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Post by John Tuthill on Jan 27, 2014 10:48:28 GMT
Boris does a u turn on Driverless trains - keep the drivers , get rid of the passengers and trains and then redeploy the Boris bilkes. . The man is a genius ! XF And sponsored by Tunnel Cement?(If they're still in business) |
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Post by phillw48 on Jan 27, 2014 15:42:37 GMT
Boris does a u turn on Driverless trains - keep the drivers , get rid of the passengers and trains and then redeploy the Boris bilkes. . The man is a genius ! XF And sponsored by Tunnel Cement?(If they're still in business) Do they have the signaling contract for the Victoria Line then? |
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Post by JR 15secs on Jan 27, 2014 17:44:26 GMT
Hi all, I recently stumbled upon this image of a Railcycle Inc. railbike being ridden on some LU track: ( source) The description of the image: I found some further information here: All aboard: Railcycle is on the right track Idaho firm sells bikes to London UndergroundI have a few questions that perhaps some of you knowledgable people may be able to answer - Where was that picture taken?
- What became of the trial?
- Do any of them still exist?
I'm also curious to see more photos, as that one is not the best of quality Thanks That's Gary Day on the bike he was the Bakerloo track manager at the time. |
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Post by Tom on Jan 28, 2014 21:19:24 GMT
They may have been disposed of by now. There was a big clean up in London Road Depot a few years back when everything that was no longer wanted was disposed of, this included staff's work & personal belongings that were stored in large plastic crates. Why does that not surprise me?  There are times I miss the Bakerloo then I think about how filthy the tunnels were, and how it changed from hot to cold in seconds epending on where you were in the pipe, and think leaving may not have been a bad thing after all. |
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Post by Tom on Jan 28, 2014 21:20:21 GMT
My understanding is that Gary was also behind the 1972 Mk1 set that was in London Road, as a way of transporting plant and staff to worksites.
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