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Post by Deleted on Mar 3, 2014 18:39:43 GMT
I passed West Ruislip depot on Saturday and saw what appeared to be a Railvac. It was almost adjacent to the tube lines and appeared to have tubes at the rear.
Can anyone help with identity please.?
There were 4 tube locos on view at the R.Gardens of the depot. Does anyone know what they were please?
There was a class 20 in red/wite and blue colours. Can anyone help with this?
Thanks..............Andy
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Post by br7mt on Mar 3, 2014 19:20:06 GMT
It's a DISAB mounted on an existing set of engineers fleet wagons (GPs I think), it was developed in conjunction with Railvac.
Can't help with the Battery Locos as they are forever moving around the depot, but the class 20 is 20227.
Regards,
Dan
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Post by Deleted on Mar 3, 2014 19:54:16 GMT
Can you explain what DISAB is please and are you aware of any plant or reference number for it.
Many thanks.............Andy
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Post by br7mt on Mar 3, 2014 21:35:17 GMT
It's a machine for sucking up the ballast so that it can be replaced by fresh material, I believe it is popular for fixing the track bed around points and crossings. There are actually two DISABs, No. 1 is mounted on the old concrete mixing machine GP wagons, not sure what DISAB No. 2 is mounted on: www.flickr.com/photos/24772733@N05/7977259117/Regards, Dan |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 3, 2014 22:11:07 GMT
Thats brilliant Dan. It even shows the wagon numbers 951 and 955 so I assume the other is 954.
Many,many thanks
Andy
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