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Post by rtt1928 on Oct 9, 2021 10:55:54 GMT
Just a quick question, if anyone can offer a view.
When the new trains are in service on the Piccadilly Line and the 1973ts is withdrawn, would the Alderney Railway want any of the 73ts to run alongside their 1959 cars? I am thinking either three car sets with Driving Motor cars at either end or enough DMs to form two car sets, depending, of course, on how much storage space the railway has.
I thought of this given that the IoW will now have the refurbished and converted ex-District Line D78 stock (class 484) and the only other option will be an appointment with the scrapyard.
To avoid this going into RIPAS territory, is there anything to be gained from this even if (major assumption) the Alderney Railway expressed any interest in taking on any of the eventually redundant 73ts
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Post by alpinejohn on Oct 9, 2021 13:32:31 GMT
Anything is possible but I doubt it.
They obtained and quickly got rid of a 38 stock unit after a very short period on the Island because the steel chassis was being eaten by the salty air in Alderney. The 73TS units also have a steel chassis so I suspect they won't want to repeat the same mistake - even if the main bodyshell is aluminium.
My money is on razor blades.
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Post by spsmiler on Oct 9, 2021 14:23:13 GMT
I too cannot imagine any other use for the majority of the fleet, although there may well be some niche that wants an old tube car for some non-railway purpose, perhaps similar to the four 1983ts in Shoreditch. Farmyard chicken coup?
Because of the internal height issue they would probably not even be wanted for use as a holiday home camping coach.
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Post by Tom on Oct 9, 2021 16:49:37 GMT
They obtained and quickly got rid of a 38 stock unit after a very short period on the Island because the steel chassis was being eaten by the salty air in Alderney. The 73TS units also have a steel chassis so I suspect they won't want to repeat the same mistake - even if the main bodyshell is aluminium. Doesn't most tube stock have steel underframes? The effect of salts on aluminium bodywork is even greater, if it isn't appropriately coated. This might be why the repacement cars for Alderney were two 1959 stock cars from the 'Heritage Train' which was painted, rather than unpainted aluminium. |
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Post by jimbo on Oct 10, 2021 18:52:47 GMT
The 38 stock lasted well in the salt spray air of Ryde Pier!
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Post by joshua on Mar 13, 2022 20:59:01 GMT
Just a quick question, if anyone can offer a view.
When the new trains are in service on the Piccadilly Line and the 1973ts is withdrawn, would the Alderney Railway want any of the 73ts to run alongside their 1959 cars? I am thinking either three car sets with Driving Motor cars at either end or enough DMs to form two car sets, depending, of course, on how much storage space the railway has.
I thought of this given that the IoW will now have the refurbished and converted ex-District Line D78 stock (class 484) and the only other option will be an appointment with the scrapyard.
To avoid this going into RIPAS territory, is there anything to be gained from this even if (major assumption) the Alderney Railway expressed any interest in taking on any of the eventually redundant 73ts
Maybe the LTTG may like some of those to add to there pair of British Rail Class 483's. Maybe the Epping & Ongar railway. You would most likely want to remove the asbestos from the 1973's & 1972's tube stock. |
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