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Post by countryman on Jun 26, 2018 19:58:09 GMT
I was on the Northern Line the other day, and I was surprised that there was a wiper on the left side front window of one of the centre cars. There was also a wiper on the adjacent car in a similar position. I assume these are at the inner end of the 3 and 4 car units and are used for shunting. Were these fitted from new, or a retro fit, and do they exist on other line's stock?
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Post by superteacher on Jun 26, 2018 20:31:14 GMT
I was on the Northern Line the other day, and I was surprised that there was a wiper on the left side front window of one of the centre cars. There was also a wiper on the adjacent car in a similar position. I assume these are at the inner end of the 3 and 4 car units and are used for shunting. Were these fitted from new, or a retro fit, and do they exist on other line's stock? Pretty sure they were from new. |
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Post by domh245 on Jun 26, 2018 21:21:21 GMT
You are correct that these are related to the shunting equipment and I expect that on the 95TS they would have been there since new. They exist on all other stock as well where applicable, for example on the 2009TS (picture from Kevin Owen's Made in Britain blog) and the dearly departed C stock (picture just before 1/2 way down the page), although I gather from TubePrune's site that the shunting controls on the C69 stock (presumably including the wipers) were retrofitted during refurbishment. Obviously on stock such as the 1969 and 1972 TS, there wouldn't be any windscreen wipers as they don't have car end windows, similarly on the S stocks and new DTUP stock (which won't have car ends per se) |
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Post by norbitonflyer on Jun 26, 2018 22:02:37 GMT
I assume these are at the inner end of the 3 and 4 car units and are used for shunting. Indeed - except that 95TS is formed as six-car trains so all units are 3-car. |
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